Glock Sight Replacement Question

[EddieCoyle]

I have a Glock 20 with banged up factory sights, so I bought a set of non-lighted Ameriglo ghost ring sights to try out. Getting the factory sights off was easy enough, as was installing the new front sight.

Here's my question...

Has anybody ever installed a steel Glock rear sight with a drift punch as opposed to a sight pusher? If possible, I'd like to avoid spending $90 on a tool I'll use once.

 

[GTOShootr]

Yes, the Dawson sights actually come with a little delrin-tipped punch for installing their sights. No special tool needed.

 

[Cross-X]

E.C.

If you need to borrow a sight pusher, let me know.

C-X

 

[Chuck]

I've got one too. If you let me know ahead of time, I'll put it in the bag while shooting the IDPA match at Riverside on Sunday.

-= chuck

 

[szaino]

This question comes up all the time.

I tried to locate a sight pusher tool and couldn't.

So I installed as follows.

1. put slide in vice, protect with a towel.
2. tap sight into place with a hammer and wood dowel.
3. very easy to center sight using a tape measure.

This literally takes all of 2 minutes to do and I have done it a couple of times. Bring dowel and hammer to range when you test it out and when all is good you can add a drop of loctite to help freeze it in place. I have read posts on Glock talk by gunsmiths who claim the wood dowel and hammer is the best way to do it.

 

[Ripach]

+1 to the above post, that is how I did the sights on my G22, no complaints.

 

[Gammon]

The sight pusher is the best way to go; if you can borrow one, do it.
I bought one years ago and never regretted the $ spent. You can actually make a finer adjustment with a sight pusher than you can with conventional click adjustable rear sights.

 

[EddieCoyle]

Thanks for all the responses (and the offers). I chose the wooden dowel route and it went just fine.

 

[esswun]

A wood dowel? I never thought of that. Thanks for the info and sorry for raising this old thread, but now I know how I'll install my new Trijicons without banging them up.