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I hate to belabor the story but,....
Look Joe, a real "combat pistol" is any handgun in the hands of a well trained and professional, practiced shooter.
A dolled up shooter with all the whistles and bells and overhead steam operated floormats in the hands of an untrained or unpracticed person is not a combat handgun. An excellent tool is of course a value to a carpenter and may make his job a bit easier, but the tool does not make the carpenter a skilled carpenter.

I handgun that is of quality manufacture and reliability is fine. Setting up a sight improvement is also good but it will NOT make you a better shot.

My handguns that are set up with XS BigDot trits are trit on the front ONLY! This is for rapid low/reduced light conditions. Not for night shooting. If it is so dark you need to line up three tritium dots to shoot, you probably cannot identify your target sufficiently to fire. Remember, each bullet has someone's personal injury attorney welded to it.

For range in the evening (IDPA, etc.)low light; the front trits are sufficient. But it is your decision to make.
All black rear fixed and a Gold Bead is my personal fav.
Gold bead will give you enough pickup without the trit lamps difficulty you are experiencing.
And have some fun for Gawd's sake,

Gideon Reader

I agree with everything you state and have myself given the same opinions to many shooters over the years.

I only got into night sights earlier this year, so I've been stumbling around a bit. My usual approach. I am considering just restoring the rear sight to the factory original and calling it a day. I think that would actually work fine. I hate asking XS Sight Systems for yet another rear sight when I feel I goofed the last couple up.

As for having fun, I am having fun! I love learning new stuff.

Thanks again.