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Glock 23 Continued
Now here's a part that really doesn't have any function other than
visual. This is called a 'Grip Frame Insert' and all it does is cover
that hole.
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This just pops in which takes only seconds
to install. And I think the gun looks a little better now.
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Changing The Sights
This is something I should've done years ago and I don't
have a good reason for not doing it. However, today is the day I'm
finally going to make this gun easier to acquire a target, day or night.
Now these are factory Glock replacement sights for most of their
pistols. In fact, some Glock's have these pre installed on certain
models.
These sights
are pretty easy to install but can be intimidating because the rear
sight is pressed in. Now there is a tool that uses a screw to force the
rear sight out nice and easy but that costs way too much for doing only
one or two guns.
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What I'll be doing is tapping it with something soft so
it doesn't damage anything. And for that I'll be using Teflon. This
piece of Teflon is about six inches long by 1/2" square. What I'm going
to do is make one end round, about 1/4" diameter.
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I'm cutting some cardboard shims to help center the square Teflon piece in my
three-jaw chuck.
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This only took a few minutes to make and it came out nice.
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Now it's time to get the hammer out and remove those old sights.
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Here is what the factory Glock sights look like. And like I said,
they're not that great.
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Here you can see how the front sight attaches once the slide is
removed. The front sight is pressed in but is very easy to remove.
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This is all you need to remove the sight. And something soft to rest the
slide on so it doesn't get damaged. In this case I'm using a plastic
soft-jaw that is goes to my bench vise.
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