Anyone put Trijicons on their Glock THEMSELVES?
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You might want to check the warrenty
I believe that you have to have a smith put them on for them to honor the warrenty!
I believe that you have to have a smith put them on for them to honor the warrenty!
Walt Sherrill
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It'll depend on just how TIGHT the dovetail might be, and whether the front sight uses a dovetail or the round opening.
Why not just save yourself some wear and tear and have a 'smith put them on -- or find someone with a "sight pusher?" (The SIGHT PUSHER is the critical part, as it takes all the risk out of installation. The tritium vials are relatively delicate when HIT with a hammer, etc.)
I've installed some that went on easily without the pusher, and others that required a sight tool. (You'll find that Sight Pushers are VERY expensive, nowadays, especially one that will work with several different guns -- and you won't buy one just to have laying around.)
I've seen gunsmiths break both Trijicon and Meprolights during installation, without a sight pusher, and the warranty doesn't cover breakage during installation.
Why not just save yourself some wear and tear and have a 'smith put them on -- or find someone with a "sight pusher?" (The SIGHT PUSHER is the critical part, as it takes all the risk out of installation. The tritium vials are relatively delicate when HIT with a hammer, etc.)
I've installed some that went on easily without the pusher, and others that required a sight tool. (You'll find that Sight Pushers are VERY expensive, nowadays, especially one that will work with several different guns -- and you won't buy one just to have laying around.)
I've seen gunsmiths break both Trijicon and Meprolights during installation, without a sight pusher, and the warranty doesn't cover breakage during installation.
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Nero Steptoe
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Don't know what "expensive" means to you guys, but the excellent MGW Glock rear sight tool is $49 at Lonewolf Distributors, and works for both large and small frame Glocks. Also, Glocks don't use either a "round opening" or a dovetail for the front sight. The front sights are either staked on with a special tool or attached with a hex-screw.
I've installed lots of Glock night sights by different manufacturers. You might consider Ameriglo, which don't require any tools that aren't included with the sights.
I've installed lots of Glock night sights by different manufacturers. You might consider Ameriglo, which don't require any tools that aren't included with the sights.
Walt Sherrill
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You're right about no dovetail on the front sight of a Glock. (Staked or screwmounted.) I had been looking at SIGs a few days ago, and got them confused as I replied -- I didn't bother to go look at my Glock in the gun safe.
On the other hand, the front sight of my 34 does fit into a round (or perhaps slightly elongated [oval?] opening in the slide, secured by the "octagonal" screw you mentioned. I know its "round-enough" to allow you install the sight crookedly, if you're not careful. And the back side of the opening, inside the slide, is round.
The rear sights are the issue. They're the ones that can be easily broken.
It may be that with the inexpensive sight tool you mention, its a non-issue. But I had never previously encountered a sight pusher that was so reasonably priced.
(The cheapest sight tools I've seen for Glocks was well in excess of $100, and a "universal" tool, once quite reasonable, now sells for $300+ in the latest Brownells catalog.)
On the other hand, the front sight of my 34 does fit into a round (or perhaps slightly elongated [oval?] opening in the slide, secured by the "octagonal" screw you mentioned. I know its "round-enough" to allow you install the sight crookedly, if you're not careful. And the back side of the opening, inside the slide, is round.
The rear sights are the issue. They're the ones that can be easily broken.
It may be that with the inexpensive sight tool you mention, its a non-issue. But I had never previously encountered a sight pusher that was so reasonably priced.
(The cheapest sight tools I've seen for Glocks was well in excess of $100, and a "universal" tool, once quite reasonable, now sells for $300+ in the latest Brownells catalog.)
SAWBONES
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Of course.
No reason to have them put on any other way. It's as easy as can be, but it helps to have a rear sight tool (MGW, for instance), and a proper wrench for the front sight nut, plus a drop of 721 Loc-Tite.
Best.
No reason to have them put on any other way. It's as easy as can be, but it helps to have a rear sight tool (MGW, for instance), and a proper wrench for the front sight nut, plus a drop of 721 Loc-Tite.
Best.
garyoNC
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The red is 271 and may require some heat and heavy-duty tools to remove, though some say to use this stuff. I use the blue 242 a little more mild and works great. I would not use the 271 on sights, as you are apt to damage some threads or screws. Good luck.
Not hard at all. Changed the sights on both Glocks and both my H&Ks with a plastic dowel rod. If you change them yourself you might want to put alittle lock tight on them if the sights feel loose, or install alittle TOO easy. I can't recall the name of the lock tite but it is red colored. Alittle help with the name?
Just FYI, I was installing a Trijicon rear sight on a Sig with a sight pusher and the rear dovetail was so tight that I mangled the sight. I called
Trijicon, and they were more than happy to have me send them the slide and the damaged sight. They installed a new one and had it back to me within a week.
Trijicon, and they were more than happy to have me send them the slide and the damaged sight. They installed a new one and had it back to me within a week.
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The MGW tool is a well-made tool that retails for $72+ at Brownell's. I got mine several years ago at Brownell's, paying their "trade discount" price of $54. The MGW tool does work well on both large and small frame Glocks. I've installed a lot of sights on Glocks, using the MGW, including Heinie Straight 8's. I filed the opening of the MGW tool and reblued it so that it'd handle the Heinie sights.
I've always used 271 Locite for installing Glock front sights. I've removed several front sights on which I'd used 271 Loctite, and I didn't damage any threads, break off the screw, have to use heat, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.
For those of you who insist on using Blue (242) Loctite for installing Glock front sights, you'll be happy to know that Brownell's sells replacement front sights for both Meprolights and Trijicons.
I've always used 271 Locite for installing Glock front sights. I've removed several front sights on which I'd used 271 Loctite, and I didn't damage any threads, break off the screw, have to use heat, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah.
For those of you who insist on using Blue (242) Loctite for installing Glock front sights, you'll be happy to know that Brownell's sells replacement front sights for both Meprolights and Trijicons.
Walt Sherrill
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The main reason for doing it yourself (with regard to sight installation) is to save money.
If you've got to buy a sight tool to install the sights, seems to me you ought to just have a local gunsmith do it for you...
If you've got to buy a sight tool to install the sights, seems to me you ought to just have a local gunsmith do it for you...
If you're really "into" guns it pays to have several specialty tools in your toolbox. You may think you'll only need it once, but trust me over time you'll be playing with the sights on a lot of different guns. I bought a 1911 front sight staker many years ago, wondering if it was worth the cost to buy the tool just for one sight installation. Ten years later I've just about worn that tool out.
JNewell
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The first time you try to get the windage right on the rear sight with a drift punch and hammer you'll come to the conclusion that being able to make small, controlled adjustments at the range with the tool is (was) the way to go. Once it's done you won't need it again, but I have almost always found that in spite of marking the sights and slide before installing the new sights, small corrections were wanted at the range. YMMV...
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