Front Sight Problems

[Brannon]

I was shooting one day at the range and where I live (Rural SE Kentucky) theres never anyone on the range except some of my buddies and I. Well one of my buddies was shooting his Dan Wesson 1911 and of course I was shooting my G21 and we get in debates all the time about guns. So we were shooting against each other for the best groups at 25yrds, well we were dead even and then he start with the "plastic gun" stuff so I said "you know why they make them like this?" and he said "why?" and of course I said "because I can do this with it and not feel sick" and with that I pitched it into the woods (unloaded of course). Well I go and get it while he stands with a puzzled look on his face and come back and resume shooting and talking smack trying to get him to throw that nice shinny 1911. Well I started to notice that my groups were still the same but they were in a different spot. So finally to my question. The sight isn't off much but it appears to be rotated counter-clockwise and leaning ever-so-slightly to the right. I was wondering if the sight can be put can in line easily, or if I should use this for my excuse to put Trijicons on it :).

[JohnJak]

Another great excuse to buy new sights. There are other night sights to consider.

[Andrew Colglazier]

Originally posted by Brannon
The sight isn't off much but it appears to be rotated counter-clockwise and leaning ever-so-slightly to the right. I was wondering if the sight can be put can in line easily, or if I should use this for my excuse to put Trijicons on it :).

Yeah, prob'ly should have replaced those plastic sights BEFORE pitching your piece into the flora.....

Andy C.

[Brannon]

Yeeaaahhhh haha hind sight is 20/20. No fixing the ones on it though, well easily anyway? And I have looked at other night sights and I like the Triji's the best... if i don't get those I'll most likely go with Mepro's.

[tantrix]

Haha...that's pretty funny. Kudos to you for that one, you'll never see somebody chunk their 1911 in the woods. Hell most of the 1911's these days are pieces of crap right out of the box, much less if you chunk one in the woods...you'd probably have to sell it after that.

If you don't want to spend the money on night sights but still want some durable ones, Glock has the same identical sights as stock but in a steel version. They are about 1/3 the price of steel night sights and will hold up just the same. Just make sure the front sight you buy uses the hex-nut and not the stake-in like the stock one does.

If I remember right, you can get just the front sight in the steel version that uses the hex-nut for around $15 and never have to replace it again. Not a bad deal if you ask me. I still have the stock plastic sights on my G19 but my front one hasn't come loose at all (yet) so I haven't bothered to replace it. I doubt you'll have any issues with the plastic rear sight, they are anchored pretty well.

Here's a tip for keeping the front sight from getting banged up as much:

Get some masking tape and put it on all sides of the front sight on the slide (like you're fixing to paint it and don't want paint on your slide) then take some fine grit sandpaper and sand the front sight down all the way to the white dot, leaving barely any of the black plastic that is usually sticking up real high. Finish it off by using some steel wool and it will be as smooth as glass. After it looks like you want it, take the tape off of your slide and you have a front sight that won't get snagged on stuff or beat up nearly as much.

I think that is what has kept my front sight anchored so solid after all this time. It definitely helps.

[G21forME]

So you tossed your gun in the woods to prove how durable it was and it broke? That's gotta hurt, I just hope your friend didn't notice and break your balls about it.:)

[Speedrock]

Trijicon and Mep make exc. quality sights but still stuck with short, fat and horribly wide front sight with same rear wide notch, plus no light on either side of front post. Warren/Sevigny sights are pretty much state-of-the-art at the moment.