Trijicon acquiring Ameriglo

[masterdekoy]

Can’t say I’m super surprised. While Trijicons are great, Ameriglo has sights that are just as good at a more affordable price point (just my opinion). FBI seemed to think so as well when they selected the Ameriglo Agent sights. Hope this doesn’t affect how Ameriglo’s sights are distributed or priced.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2018/6/26/trijicon-to-acquire-ameriglo/

 

[Cameramonkey]

I feel the same way. Looking for new sights and were looking at Ameriglo Tru Dots. They work just as well for a fraction. Though I did notice last night that the price difference isnt as drastic as it used to be.

I expect higher prices.

 

[WebSnyper]

For some reason I had thought Ameriglo used Trijicon vials, but I don't seem to see any reference in their catalog or website to that. If they don't currently, and if they don't manufacture vials themselves, I'm assuming they will be using them soon. Kind of makes for a nice expansion in the market for Trijicon.

I'd expect higher prices as well, and I don't really buy the whole, we'll leave them alone to operate as they always have. It doesn't work like that for very long.

I've got mostly Trijicon HD's but largely because I had not been able to get the Ameriglo Spartan Operators when I was looking locally for sights along with install the last few times.

 

[Vigilant]

Trijicon supplies the lamps for many of the OEM and aftermarket world. It was a matter of time before they started absorbing the competition.

 

[bwframe]

Good for Ameriglo! Maybe the main people will go on to find other niches in the gun biz to save us money?

 

[d.kaufman]

I think it stinks. Buy up the competition and raise the prices. Only one that wins is Trijicon

 

[Vigilant]

I think it stinks. Buy up the competition and raise the prices. Only one that wins is Trijicon

Those damned capitalists, always trying to make money.

 

[d.kaufman]

Those damned capitalists, always trying to make money.

Nothing wrong with Capitalism. Just sayin as a consumer it sucks. Prices will go up. Hopefully it will get other companies to jump in the market and counteract that aspect. Only time will tell.

 

[Vigilant]

Nothing wrong with Capitalism. Just sayin as a consumer it sucks. Prices will go up. Hopefully it will get other companies to jump in the market and counteract that aspect. Only time will tell.

Seeing as Trijicon supplies the tritium vials to most of the sight manufacturers out there, what is really going to change?

 

[masterdekoy]

The article did say that operations will remain the same for now. Same employees, same plant. Have to wait and see. I figure prices will go up a little.

Pretty sure I remember seeing that Ameriglo used trijicon vials, so maybe nothing will change.

 

[WebSnyper]

The article did say that operations will remain the same for now. Same employees, same plant. Have to wait and see. I figure prices will go up a little.

Pretty sure I remember seeing that Ameriglo used trijicon vials, so maybe nothing will change.

Everyone says that when they buy a competitor/supplier, etc. Then they start to change things and weed out redundancy. It's just how it goes. I believe it is to keep employees, etc from jumping ship.

 

[Bfish]

Did not know this. Hopefully things at Ameriglo don't change too much! I have been buying them over Trijicon a lot lately.

 

[croy]

I've seen a set of Ameriglo sights marked trijicon before. So not surprising to say the least.

 

[88E30M50]

Not good news in my opinion. Competition is good for the consumer. Eliminating competition whether by killing them or buying them rarely works in our favor.

I’ve been putting the Ameriglo Spartan Operators on all new Glock’s lately because I cannot afford HDs on all of them. Spartan Operators might just be some of the redundancy that they reduce.

 

[shooter521]

Buy up the competition and raise the prices. Only one that wins is Trijicon

I'm pretty sure Ameriglo won, too, once Trijicon's truck full of money backed up to their shop.

It's easier for a big dog like Trijicon to cut a check and acquire Ameriglo, rather than work to regain lost marketshare. Ameriglo is a relatively small manufacturer that only makes one type of product; they were ripe for the picking. And since Ameriglo uses Trijicon vials (both my sets of Ameriglo GL-741s purchased within the past 3 years are so marked), the inroads were already in place.

Once Ameriglo has been absorbed into the Trijicon catalog (which I am sure will happen eventually), or if AG's prices go up dramatically in the near term, it will leave a vacuum in the market to be filled by another up-and-comer. Night Fision is a brand that's showing promise.