Posted: 6/15/2006 1:25:28 PM EDT
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Ya'll, I'm thinking about going with either some Trijicon or Meprolight night sights for my Glock 23, or possibly just a set of factory steel sights to replace the plastic ones. My dad has a glock 19 with a missing rear sight, so I'm wanting to replace the whole lot at once. My question is, what is your experience with various vendors for night sights and do you usually send the slide in for installation or what? Also, can I install the regular steel sights without the glock sight tools etc? I did do some searching and didn't come up with anything on the installation process... |
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On my first set of night sights that I purchased from Glockmeister I just sent them my slide and they installed the sights for me at no extra charge. For my second set of night sights, I just purchased Glockmeister's sight pusher tool and did the install myself. It was pretty simple using the sight pusher tool and the little tool they included for the front sight. Many people have installed the rear sights on Glocks by placing the slide in between two pieces of wood and a vice and then drifting the sights in and out with a brass punch. Just be careful not to damage your slide. However, if you plan on getting more Glocks in the future and changing the sights on them as well, picking up a used sight pusher tool might be a good investment. I've seen a couple recently in the Equipment Exchange here or in the Classifieds of Glocktalk for around $50 or so. |
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Do not overlook Ameriglo nightsights, their tritium inserts are manufactured by Trijicon but Ameriglo is here in the States and their customer servcie is great. The sights compare to Trijicon but at a lower price. They have rear sights that are not a friction fit but slide in easily and are tightened down, it's their user install models where a sight pusher is not needed. |