Sarge Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I thought this would make more sense than asking in a separate post each time. OK. Got the variants question answered. Next subject area. Are sights DIY or should I have the job done for me. I don't want to hack, beat, pound or scratch my shiny new gun. I was thinking of the Warren/ Sevigney FO set up. Good choice? Who to do the work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob D Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 The warren/sevigny sights are awesome. I'm sure some guys from your neck of the woods will recommend a good gunsmith shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimzim Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Are sights DIY or should I have the job done for me. I don't want to hack, beat, pound or scratch my shiny new gun. I was thinking of the Warren/ Sevigney FO set up. Good choice? Who to do the work? Changing the front and rear sights are a simple DIY procedure, but you will need a sight tool. If a buddy doesn't have one that you can borrow, it will cost between $85-$95 for a good one. I've got one from Glockmeister and it does the trick. The Warren/Sevigny sights are a very good choice. I use the competition rear with f/o front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I can put those on for you Kevin. BTW...we got a search page. (I doubt you can come up with a Glock question that hasn't been asked b4.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnut Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) I'm a Dawson sight fan. The front is screw on... just need some loctite- I use red. I use a front black sight (.300"h, .100" wide) and the adjustable rear. I don't think most Glock rear sight tools will work on this.. but a good punch will work fine... matter of fact they ship one that worked fine for me. A good vice is needed. Edited December 18, 2009 by lugnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGaultsGun Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Use a brass punch and a light hammer should do the trick. I used that for years until I got a sight tool. Tells you how many glocks I own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Kevin, I can help with that as well. I have a really nice front sight tool for Glocks. Did you get your new gun yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 pm sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I installed a set of Dawson sights on a new 34, FO front and adjustable rear, on my work bench with a hammer and supplied punch. I believe that the front sight had a tool shipped with it to do the installation. Not very hard to do if you are even a little handy. I installed a dot sight on that gun this year and had to install a screw hole in the front of the mount. I can tell you that the finish on the slide is some of the hardest stuff I have seen. I had to use small grinder bit to get through it to drill the hole. I think that you would have to do some serious damage to scratch up the slide. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 The Tenifer finish on a Glock slide is extremely hard. It tends to Rockwell out at 64. For comparision, a metal file tends to go 62 to 65, and an industrial diamond goes 70. I have heard tales of soldiers in the field using the flat top of a Glock slide to sharpen their knives. BTW it actually is possible to scrape up the finish on a Glock slide, if by "finish" you mean the black coloration because that's simply a black oxide treatment (i.e. Parkerizing) applied over the Tenifer. The Tenifer itself is actually a silver color. So even after your Glock picks up some holster wear - and it will - and you see silver peeking out through the black in places, don't freak out. Your Glock is still pretty much rustproof; the silver color you're seeing is the underlying Tenifer, not bare steel. Personally, finish wear doesn't bother me - as long as I'm the guy who put it there. I know that any gun I carry and shoot a lot is, inevitably, going to pick up a certain amount of wear to the finish. I like that. I think guns look better once they have a bit of honest wear on them. They look....real. Tried and trustworthy and familiar. Like character lines on an old friend's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 the last set of heinie fixed sights i did myself, tho in retrspect i probably could have diamond filed the rear sight's base a lil bit to make installation a lil easier(the tapping went onfor some time) buuuuut that sight is NOT coming loose anytime soon hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDCooper Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Flex put the same sights on my G17 and G21sf... all alphas baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A well Earled machine Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I installed a set of Dawson sights on a new 34, FO front and adjustable rear, on my work bench with a hammer and supplied punch. I believe that the front sight had a tool shipped with it to do the installation. Not very hard to do if you are even a little handy. I installed a dot sight on that gun this year and had to install a screw hole in the front of the mount. I can tell you that the finish on the slide is some of the hardest stuff I have seen. I had to use small grinder bit to get through it to drill the hole. I think that you would have to do some serious damage to scratch up the slide.Doug Doug, For the next time there is a big a$$ sight vice / tool at the range - in the office, where the Dunno's, I mean the RO's hang out. EJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hello: I use the rabbit eared Warren rear sight and the Dawson fiber front sight 0.105 wide on my Glocks. The Dawson front fiber optic is longer and is brighter than the Warren one. I also use the green fiber insert. I can see it better than the red. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glocklover Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Changing the sights is very easy if you have the proper tools. There is a front and rear sight tool that you will need to buy to do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_Z Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Sandman You might want to check out the hi-viz sights (front and rear) on my G-34 before you decide. They are really quick to pick up on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 The MGW Glock Sight Tool is fairly amazing. http://www.topglock.com/item/42972_MGW_Too...LLATION_TO.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Front sight is cake. I can tell you on the sevignys I got, all of them had to be filed down (5 different glocks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 12, 2010 Author Share Posted January 12, 2010 Well, I got them in. The front went in fine but it wanted to keep turning ever so slightly but I finally got it straight. As for the rear. I did not have a small enough file but I had a few sheets of 800 sandpaper. An hour later I had the sights worked down enough that they went in with a few good whacks of a hammer. I had a long nylon bushing I was able to use as a punch. The secret is a solid surface. My work bench had just enough softness to it ti give me fits. I laid a towel on the garage floor and it made a huge difference. Since I ended up with a 5.5 connector due to it being an LE gun I ordered a 3.5 Lone Wolf. Chris Keen hooked me up with the PTOOMA guide so I am making the transition quite smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Front sight is cake. I can tell you on the sevignys I got, all of them had to be filed down (5 different glocks). Had to file them down? Man, I'm just the opposite. I installed the Sevignys and my POI is high enough that I might have to file the rear sight a little, or get a taller front sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hello: Make sure you use red Loctite on the front sight and don't overtighten. The rear sight I use blue. I think what these guys are talking about filing down is so they fit in the dovetail easier. I had to do the same. Now you will have to do the trigger,plug and put in some springs. I have different trigger assemblies for different games and my Mech-Tech 9mm. When you going to buy another Glock Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Front sight is cake. I can tell you on the sevignys I got, all of them had to be filed down (5 different glocks). Had to file them down? Man, I'm just the opposite. I installed the Sevignys and my POI is high enough that I might have to file the rear sight a little, or get a taller front sight. In my experience the bottom of the Sevigny rear sight requires filing to get the sight to fit in the dovetail..... It's provided slightly oversize, and as a result doesn't move once fitted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Hello: Make sure you use red Loctite on the front sight and don't overtighten. The rear sight I use blue. I use blue on both. Red is, possibly, a bit of overkill. Though I don't really see it causing any problems - right up until you go to unscrew the sight screw, natch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 In my experience the bottom of the Sevigny rear sight requires filing to get the sight to fit in the dovetail.....It's provided slightly oversize, and as a result doesn't move once fitted... I've never filed on the WTS-Sevignys to install, though it has required, ahem, a bit of force on the MGW sight tool's knob at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calishootr Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 my 'smith usually files on the sights before he installs em, tho i wish he had passedthat lil tidbot on to me before i put my set of heine's on....yeah file the sights because of the tenifer, your probably wastingyour time with garage type tools short of a mill and carbide cutters, anyways, my fixed rear sight is....well in there, and i dontthink ill need that set screw to hold it in place....hehehe like sandman said, it took a few, ok more than a few good whacks to get it centered, like Duane said i think im gonna invest in a sight pusher.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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