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XS Sights Expands R3D 2.0 Night Sights To 1911-Pattern Pistols
The R3D 2.0 lineup expands, with XS Sights now offering these night sights for three 1911-pattern pistols with five-inch barrels.
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XS Sights: New Options For Rossi Lever-Actions
As manufacturers crank out lever-action rifles to the North American shooting market (see Hop’s thoughts on that here), eager buyers are discovering something: Old-school buckhorns aren’t exactly the easiest iron sights to master. Good news: XS Sights is [Read More…]
Night Deagle: XS Sights Introduces New Desert Eagle Night Sights
XS Sights is pleased to now offer its new R3D 2.0 and DXT2 Big Dot night sights for the legendary Magnum Research Desert Eagle series of pistols. These Desert Eagle Night Sights will be made from the same durable materials that all XS sights are made with and will help [Read More…]
New Second Gen R3D 2.0 & Minimalist Night Sights from XS Sights
XS Sights has announced new offerings for SIG, FN, and Springfield pistols needing a new set of standard or suppressor height night sights. XS Sights’ second generation R3D 2.0 night sights, as well as their new Minimalist tritium sights, are now available for the [Read More…]
Winning Combo: XS Sights Lever Rail + Henry’s Big Boy Lever Gun
The Henry Big Boy lever action rifle is a model that has deservedly gained a pretty positive reputation for not just being reliable, accurate, and durable, but also just plain fun to shoot. Henry makes these classic lever actions available in nearly all of the common [Read More…]
Wheelgun Wednesday: Does Kimber’s K6s 6 Shooter Need XS R3D Night Sights?
The Kimber K6s was dubbed the world’s lightest 6-shot .357 Magnum revolver at the time of its launch and has only been succeeded slightly by the ever-so-slightly smaller K6s revolver. However, what the K6xs lacks is a true rear iron sight. Last time we did an XS [Read More…]
Wheelgun Wednesday: Putting XS Sights on the Taurus 605 Defender
.357 Magnum revolvers are kind of like 1911 pistols – despite being obviously outdated and outclassed in many cases by modern concealed carry options, they’re still loved and carried by many. Taurus’ 605 Defender is one such .357 Magnum option that [Read More…]
XS Sights Introduces New R3D Kimber K6s Revolver Night Sights
XS Sights is proud to present its new R3D Kimber Night Sights for the recently updated K6s Revolver line which now includes the much lighter K6xs (for eXtra Small). These new sights offer a solution for Kimber K6s revolver owners seeking improved sight visibility and [Read More…]
Pushing for Perfection: XS Sights DIY Sight Pusher Kit & Meprolight Hyper-Bright Sights – Glock 48
One of my all-time favorite carry guns has to be my Silver Slimline Glock 48. I’ve had this handgun going 4 years now and I’ve carried it extensively more or less in its original configuration save for an aftermarket trigger shoe and a flared magwell. [Read More…]
New Henry Big Boy Carbine Ghost Ring Sights from XS Sights
The Henry Big Boy Carbine series of rifles is one of the best options for those who like to shoot or hunt with these popular lever action rifles. However, the standard sights that come on the Henry Big Boy Carbines can leave a shooter with a sub-optimal sighting [Read More…]
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[SHOT 2023] XS Sights New RD3 2.0 & Sight Pusher
If you’ve ever dreaded drifting out a front sight or scratched up your slide while swapping out your pistol’s sights then XS Sights have the tool for you. At SHOT Show 2023, they showed us their new in-line sight pusher models; a DIY version and one designed [Read More…]
New Lever Rails for Henry Big Boy Carbines from XS Sights
The tried and true design of the lever-action rifle is still one that is a favorite of many shooters today for its reliability, and durability. The new meta with lever guns these days is adding various optics on top of the rifle but this was previously only possible [Read More…]
XS Sights Introduces Two Glock Rear Sight Pusher Tools
XS Sights has been in the gun sight business for more than a quarter of a century, having been founded as Ashley Research & Development in 1996. They are best known for their modern semi-auto handgun night sights, including some tritium and photoluminescent options. [Read More…]
New Night Sights for the S&W CSX and M&P M2.0 OR Pistols from XS Sights
XS Sights is once again coming out with new sets of their R3D and DXT2 Big Dot night sights, this time for a couple of new and old Smith & Wesson semi-automatic pistols. XS Sights’ DXT2 Big Dot will now be made available for the Smith & Wesson CSX aluminum [Read More…]
TFB Review: Ruger LCP MAX 380 Pistol with XS DXT2 Big Dot Sights
9mm micro-compact pistols have been front and center within the pistol world for quite some time now. During the midst of some of the biggest brand names releasing their own version of the 9mm micro compact to the industry, Ruger somewhat sneakily released the LCP MAX [Read More…]
TFB Review: XS R3D SA-35 Night Sights – Worth the Upgrade?
