XS Sights Wants To Trick Out Your Ruger SP101

XS Sights has been around a long time, and so has the Ruger SP101 revolver. That doesn’t mean that the sight manufacturer can’t keep on figuring out new ways to improve this old wheelgun design, though. They continue to innovate with a new pre-drilled front sight system for this revolver.

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The Ruger SP101 is like almost every other revolver on the market—from the factory, the so-called iron sights are just that, a set of steel sights. Rugged, but not necessarily the best option for easy and rapid target acquisition under all light conditions. Now, XS Sights is offering their pre-drilled Tritium Standard Dot front sight for the SP101 for improved shooting performance.

As per their PR:

“This high-contrast, dual-illuminated sight features a tritium lamp surrounded by a green or orange photoluminescent Glow Dot to help you get on target faster and more accurately in bright or low light. The Tritium Standard Dot is highly visible without changing the gun’s profile yet small enough to deliver a precise sight picture.”

In other words, the tritium glows and illuminates the fiber-optic housing that surrounds it. The beauty of this design is that it always works. There is no shake-awake function to malfunction, no batteries to run down, no lens to fog up. It’s about as basic as a luminous front sight can get, and Jeff King, marketing mastermind at XS Sights, says this ease-of-use is what makes the sight desirable.

“Our Tritium Standard Dot front sights are pre-drilled for easier installation and made of durable steel to withstand rugged use in the field,” he said. “They are designed to enhance the performance of everyday carry guns and give gunowners peace of mind that the front sight will be visible when they need it most.”