I think we can discount the "just a hair" to one side pistols. For all I know my Gen 4 is that way (I prolly wouldn't notice unless it's grossly to one side).
HAS ANYBODY BOUGHT A GEN 5 GLOCK WITH THE REAR SIGHT "GROSSLY" TO ONE SIDE?
Could this be Glock SWAGing that a lot of people shoot left with glocks so they pushed rears right to compensate?
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Here's an illustration of what I'm asking about. Anybody have Gen 5 sights this far off (or nearly)?
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And if your sight was this far off when you purchased the pistol, did you find that you had to leave it there to shoot POA, or did you find that the sight was in fact in the wrong place and the gun shot to point of aim when you centered the rear sight?
That is the issue here: Do a lot of Gen 5's seem to need the sight off to one side, or is that a minor hiccup at the Glock factory that goes away as soon as you center the rear sight or replace it with a centered rear sight?
Last edited by Doc Safari; 10-03-17 at 16:50.
My 19.5 with Ameriglo (Orange front) sights came with sights centered and shoots centered.
My 17.5 with plastic sights came with the rear sight pushed all the way to the right and hit to the right. I centered the rear sight and is now shoots centered.
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Last edited by HCM; 10-04-17 at 21:46.
All the Gen5 Glocks that I've seen - three model 17s and six or seven model 19s - have appeared to have the rear sight in the middle of the dovetail. After Mrgunsandgear noted that his arrived with an off-center rear sight, I made sure to check.
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I picked up my Gen5 17 on Monday. My plastic rear sight was pushed to the right enough that it did not look right at first glance from the top. I replaced it with an ameriglo all black rear sight and centered it correctly. With the Ameriglo rear sight the gun shot to the point of aim without issue. I put 240 rounds through it without issue. I also took my 17 Gen 4 out and put 170 rounds through it without issue. I like the Gen5 but I would not sell a Gen4 to buy one.
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