Rear Sight installation

[Southern_Pride]

I am about to order the Yellow/Green Meps for my G23. I would rather not send the meister my slide so I want to install them myself. I think I will be able to put the front sight on no problem, but am wondering about the rear sight. I have heard of people tapping them in with a small piece of wood or poly. Any tips or tricks or warnings you may have would be appreciated.

[WIG19]

Just take your time; you can even use a brass drift punch if you're very careful but heavy smacking on a night sight tends to do the wrong things to Tritium vials; a sight tool is much better. The brass, being very soft, is easily rubbed off afterward, however.

One thing about the front sight I'll mention. Be sure to put the tiny bit of red Loctite on the SIDES of the threads for the 3/16 nut that holds the sight in. Putting a blob on the end of the screw will get it up into the area where it could end up causing excess pressure on the vial (from underneath) between it and the screw end. So just dab a tiny bit on the SIDE (threads) of the screw; I use the end of a toothpick. Be sure you're going in straight & following the threads; you don't want to get the thing cross-threaded.
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[Speedrock]

You really need a bench vise to put the rear in. It's meant to deform to match Glock's goofy "hour-glass" dovetail. Use some fine oil and tap it in. Get some cheap brass rod from Dusty Depot and file to match the 50 degree angle of the sights {if they have it} and don't use a BIG hammer. If the rear does not tap in with light hits may have to flat file a tiny bit from the bottom of the sight base only. Talking 2-3 strokes here or at worst 7-8 not using a lot of pressure.

Fronts don't always fit the oval in the slide and may require some vary fine filing to fit or may be sloppy. Use whatever Loctite will hold on to the tip of a needle or small pin and only drop it on the screws threads. It does not take much of it at all to give a good bond assuming you degreased the screw and sight threads well with Isopropyl, etc.