I flip the rear plastic sight on backwards so it's a plain rear sight. I only use plain rear sights.
My G41's plastic adjustable rear sight hit hard left. Could never figure out why, because it was centered. I hammered in a G23's plastic sight, backwards, and the 41 has been perfect since. I almost returned that 41 to Glock for shooting so crooked.
I run Warren Tactical sights only, If I can. Thin FO front, plain black rear. Green optic rod. I have a night sighted G23 for night training, plain black rear still. Dawson fronts otherwise, and whatever plain rear I can find for other types of pistols.
I am one that doesn't like them. Although I find it pathetic that a pistol at that price point has plastic sights. It's more so that I prefer plain black serrated rears with a front that stands out. I dont like 3 dots either.
I don't think I have had one break. I do remember one with a over mold "nipple" on the front sight that was quite annoying. Quick whittling with a knife took care of that though.
I hate the stock Glock sights. But I'm so thankful that nearly all Glocks come with the plastic sights. I don't want to pay for someone else's sight picture. And most shooters still prefer newbish style sights. You could say that Glocks decision to use cheap plastic sights was genius. It pleases the newbs, but doesn't scare away the pro's.
I was scared away from buying an Springfield XDS at one point, because it had an ignorant red fiberoptic rear sight, and many people were complaining about how tough it was to remove. Darn fine pistol other than that.
My Kimber 1911 and my Dan Wesson 1911 both came with premium night sights. I junked both sets.
When all the Glock competitors can deliver a better pistol with metal sights at a lower price point it makes you wonder why Glock can't do the same.
Name one please. I'd love to try it. 99% of those competitors have terrible metal sights. And it's a pita pressing some of them out. Then I have to worry that the new sights are large enough for a tight fit. Some of those OEM steel sights stretch the cutouts a bit.
Everyone says they make a better Glock than Glock, but they all come up short somewhere.
Pick one for any other brand:
-No replacement parts available quickly on line.
-poor sights, poor sight selection
-even worse triggers, or triggers not easily tuned
-higher bore over hand axis
-too deep of a frame cut for the web of my hand on my trigger hand. Lesser recoil control due to weird fit.
-expensive magazines that you can't step on and just laugh about
Glocks work too well to be labeled ''just a cheap duty pistol''. I have to spend $2000 to get to anything that shoots as well as my G34.
I don't mean to bash the lesser striker fired pistols. Ruger and S&W have decent fighting pistols selling for just $300. An excellent way for new shooters to start. Wish I had options like that when I was new. I went from a tactically useless Ruger p95dc to a Kimber 1911 when I started. Should have started with Glock instead.