Posted: 6/28/2009 5:28:42 PM EDT
Have a sight installation tool for a Glock 17. I need some trijicon night sights installed. Thanks ahead of time. Cheers. 
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. Yeah true dat......Guess I'll spend the fuckin' money. Damn it is hard being a cheap bastard. Especially when you got a gun habit. |
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. How on earth did they bust the vial?  Maybe that was the gut feeling I had telling me to go with the 5oz tack hammer I had instead of my 24 oz framing hammer.
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How did you manage this? details please. AND thanks. This may be a fun little project. The front sight is easy to remove. If it is the standard plastic front sight, it is held in place by a plastic stake wedged between the legs of the front sight. I used the 90 degree angle pick from one of those little Stanley pick sets to pry it out. The new front sight from Trijicon used a screw that I blue Loctite'd it in place with the accompanying Loctite and front sight tool that came with my set of sights. As for the rear sight, I clamped the upper receiver (separated from the lower) into the vice with just enough tension to retain it between two indoor/outdoor carpeted blocks of wood and drove it out with the 3/16" punch I later used for installing the new rear Trijicon sight. Yeah, I marred the finish on the rear sight a little, but I'm a bit of a function over form person. 
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. Yeah true dat......Guess I'll spend the fuckin' money. Damn it is hard being a cheap bastard. Especially when you got a gun habit. From TopGlock you have the option to get just a front sight, just a rear sight, or the set. 
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. How on earth did they bust the vial? Maybe that was the gut feeling I had telling me to go with the 5oz tack hammer I had instead of my 24 oz framing hammer.
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How did you manage this? details please. AND thanks. This may be a fun little project. The front sight is easy to remove. If it is the standard plastic front sight, it is held in place by a plastic stake wedged between the legs of the front sight. I used the 90 degree angle pick from one of those little Stanley pick sets to pry it out. The new front sight from Trijicon used a screw that I blue Loctite'd it in place with the accompanying Loctite and front sight tool that came with my set of sights. As for the rear sight, I clamped the upper receiver (separated from the lower) into the vice with just enough tension to retain it between two indoor/outdoor carpeted blocks of wood and drove it out with the 3/16" punch I later used for installing the new rear Trijicon sight. Yeah, I marred the finish on the rear sight a little, but I'm a bit of a function over form person. I am getting front and rear sights. I may give it shot once I have sights in hand and see what is involved. Sounds easy enouph. |
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. How on earth did they bust the vial? Maybe that was the gut feeling I had telling me to go with the 5oz tack hammer I had instead of my 24 oz framing hammer.
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How did you manage this? details please. AND thanks. This may be a fun little project. The front sight is easy to remove. If it is the standard plastic front sight, it is held in place by a plastic stake wedged between the legs of the front sight. I used the 90 degree angle pick from one of those little Stanley pick sets to pry it out. The new front sight from Trijicon used a screw that I blue Loctite'd it in place with the accompanying Loctite and front sight tool that came with my set of sights. As for the rear sight, I clamped the upper receiver (separated from the lower) into the vice with just enough tension to retain it between two indoor/outdoor carpeted blocks of wood and drove it out with the 3/16" punch I later used for installing the new rear Trijicon sight. Yeah, I marred the finish on the rear sight a little, but I'm a bit of a function over form person. I am getting front and rear sights. I may give it shot once I have sights in hand and see what is involved. Sounds easy enouph. As a disclaimer... YMMV
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. How on earth did they bust the vial? Maybe that was the gut feeling I had telling me to go with the 5oz tack hammer I had instead of my 24 oz framing hammer.
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How did you manage this? details please. AND thanks. This may be a fun little project. The front sight is easy to remove. If it is the standard plastic front sight, it is held in place by a plastic stake wedged between the legs of the front sight. I used the 90 degree angle pick from one of those little Stanley pick sets to pry it out. The new front sight from Trijicon used a screw that I blue Loctite'd it in place with the accompanying Loctite and front sight tool that came with my set of sights. As for the rear sight, I clamped the upper receiver (separated from the lower) into the vice with just enough tension to retain it between two indoor/outdoor carpeted blocks of wood and drove it out with the 3/16" punch I later used for installing the new rear Trijicon sight. Yeah, I marred the finish on the rear sight a little, but I'm a bit of a function over form person. I am getting front and rear sights. I may give it shot once I have sights in hand and see what is involved. Sounds easy enouph. As a disclaimer... YMMV What does YMMV mean? Sorry I don't speak internet very well. |
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. How on earth did they bust the vial? Maybe that was the gut feeling I had telling me to go with the 5oz tack hammer I had instead of my 24 oz framing hammer.
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How did you manage this? details please. AND thanks. This may be a fun little project. The front sight is easy to remove. If it is the standard plastic front sight, it is held in place by a plastic stake wedged between the legs of the front sight. I used the 90 degree angle pick from one of those little Stanley pick sets to pry it out. The new front sight from Trijicon used a screw that I blue Loctite'd it in place with the accompanying Loctite and front sight tool that came with my set of sights. As for the rear sight, I clamped the upper receiver (separated from the lower) into the vice with just enough tension to retain it between two indoor/outdoor carpeted blocks of wood and drove it out with the 3/16" punch I later used for installing the new rear Trijicon sight. Yeah, I marred the finish on the rear sight a little, but I'm a bit of a function over form person. I am getting front and rear sights. I may give it shot once I have sights in hand and see what is involved. Sounds easy enouph. As a disclaimer... YMMV What does YMMV mean? Sorry I don't speak internet very well. it means if you try it out and fuck it up, it isn't his fault , hence the saying "your mileage may vary"
ETA: with that being said, I have removed/installed sights with a hammer and brass punch and the slide clamped lightly between a 1/2" of leather and 1x wood blocks in a vice. |
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I would be careful going the vice and punch route. I have seen more than one vial get broke that way. Bust a vial and you might as well scrap the set and get a new set. Yeah true dat......Guess I'll spend the fuckin' money. Damn it is hard being a cheap bastard. Especially when you got a gun habit. I haven't had that much trouble with it.
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