Dropped GLOCK

Cheeseybacon · Mar 15, 2007

I accidentally dropped my GLOCK 26 last night as I was getting undressed and ready for bed. Thankfully it did not fire, however it hit the floor in such a manner that it knocked my rear sight almost 2/3 of the way out of the notch/dovetail.

It's really tight and doesn't want to budge at all from it's present location. How does one go about getting it back into it's proper place? Is this something the average mechanically inclined person such as myself could probably handle (perhaps with small a rubber mallet)? Or is a trip to the gunsmith in my future?

Sharp Phil · Mar 15, 2007

Dropping a Glock would not cause it to fire, so you're safe as far as that goes.

45/70 · Mar 15, 2007

Your gun dealer should have the tool for moving a Glock sight. It's a Glock tool that dealers have in the back room.

Dropping a gun . . . You need to get your act together.

Cheeseybacon · Mar 15, 2007

45/70 said:
Dropping a gun . . . You need to get your act together.

Yeah, I'm not exactly happy with myself right now. I don't really have any excuse other than it just slipped out of my hands. :banghead:

CWL · Mar 15, 2007

If someone wants money to move it back... I've had good luck moving the sight with a wooden dowel and a mallet.

nbkky71 · Mar 15, 2007

dropping a gun...You need to get your act together

You don't know the circumstances of why it got dropped, so you might want to reserve your comments 45/70.

Whatever you do: don't try to catch a falling pistol. Trying to catch it may result in an AD/ND. The pistol's safety systems will prevent the pistol from firing if dropped.

Cheeseybacon: do you still have the factory sights on your Glock?

If you use a small plastic/wood/rawhide mallet and some light tapping, you can drift the sights back onto the slide. You might need a punch at some point, but will probably mar the factory sights. Use caution. I have Heinie sights on my Glock 17 and they can take a pounding with a hammer and brass punches.

Sight pushers are also a good alternative. A good gunsmith should have one but don't let them charge you too much to move the sights though!

buzz_knox · Mar 15, 2007

Dropping a gun . . . You need to get your act together.

It happens to everyone eventually.

morcoth · Mar 15, 2007

Dropping

Im sure it happens fairly often:

I dropped my glock 22 (for tey :uhoh:

) once, while getting it out of my trunk at work (Armed courier)

Somehow, when clearing the chamber (had to clear to enter the bldg) I neglected to retain the weapon with my right hand, just plain let go. Felt stupid, dealt with it, dry fired once, and went on to work.

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How about the dealer that I saw dump his table at a gunshow in OH? tipped the whole thing over (Faulty table leg) musta been 40 firearms scattered on the concrete.

Did he need to get his act together? Nah, just better tables.

Morcoth

Cheeseybacon · Mar 16, 2007

Thanks for understanding, folks. I was sure that 45/70's comments were just the beginning of a continuous stream of online crucifixion for dropping my gun. I was half afraid to check this thread today, but I feel a little better knowing it I'm not the only one it's happened to.

As for my sights, yes, they are factory. I thought long and hard about using this as an opportunity to upgrade my sights especially since this is a carry piece, but I might be buying a house soon, so new sights will probably have to wait. For the moment at least I'm going to attempt to remedy the factory sights. I'll definately give the mallet and dow rod a try first before doing the walk of shame to the Gunsmith.

Also, I noticed on the right side of my rear sight that there is a small horizontal notch. Is there any significance to that?

hoghunting · Mar 16, 2007

One of the demos that the Glock reps do for PDs, is to take a fully loaded - one in the chamber and a loaded mag - and throw it against the wall at the range. Then the rep picks up the pistol and fires until it is empty. These pistol are pretty well beaten up and have no sights after many throws against the walls. But they still function perfectly.

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