Glock front site pop rivetted in?

Post by **Till** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:49 pm

Ok so I have my G19 with base sights, then my G17 with night sights.

Had a LEO friend use his tools to transfer the G17 night sights to the G19 sights and vice versa.

Well all went well with the back, but the front...

The G17 is like pop rivetted in and the G19 base has that nut/screw....

WTF?

How can I get the G17 front sight off, or can I buy a single night sight for the front of the G19?

The 17 is mainly a nightstand gun, with a flashlight so it doesnt really matter. Although I'd like to upgrade it eventually, sights, internals etc.

Thanks

Post by **burn360** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 7:59 pm

You can buy just the front night sight

Post by **guncrank1** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:09 pm

The G17 is like pop rivetted in and the G19 base has that nut/screw....

Well like the front sight is not riveted

The front sight is removed by pullling/twisting off with pliers or in a vise
The 19 requires a small needle nose users or the Glock sight nut driver.
That is a thin headed fine threaded machine screw

Post by **scorpionmain** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:20 pm

LOL
Sounds like you shouldn't have the LEO PO'fessionals play with you handguns.

As Cranky stated,

guncrank1 wrote:...front sight is not riveted...
The front sight is removed by pullling/twisting off with pliers or in a vise.

Post by **Till** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:28 pm

Not doubting you crank, how much would you charge to do it if I brought it to you?

I feel like if I pulled it out with pliers or whatever how would I secure it back in?

Post by **guncrank1** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:10 pm

TroyBuilt wrote:Not doubting you crank, how much would you charge to do it if I brought it to you?

I feel like if I pulled it out with pliers or whatever how would I secure it back in?

You don't
Factory sites are one shot deals
Replace with new :
They are plastic

Post by **Mudcat** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:46 am

The factory sight can be removed and replaced more than once. There is a small pin in the center of the sight from the underside. I use a small hooked sharp scribe like thing. Hook the pin in the center of the sight remove it. It acts like a wedge. They'd squeeze the 2 ears of the sight together and push through the hole in the slide. To install it on another slide just insert the sight in the hole then put the little pin or wedge in the ears of the sight to spread them out and hold it on.

Sent from my evil black iPhone using Tapatalk

Post by **Till** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:47 am

We are talking about the night sites here......

Post by **Till** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:48 am

Mudcat wrote:The factory sight can be removed and replaced more than once. There is a small pin in the center of the sight from the underside. I use a small hooked sharp scribe like thing. Hook the pin in the center of the sight remove it. It acts like a wedge. They'd squeeze the 2 ears of the sight together and push through the hole in the slide. To install it on another slide just insert the sight in the hole then put the little pin or wedge in the ears of the sight to spread them out and hold it on.

Sent from my evil black iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks mudcat I'll try it tomorrow on shift now

Post by **guncrank1** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:56 am

Ok I stand corrected
Learned something myself
Anyway the little screw is doable with little pliers but is a pain
BTW the front sight removed with vise was taught to me by a Glock Armour :llama:

Post by **Till** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:59 am

The screw wasn't my concern it was the riveted or whatever you want to call it that's on the night sight

Post by **guncrank1** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:13 am

Any night site for Glock I messed with used the screw to attach
So your question is answered
If you don't have a hooked scribe I do, just bring it by should not take long and a good price nada

Post by **costellow** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:14 pm

Thought this might help.

Post by **Armor-Hyde** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:49 pm

These are factory STAKED sights (usually provided to Law Enforcement).

I recently had an officer bring in one for coating & wanted to retain the factory sights. Unlike most aftermarket sights, there is no screw nor pin to push out as with the plastic ones...if you are CAREFUL, you can slightly raise the edges with a small chisel or pin punch, then carefully extract by wiggling them with square jaw pliers.

If this is done correctly, the staked portion will straighten & then allow for re-use! When re-installing, I recommend a dab of permanent lock-tite then peen the edges back over until flat.

NOTE: This is probably a 1-time thing, so if they have to come off again, plan on buying NEW sights.

Or save yourself some headache & just buy the new sights now!

deputy343 · Post by **deputy343** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:39 pm

I'd say just get a new gun

Post by **Mexican Kerry** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:03 pm

This is an interesting thread. I need to replace the front sight on mine, somehow

it got squashed. Thanks for the tips.

Post by **Frailer** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:04 pm

FWIW, anybody looking for a tool to replace their Glock front sight would be well-served with one of these:

http://www.drillspot.com/products/14435 ... nut_driver

$8.43 with free shipping is tough to beat. Works like a champ, too.

Post by **JustShootIt** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:19 pm

This thread sucks.....just like Till

Post by **Mexican Kerry** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 12:31 am

Till's ok....for a firefighter :llama:

Post by **Shineybore** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:29 am

costellow wrote:Thought this might help.

I see a face where the front sight is staked in!

Gotta enlarge the picture.

Off topic, continue on.

Kentucky Armory Club