Glock sight install

Pnwbrrt · Oct 17, 2023

Does anyone have recommendations on where to take a glock slide to have the factory sights replaced? Last time I tried to do it with a hammer and ended up cracking the slide and just buying a new one with the sights I wanted already installed; this time I think I'll have a professional do it. Looking for some place between Salem OR and Eugene Or. Thanks for any input.

oremike · Oct 17, 2023

Raye down here at the Emerald Armory in Creswell is a Glock Armorer and has Installed a set of Dawson sites on a Glock for me. No complaints from me.

Tlock · Oct 17, 2023

Coat of arms in Keizer has done a couple for me. Trey is a good smith!

Pnwbrrt · Oct 17, 2023

Tlock said:
Coat of arms in Keizer has done a couple for me. Trey is a good smith!

Awesome, thank you!

Member 53328 · Oct 17, 2023

How in the world did you crack the slide?!?!

Please don't tell me you were using a sledge hammer….

In all seriousness if you were closer I'd meet up with you and swap them out for you real quick.

Pnwbrrt · Oct 17, 2023

1775usmc said:
How in the world did you crack the slide?!?!

Please don't tell me you were using a sledge hammer….

In all seriousness if you were closer I'd meet up with you and swap them out for you real quick.

Haha, no I created a hairline crack on the edge of the frame that mates up with the frame rails.
"If the only tool you have is a hammer, all your problems become nails" or something, and now that slide is relegated to the bin of purgatory along with all my other nails.

I appreciate that thought. At some point I need to just drop the $200 or whatever on the tool.

Tlock · Oct 17, 2023

I have a friend that bought the 20$ sight pusher off Amazon....it's held up after 4 sight replacement. I personally hate cheap Amazon stuff....

Hanhoon · Oct 18, 2023

I Busted a rear night sight once, slamming my slide against an iron pole lol.

If you use a mallet, it's really easy to remove rear Glock sight. Watch Lenny on YouTube, look up Glock store. XS sights are nice, rear sight screws in and tightens up, front sight is a screw on and easy To install.

Good luck.

BlindedByScience · Oct 18, 2023

....I heard about a guy that tried to get the rear sight out....the wrong way. The punch and the hammer got bigger until he 'got it loose' alright. In pieces.....

NeoBlackdog · Oct 18, 2023

Save yourself the gunsmithin' fees and buy a sight pusher tool. They're not all that expensive and are dang sure cheaper than crackin' a slide!

Pnwbrrt · Oct 18, 2023

BlindedByScience said:
....I heard about a guy that tried to get the rear sight out....the wrong way. The punch and the hammer got bigger until he 'got it loose' alright. In pieces.....

I got it done myself today. Slide still intact. I used a nylon punch this time instead of a mini sledge lol

clanhanson · Oct 18, 2023

"Perfection"

JK, but make sure the gunsmith uses a sight pusher and not a mallet. I've had a dovetail marred at a "reputable" gunsmith since he didn't use sight pushers.

eustace_stelio · Oct 18, 2023

Just get a sight removal tool from Amazon for $30. Glock sights are extremely easy to remove and replace yourself.

Took me about 30 minutes the first time and 10 minutes the second time.

Aero Denezol · Oct 18, 2023

There was a company in Washington that made an aluminum sight pusher for the Glock rear sight. I think it was around 50 bucks on their eBay store. It has paid for itself many times over now.

For the Glock front sight, I use a Truglo tool. I think those are like 10 bucks and also will pay for themselves many times over.

The right tools make the job 100 times easier. Never a bad investment to buy tools.

Certaindeaf · Oct 18, 2023

Pnwbrrt said:
Does anyone have recommendations on where to take a glock slide to have the factory sights replaced? Last time I tried to do it with a hammer and ended up cracking the slide and just buying a new one with the sights I wanted already installed; this time I think I'll have a professional do it. Looking for some place between Salem OR and Eugene Or. Thanks for any input.

Was that an "aftermarket" slide?