Posted: 12/4/2011 3:12:43 PM EDT
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I have a gen2 G23 that i have owned since 1996 or 97. I bought it new. It has been flawless, yanno, its a Glock. I always kept it in my nightstand and only took it out to practice a few times. About a year ago, I started practicing with it and carrying it more and now it is my EDC. So i have this 15 year old G23 with about 500 rounds though it and last week i noticed the rear sight has drifted to the right and I can push it back to the center with moderate force. It has adjustable sights. I dont want to get aftermarket sights, what i want is advise on how to put it back in the middle and have it stay there. is there some sort of glue or locktite? please advise. Thanks, OverScoped. |
| I'm guessing the plastic has deformed over time from wear and tear probably better off replacing it with a new one in the long run. I would suggest some steel night sights but if you want to keep cost low you could just get a fixed Glock rear sight as Glock's adjustable sights really are not worth the hassle on a carry gun. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Red thread locker. Doesn't work on plastic! The OP has stated that he doesn't want to install quality sights, so I suggest that he just obtain a new Glock factory adjustable rear sight. I did not say i didnt want quality sights. I said i dont want to use aftermarket sights. The factory sights are all i need on a EDC gun that i might use to defend myself at what? 50 feet or way less. OK, you say get new factory sights. How is that different than the ones that i have? did they shrink or what? I know how to shoot the thing and i know how to fully disassemble it down to the bare frame and bare slide. I do not know the little tricks that you Glock guru's know and thats what i came in here to find out. |
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I did not say i didnt want quality sights. Yes you did... Quoted:
The factory sights are all i need on a EDC gun that i might use to defend myself at what? 50 feet or way less. Apparently, your factory sights are not all you need on your EDC gun if they are falling out! I'm really not trying to be a jerk. The factory Glock sights are, in my opinion, crap. I would not want them on a gun that I intend to utilize for self defense. Perhaps you would be interested in a factory steel rear sight like this one. It is not adjustable, but I don't consider the ability for the rear sight to adjust to be a benefit either. Sight it in and be done with it. 
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Quoted: Quoted: I did not say i didnt want quality sights. Yes you did... Quoted: The factory sights are all i need on a EDC gun that i might use to defend myself at what? 50 feet or way less. Apparently, your factory sights are not all you need on your EDC gun if they are falling out! I'm really not trying to be a jerk. The factory Glock sights are, in my opinion, crap. I would not want them on a gun that I intend to utilize for self defense. Perhaps you would be interested in a factory steel rear sight like this one. It is not adjustable, but I don't consider the ability for the rear sight to adjust to be a benefit either. Sight it in and be done with it. whats going to keep that midway or any other "quality" sight from working its way loose from the same dovetail that the factory sight was falling out of??? lets say i see the light and want to get aftermarket sights. what one will do the trick for me? |
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Glock has polymer sights and steel sights.
From my current armorer price list. A polymer fixed rear is $3.00 A steel fixed rear is $10.00 An adjustable rear sight is polymer and is $15.00 The adjustable rear sights come on the pistols from Austria and are normally removed at Smyrna and a fixed sight is installed. Most people that are serious about using the pistol get them with steel fixed sights or have them installed. The steel rear sight is a solid quality sight. The Glock night sights are also steel and a little less expensive than most aftermarket sights. Your polyme rear sight can come loose over time from heat, lubricant, being bumped and moved back into place. When they get loose most people remove them and put on new steel. The steel won't come loose for the above reasons. If you want to try you can do as someone suggest and peen or scratch the bottom of the sight to deform it. This will cause it to fit tighter into the dovetail. Peening is also done with steel sights to tighten them. |