Tips for properly installing a Glock front sight
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... I've had one come off in a match. I should have bought a lottery ticket that day. It happened while I was showing clear so the RSO had eyes on my gun and saw the sight fly into the gravel... and was able to find it 
Didn't even lose the screw.
Didn't even lose the screw.
Combat Diver
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I degrease with isopropyl alcohol. Use one of these three tools. Top is a 3/16" nut driver ground down. Middle is a German 3/16" nut driver that came in my Glock Armorers kit. Bottom Glock magnetized screw holder, again 3/16". Had front sights break off do to impact but never seen one in for repair that just was lost. Cheapest tool is going to a yard sale and looking for a 3/16" nut driver or hitting up Harbor Freight for one of their sets of 7 for $6.99.
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That quick squirt of de-greaser wasn't enough, I like to submerge screws in a small cap.
The sight probably has an oil film in the female threads as well, dip a toothpick, or something similar, and fill the female hole.
The sight probably has an oil film in the female threads as well, dip a toothpick, or something similar, and fill the female hole.
Thanks, I'm in!!!
Not enough unfortunately. Like he said, the heat from shooting will eventually break down the Loctite. I peened the hell out the sight once in the slot till it doesn’t move. Then I add thread locker. Even then it ends up loosing, just after a much longer period.
I’d try a higher temp loctite before the hammer technique.
I would think so....it holds the threaded body sections of a Rev9 supressor together pretty damn well lol.
Had to take the torch to it last time I tried taking it apart.
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you're in what? the female hole???
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I've always used blue loctite and never had one loosen on me.
There are three blue's I'm aware of https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/us...te_243/product/threadlockers/loctite_248.html
I'm also a fan of the 290, it's watery, wicks into assembled threads, holds a bit better than blue 242, breaks down @ 480F (250C). WARNING with the 290/294, since it is wicking, it'll find its way into places you need movement, I'll put a drop on a toothpick/pocket screw driver to be sure it won't squirt onto rotating/sliding items.
They have A LOT of different thread lockers.
https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/us...689f7895.facetedSearch.category=Threadlockers
I'm also a fan of the 290, it's watery, wicks into assembled threads, holds a bit better than blue 242, breaks down @ 480F (250C). WARNING with the 290/294, since it is wicking, it'll find its way into places you need movement, I'll put a drop on a toothpick/pocket screw driver to be sure it won't squirt onto rotating/sliding items.
They have A LOT of different thread lockers.
https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/us...689f7895.facetedSearch.category=Threadlockers
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Damn_Yankee
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That'll do, the 248 paste has never held well for me, and it breaks down at a lower temperature.