Got my first handgun! :)

[The Unknown User]

So, today I picked up my Glock 19. I absolutely love this thing. I fired one once before, and instantly fell in love with this. I fired one shot, and turned to the other with a big grin on my face, and asked him two questions: (1) Where do I get one?; and (2) how much is it?

I bought a cheap nylon holster, as I'm still waiting on my order from Sidearmor to arrive. Unfortunately, this cheap little holster resulted in a small mishap: As I was removing the holster and (unloaded) G19 from my hip, the end of the clip caught on my pants, and my hand slipped off. The weight of the gun turned it over along with my waistband, and the G19 fell out. :banghead:

Now there's a dent in my floor, although I'm happy the G19 isn't damaged. There was a small mark on the back top left corner of the slide, but it came off when I rubbed my thumb over it. I guess the slide itself wasn't damaged; I think it was just debris.

But here's my question: The rear sight looks off-center. The distance from the end of the flat part of the top of the slide on the left side of the rear sight is about 1mm more than it is on the right side. Is it supposed to be like that? Looking down the sights looks fine, but then again I'm not sure if I could catch such a small mistake with my eye.

I'm worrying that I broke, or at the least, loosened my rear sight. What should I do?

I'm still happy I got the G19, but I'm pissed I dropped it 6 hours after I got it.

 

[Drgong]

Congrats on the new gun, just got my first handgun on monday, welcome to the club!

 

[The Unknown User]

Thanks.

Anyone know anything about the sights?

 

[XavierBreath]

If the rear sight is visibly out of alignment, it probably is out of alignment. Either readjust it at the range, or have your gunsmith do it for you.

Buy good leather and a good belt.

 

[The Unknown User]

I don't know how to adjust it, and I didn't see anything in the manual. I didn't find much on Google, either, as it's all just advertisements for different sights.

 

[Picard]

Glocks were meant to be abused. I've seen a torture test where a person threw one out of an airplane and it still worked.

Follow the above advice. Don't worry about it, your Glock will probably now work better now.

 

[Seancass]

the sight could also be aligned to make the gun shoot where it points. Probably have to shoot it to find out.

Congrats on the new gun. Get out there and shoot!

edit: you gun sounds like it has "fixed sights". They are not easily/readily/handliy adjustable, but a smith or possibly a hammer and punch can easily slide them, within the groove(dove tail) to where they need to be. Adjustable sights would just need a screw driver or allen wrench.

 

[Bennett Prescott]

Rob,

You need a Glock Sight Adjustment Tool. Instead of buying one, ask your local gun shop if they have one. Mine does. If yours doesn't, call around to see if you can find one that does. Worst case, the factory will probably fix it for you for the cost of shipping.

And, as our friendly admin said, get good leather for your belt and your holster. The Kahr store has Mitch Rosen belts in stock usually, they are excellent (and you can have them in a few days, unlike ordering from some of the other excellent makers).

 

[Sylvan-Forge]

Rob87,

Congrats on the G19!

I wouldn't worry about the slide itself, the G19 is pretty robust.
'Sides, a little bashing around will give it character.

As to the sight, sounds like the drop could have pushed it over a bit.
You say it had marked the top, left rear corner and the sight looks like it is over too far to the right, correct?

A few things you could do (if your mechanically inclined of course):

Cushion the slide (carboard, leather, etc.) and mount it in a vice. Use a nylon punch and small hammer to tap the sight over to your liking. You may even be able to push it over by hand.

If you plan on trying different sights in the future, a good investment you could make is a sight tool (MGW makes great glock sight tools ~$100) and save yourself shipping and down-time while experimenting with sights. (maybe even make a couple bucks doing it for friends)

..If you have OCD like me :

I use the MGW together with dial calipers and a (spindle drive-collar?) taken from an old hard disc drive to get my sights dead center. Anything precision machined square will do. Or just use the caliper off the slide flats .. or, well, just eye it ..

Just remember, you want the slot/notch in the rear to be centered, not the edges of the sight body (which could be off a bit).

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If you need to adjust (make sure it isn't you pulling shots 1st!), here's a formula ..

Sight formula:
M = (D/R) x S

M = movement in inches needed to zero sights.
D = impact deviation [how far off from the point of aim that the bullet is hitting].
R = range in inches [distance from weapon to target].
S = sight radius [distance between sights].

Windage [left to right] is adjusted by moving the rear sight. Right moves the bullet impact to the right, left moves impact to left.

Elevation [up, down] is ajusted by raising or lowering the front sight height. This can only be accomplished by purchasing a different sight. Taller sight to bring the impact down and shorter sight to bring impact up.

 

[Sylvan-Forge]

OCD in action

Yellow lines painted in for clarity.

Or you could just tap it over and shoot it

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[Sylvan-Forge]

Got your IM reply Rob .. sent you back a reply.

 

[possum]

congrats, as far as the sights if they are the factory plastic sights you might as well get rid of them anyway. get you a set of steel trijicon noght sights, or better yet a set of xs big dot 24/7 sights. they are easy to instal and there are even videos on youtube by the great James Yeager on how to instal them on the glock line of pistols.

 

[Seotaji]

I've seen a torture test where a person threw one out of an airplane and it still worked.

this is off topic, but the guy dropped it on soft earth and not concrete. big difference.

 

[XDGirl]

Congrats on the G19

 

[pappy]

this is off topic, but the guy dropped it on soft earth and not concrete. big difference.

Not trying to be a pain here, but given the choice of falling out of an airplane into soft dirt vs. falling 5 feet onto concrete - I think I'd pick the concrete!

 

[Pumpgunner870]

When I first zero'd my glock sights a long time ago, and also the sights on my AA .22lr kit and both are slightly skewed to the right. Thought it was just me until last months IDPA match when I talked with a armorer that says most of the guys in his department need the sights slightly to the right to have correct POA/POI.

I'd say mine is probably about 1mm off of center to the right as well.

Shoot it, see what happens and go from there. The sights are fairly easy to adjust if you have something sturdy to clamp the slide in and lightly drift the sight with a punch and hammer.

Shoot it first and see where it hits.

 

[CountGlockula]

Do yourself a favor and pick up some steel Glock sights.

Also,

 

[The Unknown User]

Hahaha, I'll post some later.

 

[tmacie]

Congrats on the glock!!

As for the sights....Definatley shoot it before you change anything. the rear sight on my duty weapon is noticabley to the right. It shoots spot on. You may not have noticed it before, but now that you are looking for damage you see it. A short drop to any surface shouldn't hurt it. It could, but its unlikley.


Travis

 

[eatont9999]

Congratulations, getting a carry permit in MA is not easy! I am still waiting until October to turn 21.

Check the sights, if they feel loose, you have an issue. If not, take it to the range and see if it shoots straight.
Just my two cents.