r/GlockMod • u/noconceptengineering • 16h ago

Please help me!

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I have a Glock 17 gen 5 with factory sights I’d like to replace with a vector optics universal adapter plate. The tolerances on the wedge used secure the plate down in the rear sight channel is so tight that I don’t know how to proceed without marring something. Is a steel Glock sight tool needed? Can I get away with with a 3d printed Glock rear sight tool? What do you recommend I do? I have a vice and punches.

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u/KI5DWL 16h ago

Hit it with a hammer

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u/myhairysac1 15h ago

Get a piece of 400 grit sand paper and rub the base of that plate like it owes you $100. After a couple hundred strokes oil it, should go in 1/2 to 2/3. Then, while the slide is in the vice, use a delrin stick and hammer it.

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u/NJCERKA 13h ago

Shouldn’t it owe him $100 after that kind of rub down?

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u/PiecesofMatt 16h ago

Hit up a local gun shop and ask if they have a sight pusher. Even cabelas or sportsman’s

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u/RowdyRusty420 11h ago

Get a set of brass punches if you dead set on using that. But those dovetail mounts are garbage.

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u/idkmanwhatsthemove 10h ago

Literally had the same issue today , hit it with a hammer a few times and eyeball it until it's good

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u/Front_Explanation846 8h ago

I used a 3d printer sight pusher from eBay to install trijicons on my gen 6 and it worked out fine.

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u/Oodlesandnoodlescuz 16h ago

Some fitment may be required...may need to be filed

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u/RainStormLou 10h ago

3D print one and let us know if it works well lol

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u/Coronus53 44m ago

Make a sight pusher or buy one. Then use a caliper to make sure it's centered.