The SA-35 handgun from Springfield Armory made waves late last year when it was officially unveiled to the public. Those who had been seeking a Hi-Power pistol were finally able to get their hands on something authentic to the original design, but with a few modernized [Read More…]
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[NRAAM 2022] XS Sights Teases Their New Sight Adjustment Tool
While the TFB Team was out perusing the new offerings at NRAAM 2022, we came across the XS Sights booth. XS Sights has been gradually expanding their product offerings beyond just iron sights and they gave TFB a sneak preview of one of their newest products, a red dot [Read More…]
New XS Sights Offerings for Springfield SA-35 and Ruger LCP MAX
The Springfield Armory SA-35 and Ruger LCP MAX .380 couldn’t be any further apart in terms of what they do as pistols or how people would use them. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve good sights. XS Sights is proud to announce that [Read More…]
TFB Review: XS Sights R3D Night Sights – Does the Glow Dot Work?
Iron sights for pistols are probably one of the most prevalent frequent upgrades seen within the firearms market. Stock sights are often just fine for range work and even precise shooting in some cases, but aftermarket options like the ones from XS Sights can often [Read More…]
New XS Standard-Height Sights for HK VP9 OR Pistol
XS Sights is proud to announce the extension of their sight offerings for the Heckler & Koch VP9 Optics Ready Pistol platform. The newest offering is the XS Standard-Height R3D and DXT2 Big Dot sights. This latest addition is preceded by XS’s previous release [Read More…]
XS Sights RMR/Suppressor Height R3D Sights for HK VP9 OR Pistols
If you’ve been looking for a good set of aftermarket backup sights for your optics-ready HK VP9 Optics Ready pistol, then you’ll be interested to hear that XS Sights has just introduced their new R3D Suppressor/RMR height sights for that specific platform. [Read More…]
XS Sights’ NEW AR Armorer’s Block – One Block For AR-15/10, Uppers & Lowers
XS Sights took a break from their namesake to bring a new tool to assist shooters that like to work on their AR-15 and AR-308 pattern rifles and pistols. XS Sights’ new AR Armorer’s Block is designed to work with both upper and lower receivers, compared to [Read More…]
XS Sights Offers New Taurus GX4 Night Sight Options
One of my favorite pistol releases this year has been the surprisingly good Taurus GX4 micro-compact 9mm pistol. Although the pistol comes with already great factory sights, one of the first things I usually swap out on my pistols is the factory sights in favor of night [Read More…]
XS Sights Now Offering Night Sights for Springfield Hellcat OSP
XS Sights out of Texas have announced some new tritium night sights for Springfield’s Hellcat OSP. XS are introducing the DXT2 Big Dot and R3D night sights for the optics-ready pistol. MSRP for the night sights will range from $110 to $132. XS Sights @ TFB: XS [Read More…]
XS Sights Introduces Henry Lever Rail and Ghost Ring Sets
XS Sights, manufacturers of a variety of “iron” sights and firearm accessories, are now adding Henry lever-action rifles to the extensive list of firearms they serve. Let’s see more in detail what the company is offering. XS Sights @ TFB: TFB Review: [Read More…]
New M&P Shield Plus XS Night Sights Now Available
Night sights are a great way to cover all of your bases whether you’re shooting in daytime or nighttime conditions. Night sights offer superior sight picture acquisition during low light conditions and don’t require frequent battery replacement like red dots [Read More…]
TFB Review: XS Sights’ Remington 870 2rd Extension
XS Sights has branched out beyond weapon sights and is now offering a Remington 870 2rd extension. They offered up one for review so I volunteered as tribute. I was curious to see if the 870 2rd extension would work with some outlier variants of the 870 platform. [Read More…]
[SHOT 2021] XS Sights New Minimalist Night Sights
I always want to see the cool new tech that comes out of SHOT Show, and I think that’s the case for most of us. One thing that’s often overlooked is the basics. Iron sights have been around since the beginning of firearms history, and I don’t think [Read More…]
XS Sights Renames Their RAM Sights to R3D Night Sights and Introduces Glock Sights
A trademark clash has seen Texas-based XS Sights rename one of their popular lines of tritium night sights. The RAM line will now be known as the R3D Night Sights, at the same time they are now introducing a new set of suppressor height for Glocks. Here’s XS [Read More…]
New Night Sights: XS Announces More DXT2 and DXW2 Options
Night sights are often one of the first modifications that shooters make to their handguns – and in many cases, the only change they may choose. There is a vast array of different makes/models to choose from, and it isn’t uncommon for someone who has a [Read More…]