Which direction is the Glock rear sight installed from?
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mdThanatos
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Should be able to go either way to get it out. Every time I have installed a sight, I have gone right to left.
Generally speaking the sights move out to the same side the brass is ejected (to the right). But with an Austrian gun - who knows. If the dovetail is tapered it does make a difference if you try to reinstall it the wrong way - you'll lose the nice tight fit. Call up Gaston and ask (assuming he's still around).
wally
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AR front sight bases use taper pins and thus have a "direction" to go in and out. Makes no sense and requires a lot more work to have a taper in a front or rear dovetail. Since its an "interference" fit, driving it out opposite the way it was driven in will always be a bit easier, but unless you see marks in the dovetail to tell you which way it was done, its basically a 50-50 chance. Try one way, and if the force seems excessive, try the other. But since we are talking Glock sights here, which are generally plastic, I'm having a hard time seeing how this could possibly be an issue.
Also matters a lot if you are drifting them to adjust "windage" as opposed to just removing them to replace with something else.
I've replaced several XD front sights to install fiber optic front sights and most of them could not be drifted -- I had to cut them with a hacksaw to near the bottom of the dovetail to get them to budge. The replacements went in normally and have stayed put.
rskent
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I have always gone in from left to right and out from right to left. I have no idea why.
bluecollar
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For glock...uninstall left to right...install right to left.
rskent
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Why ?
are you talking about the cheap plastic factory ones or aftermarket??? plastic ones dont matter, as they can be pushed in by hand in either direction.. Aftermarket, may or may not need a little fitting depending on maker.
Dont think Ive honestly ever payed attention. I've changed out about a dozen glock sights. Dont care about the pin direction either. GASP!
Dont think Ive honestly ever payed attention. I've changed out about a dozen glock sights. Dont care about the pin direction either. GASP!
I read (from a reputable source, just can't remember who) that the Glock rear sight dovetail is tight in the middle and looser at either end because that is what works best with their plastic sights. Direction of installation/removal does not matter.
I always remove R to L and install L to R, the way I consistently do with other pistols.
You could check the nominal dovetail width at the ends and center of the dovetail with a caliper after uninstalling, but you may not get a useable reading.
It probably does not matter. You could also check both directions when you test fit the new sight when fitting it to the dovetail. If it goes in equally well both ways = confirmed. If not, install it the way that fits best.
I always remove R to L and install L to R, the way I consistently do with other pistols.
You could check the nominal dovetail width at the ends and center of the dovetail with a caliper after uninstalling, but you may not get a useable reading.
It probably does not matter. You could also check both directions when you test fit the new sight when fitting it to the dovetail. If it goes in equally well both ways = confirmed. If not, install it the way that fits best.
I don't know the book answer.
I do know from installing multiple sights on glocks of my own over the years that there is no appreciable difference insofar as the installation process or the sights staying put through training classes and thousands of rounds.
I do know from installing multiple sights on glocks of my own over the years that there is no appreciable difference insofar as the installation process or the sights staying put through training classes and thousands of rounds.
GunNut
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I've always went left to right to take them off and right to left to install. Not sure it makes a difference but that's how I learned.
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wally
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Then either you've never removed an AR15 front sight base, or it was a "hack" assembly using straight pins instead of the specified taper pins, or you guessed right by dumb luck!
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