Does anyone like the Glock factory sights?

Over the last 25 years I can't remember a person that hasn't replaced their Glock sights, including me. At this point I don't own any Glocks and I understand now Glock offers metal sights, reasonably priced. I just don't know why Glock doesn't put them on their stock guns.
 
I just don't know why Glock doesn't put them on their stock guns.
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Because cheap plastic sights mean more profit for Glock.

And then they can turn around and sell you better steel or night sights.
 
I only had my Glock 19 gen 4 for two months when the front sight developed a noticeable lean to the left.
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The plastic front sights get replaced on any of my Glocks that will see holster use or self-defense use. My self-defense Glocks get rear night sights as well, but I've not had issues with the plastic rear sights for range or holster use.
 
the plastic factory sights are easy to replace if they get damaged, no special sight installation press needed

thats one of the best things about them, they are cheap and easy to replace, just like the factory recoil springs assembly with a plastic guide rod, cheap and plentiful and functional
 
The factory sights are okay, but the best money I ever spent on my Glock was sending the slide back to them and having Glock install night sights.
 
If they dont come with them, I usuall replace the factory plastic with either factory Glock or Meprolight three dot night sights.

The factory plastic sights work OK, but Im just used to both the three dots and night sights that its what I prefer on anything I can get them on.

I too wish there were better offerings in the width of the front sight and gap of the rear. Both the plastic and any of the night sights Ive tried, all have about the same width front sight/gaps, and it can be hard to get a quick, precision sight alignment.

One advantage to the three dots is, they offer their own sight picture and that does make things easier. Ive been using the dots for so long now (since before they were even lit), I actually see the dots before I see a traditional sight picture, and only start to look to that, once I get past 20 yards or so.

Just as an experiment, I did recently try a set of Ameriglo's plain black sights, with a thinner front sight, and a larger gap in the rear. It gave a sight picture very much like my Browning HP, and a few other older guns I have. They worked well, and when deliberately trying to shoot groups, I found that I was shooting tighter groups and I do believe thats because I was getting a better sight picture.

I also quickly reinforced why I prefer the night sights too, as, even in daylight, I would often lose the front sight/sight picture on targets that were dark, or had a dark background. This only got worse too, and the light diminished. Night sights arent just for "lack of light", they give a good aiming reference in all light.

If youre looking to change your plastic sights out, and want night sights, Ive heard from a number of sources now, that Glock will replace what you have with their factory night sights for around $55, which is a real good deal if true. Just send the slide in. Im assuming you pay shipping at least one way. I plan on doing so here the next time I update mine, as thats about $25 cheaper than what I can get the sights alone for off the web.
 
Glock sells them on their web site for the same as they charge for installing them. Still $67 I believe.

Since they take less time to install than it takes me to find a box to ship my slide back to Glock
you know which way I went. Their stock sights are just serviceable IMHO. Their night sights are
a very inexpensive alternative to the better sights on the market. My favorites are Trijicon HD yellows.
But at about $140 a set, I have to be sure I am gonna keep a gun before I invest the money.
 
I like the white outline,very easy for my old eyes to pick up. Since you said you are not asking about quality I won,t comment about wishing they were metal :)
 
I have three Glocks and replaced the sights on all of them. 1 of them with factory Glock (Meprolight) sights and the other two with Meprolight night sights.
 
Fishbed77 said:
Because cheap plastic sights mean more profit for Glock.

And then they can turn around and sell you better steel or night sights.
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Sorry, but I don't buy this. I think Glock knows full well that serious users will customize the sights anyway (and people are very particular about their preferred sights), so they include sights that are, in effect, throw-aways. I ride a higher-end road bike, and to me sights are analogous to pedals: Good road bikes don't come with pedals at all, because the customer is going to install specific pedal/cleat combinations in short order (and mine are Shimano Ultegra).

That said, I've always thought that Glock factory sights are highly underrated and pretty functional. Sometimes I think Glock sight-bashing is as much a product of "group think" as anything else.
 
That said, I've always thought that Glock factory sights are highly underrated and pretty functional.
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If you're not going to carry the gun or do holster work or one-handed slide racking drills with it, then the standard sights will work pretty well and seem to hold up ok.
That said, I've always thought that Glock factory sights are highly underrated and pretty functional. Sometimes I think Glock sight-bashing is as much a product of "group think" as anything else.
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There's probably something to this. Probably part of the reason that Glock offers night sights at a price lower than anyone else ($67 per set), as well as very reasonably priced metal sights ($20 a set).
 
Glock factory plastic sight bashing

Sorry, but I don't buy this. I think Glock knows full well that serious users will customize the sights anyway (and people are very particular about their preferred sights), so they include sights that are, in effect, throw-aways.

That said, I've always thought that Glock factory sights are highly underrated and pretty functional. Sometimes I think Glock sight-bashing is as much a product of "group think" as anything else.
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I agree, the factory sights are highly underrated, most people bash them without even ever using them, or recommend changing them when they never even tried them yet

I think some people actually rough them up and abuse them just to have an excuse to replace them, like trying to rack the slide on the edge of a table or something, or lots of holstering and quick draws, etc

a regular shooter that isnt trying to be "tacticool" or do torture tests, doesnt need to worry about the plastic OEM sights.
 
I think some people actually rough them up and abuse them just to have an excuse to replace them, like trying to rack the slide on the edge of a table or something, or lots of holstering and quick draws, etc

a regular shooter that isnt trying to be "tacticool" or do torture tests, doesnt need to worry about the plastic OEM sights.
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I think the difference here is, those who actually use them are more likely to experience more damage with them than those who are just the occasional, recreational, shooters, who take the gun out of the safe, put it in a case, and go to the range a couple of times a year.

My first Glock back in the 80's, came with a hokey plastic adjustable rear sight, which I think might have even been required for import then. I dont think it lasted a week in my holster. I was in a hurry and caught the edge of a door frame going through and snapped the back half of the sight clean off. Luckily, the front portion of the sight was intact and was still actually usable as a rear sight until the fixed replacement showed up.

While there was no white outline on that broken rear sight, the "gap" it had, was actually perfect for a combat sight. Probably should have left it on there.
 
I think the Glock standard sights are a good starting point. Works well enough for the beginner. Easily replaced and discarded by the more experienced shooter. Should they be made of metal, yeah.
 
Yeah, I like them...shot very well in a defensive hand gun course with a G19 using Glock's stock plastic sights, but we're planning to replace my wife's G23's stock sights with suitable tritium night sights.

The dots or dot and white framed notch are just fine, easy to get used to and show up well in all but really dark conditions. For fine work, it's just as easy to get a good sight picture with them as with smoke darkened, all black ones

JMHO, YMMV, Rod
 
I’ve been going around with many different styles of sights front and rear. I’ve started to settle down on a square notch with a white outline and for the front a orange serrated insert. It makes for a nice contrasting combination. Most any front sight can be converted. This sight system worked very well for many decades and still works as good today. I find that when the light gets low enough that the fiber optic sights no longer work I can still see a contrast between the orange and white. This was my go to combination before and once again the same now.
 
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