Trijicon HD XR Night Sights Yellow Front for S&W M&P SD9/SD40

Description

Trijicon built the HD XR line to answer a real problem: getting your eye to the front sight quickly, whether you're standing in bright sunlight or working in the dark. This set drops onto Smith & Wesson M&P, M&P M2.0, SD9 VE, and SD40 VE pistols, and it pairs a glow-in-the-dark yellow front outline with a green tritium lamp that keeps the dot lit around the clock. The result is a sight picture your eye locks onto without hunting for it.

What Sets the HD XR Apart From the Standard HD

The big change over the original HD sights is the front blade. Trijicon slimmed the front post down to .122 inches, which opens up more daylight on either side of it inside the rear notch. That wider field of view helps with faster target identification and cleaner hits out at distance, where a fat front post tends to swallow up your target. The tritium dot sits toward the top of the post under a domed sapphire cap that Trijicon rates as twice as bright as a standard lamp, so the aiming point stays crisp in transitional light.

Built for the Rear Sight to Earn Its Keep

The rear sight uses a subdued, blacked-out U-notch that's angled and serrated to cut glare and pull your focus forward instead of competing with the front dot. It also has a squared, hooked front edge, which lets you catch it on a belt, holster, or boot heel to rack the slide one-handed if a hand is ever out of commission. Green tritium lamps sit in the rear notch too, giving you a true three-dot picture at night.

Living With the HD XR Long-Term

Each tritium lamp is sealed in an aluminum cylinder with silicone cushioning, so it shrugs off heavy recoil and harsh cleaning solvents. The green tritium carries a 12-year warranty from the date of manufacture, which is standard across Trijicon's self-luminous line. Installation is straightforward with a sight pusher, though a lot of folks hand the job to a gunsmith to keep everything centered and clean.