I just had a wake-up call at the range about my sights. I have two Glock 19 Gen 5's that have otherwise identical features and specs, except one came with plastic sights (let's call this A) and the other came with factory "GNS" night sights pre-installed by Glock (let's call this B). Interestingly, B has a 6.9mm rear sight and the front sight is taller than the normal GNS front sight you can get from Glock Store. The sight alignment of B is "spot on." By contrast, A, which has GNS that I personally installed, doesn't shoot straight (this one has 6.5mm rear sight and the standard GNS front sight we are all familiar with, for reference).
I was swapping between these two guns at the range today, and I found that Glock A, which has the sights that I installed personally, shoots slightly left of center, but Glock B shoots absolutely straight. Same gun, same trigger, same everything else (otherwise, I'd blame the shooter
). The rear sight appears to be centered in the dovetail, but I'm not sure how to best measure that. The front sight appears to the naked eye to be very slightly angled, which I suspect is the source of the problem. As you tighten the front sight screw, the sight itself can twist half a degree, and I knew about the issue and even tried to correct it when installing the sight, but apparently not enough. I feel like I need a jig to hold the front sight perfectly straight. Or maybe put it in a vise?
What do you do to align your sights when installing them, particularly the front sight?
I was swapping between these two guns at the range today, and I found that Glock A, which has the sights that I installed personally, shoots slightly left of center, but Glock B shoots absolutely straight. Same gun, same trigger, same everything else (otherwise, I'd blame the shooter
What do you do to align your sights when installing them, particularly the front sight?