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I just bought a G19 with factory supplied night sights. I'd like to change to a different setup, and reuse the factory sights on a different Glocks. The rear is no problem, but I didn't realize the front sight is not mounted like aftermarket front sights, looks to be some sort of staking instead. Before I rip the sight off, does anyone know if I can reuse this front sight on a different Glock?
Thanks!
Rob
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Sorry i totally looked over the night sight part. I thought you had the plastic front. But I have wondered this myself. I would have thought the glock night sight would have the screw.
If your front night sight is attached by a screw, you can reuse it. If your front sight is of the newer factory crimp-on style, you may be out of luck! I haven't heard of a gentle way of removing such a sight.
You might check with Glock.
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Yeah, its definitely not the screw on, which confused me when I first saw it. Kind of makes me mad I paid the extra $80 or whatever for night sights, assuming I could put them on my other Glock.
I'll contact Glock, but it looks like I'm SOL. Live and learn...
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you can actually reuse the fron sight if you are careful. You simply have to gently pull the little stake out before you pull the rest of the sight out. Just use a pair of needle nose pliers or hemostat pliers to remove the little stake. You can then tap the front post out with a punch and hammer from the bottom. To reinstall simply put the post in then use the pliers and punch to tap the little stake back in.
A lot of people believe you cannot reuse the stake on front post but I assure it that it is possible if you are careful.
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you can actually reuse the fron sight if you are careful. You simply have to gently pull the little stake out before you pull the rest of the sight out. Just use a pair of needle nose pliers or hemostat pliers to remove the little stake. You can then tap the front post out with a punch and hammer from the bottom. To reinstall simply put the post in then use the pliers and punch to tap the little stake back in.
A lot of people believe you cannot reuse the stake on front post but I assure it that it is possible if you are careful.
The OP has a staked front night sight and not the plastic thingy you're talking about.
To the OP, yes your night sight can be reused, BUT - you have to find somebody who has the skills, knowledge, and tools to remove it without damaging it, and restaking it back into another slide.
The OP has a staked front night sight and not the plastic thingy you're talking about.
To the OP, yes your night sight can be reused, BUT - you have to find somebody who has the skills, knowledge, and tools to remove it without damaging it, and restaking it back into another slide.
The plastic thingy is the stacked front night sight. The plastic thingy is used to seperate the two sides of the front post that fit into the slide. What I said in my previous post applies to the exact question the OP asked.
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The plastic thingy is the stacked front night sight. The plastic thingy is used to seperate the two sides of the front post that fit into the slide. What I said in my previous post applies to the exact question the OP asked.
No it doesn't. Read the Op's post - he says he has factory night sights. They do not have the little plastic stake in the center like the factory plastic regular sight. There are NO factory plastic night sights.
Factory night sights are metal and are staked or swaged into the hole in the slide with a special tool called a staking tool.
Factory night sights are metal and are staked or swaged into the hole in the slide with a special tool called a staking tool.
That describes the Factory Meps on my G21, which are fine combat style sights, and good for bull's-eye shooting out to 30-feet or so, with my eyes.
Transplanting them would be like reusing a rivet, something most of us wouldn't do. Rivets are usually drilled out and replaced by another rivet, or a screw and nut. While it may be possible, I wouldn't trust that the transplanted sight would crimp and hold tightly in its new location.
From my Night Sight review...
Glock OEM Night Sights are made by Meprolight, and when purchased with the gun, are about the best deal going! Israeli-made Meprolights were the first tritium night sights marketed for use on popular pistols and rifles. The OEM models usually have a staked-on front sight, which pretty much dedicates that sight to one gun. Most aftermarket Meps have the common thread-on front sight.
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There is a product called J-B Weld. It is essentially chelated iron in an epoxy matrix. Very tough stuff! When cured, it can be ground and tooled--even threaded! It has been used to make permanent repairs on heavy machinery!
I've used this stuff for several worthy repairs, and it works great!
I suppose this might work, but it would be a one-time deal for the transplanted sight...
1) Carefully remove front sight from beneath the slide, causing as little damage as possible.
2) Thoroughly clean all surfaces involved in reattachment--including tools and fingers, and that area of the slide. Finish with alcohol, and blow dry with canned air. Prep is everything--do not re-contaminate!
3) Reinstall sight, being careful to align it correctly, and getting it as tightly attached as you can.
4) Prepare a small quantity of J-B Weld, according to instructions.
5) From beneath the slide, pack the J-B Weld into the sight attachment and smooth it into a thin, round patch, just a little bigger than the attachment area, and no more than 1/16 inch thick. Let cure 48-hours at room temperature.
If that sucker falls off, then the sight post failed!
If you did neat work, the sight will not be salvageable for further use, but the slide will! The J-B Weld will need to be ground/filed off, which is why you don't want to use too much! The Weld is softer than the tennifer-treated slide, so if you're careful, no harm done!
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You could try to gently "unstake" the front sight using the method with pliers and what not above.
To restake, you are going to need the overpriced front sight tool that is available and soon will be obsolete other than for repairs.
My suggestion: knock off that front sight and order a new night sight from Glock. The new steel (both night and regular sights) have a traditional screw like other brands. A new front sight is about $35. If you were closer I would offer to do this work for you as I have the tools.
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