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    I wimped out and took them to a local gunsmith I just found. I haven't got to shoot with it yet but as far as I can tell I like the sights.

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    Along the same lines, is it normal to have a front sight mounted without a screw? The used NYPD G19 gen 3 I recently purchased appears to be a press fit or something. Looking in the inside of the slide, it looks as if I can see the bottom of the tritium vial thru the hollow, oblong post. I've never inspected the inside of a Glock slide in detail prior to this one, but it doesn't look like what I see online. Any ideas?

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    Glock has a front sight that's a crimp-on, not a screw on.

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    Thanks! Just punch it out, or is there an easier trick?

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    Quote Originally Posted by texasaggie2005 View Post
    Thanks! Just punch it out, or is there an easier trick?
    A punch is what I would try, but I've never done it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JV View Post
    Glock has a front sight that's a crimp-on, not a screw on.
    Quote Originally Posted by texasaggie2005 View Post
    Thanks! Just punch it out, or is there an easier trick?
    Not the technique I officially endorse but the last time I removed 2 fronts I just slide them along the side of my workbench and they popped off like a beer bottle cap would. Not sure of they are metal though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by orionz06 View Post
    Not the technique I officially endorse but the last time I removed 2 fronts I just slide them along the side of my workbench and they popped off like a beer bottle cap would. Not sure of they are metal though.
    Sounds more elegant than my grip with pliers and twist method.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JV View Post
    Glock has a front sight that's a crimp-on, not a screw on.

    Theyve been screw on for a good few years, well here at least. Both plastic and steel OEM sights.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigT View Post
    Theyve been screw on for a good few years, well here at least. Both plastic and steel OEM sights.
    I can't think of any reason where I would prefer a crimp-on to a screw on front sight. I don't consider it to be an improvement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TCinVA View Post
    Interestingly enough, I bout a Gen4 G34 a couple of months ago and it's actually got a screw-in front sight just like the aftermarket sights, only with a much longer screw. A friend's recently purchased Gen4 G34 and Gen4 G19 were the same way.
    All of my Gen4's had the longer screw. Still slid the slide along the edge of my workbench to remove it. Grab the old screw and use them to install real sights on SIRT pistols.
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