El Fumador
Member
I installed the GL2009 on my 40VE.
LitePipe diameter is .120" Height of sight from slide up is .162"
The GL2007, 2006 and 2009 are the same height. The GL2009-215 is .215" high.
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SW40VE front sight replacement
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I installed the GL2009 on my 40VE.
LitePipe diameter is .120" Height of sight from slide up is .162"
The GL2007, 2006 and 2009 are the same height. The GL2009-215 is .215" high.
What do those look like? Do you have a pic or can you post it?
I did it because I had been wearing glasses and contacts since I was 6...... So got tired of them. I'd rather wear readers every once in a while or at work, but do without them normally.....
They can even correct both far and near sighted at the same time now!
Any style you want. I got the gold filled steel frame aviation type glasses with large lens, but they are single-vision glasses, and can be made in any style you want. Any competent optometrist should know what computer glasses are. If not, just tell them you want single vision glasses in polycarbonate, with vision corrected to one meter distance. For people that wear trifocals, that is about the same prescription as the middle part of their glasses.
MDLNB
Member
I installed my new GL2006 Hi-Viz sight last night. It took a bit longer than the 20 mins. other posters have claimed. I spent a bit of time touching it up with a Birchwood Casey Black touch up pen, to blacken a couple of scratches from the filing, and it takes a few mins to dry before handling. No use posting photos, as it looks just like the rest of the sight mods. It's been raining for a couple of days, so I haven't been able to test it out yet. I printed out a few targets that I down loaded off line, free. I will get a better idea of POI that I wouldn't get with our steel disk, knock down targets that we normally use for plinking. I did use some loctite blue on the threads but it seemed real thin for some reason. I haven't used the stuff in several years, but I don't remember it being this thin and runny. I did shake the little tube for a couple of mins before using, and it was a brand new tube. Hopefully it will set up nicely. The sight glows very well, even in low light conditions. I am surprised that Hi-Viz doesn't make a sight specifically for the Sigma. I noticed that it is very popular on the Internet as a common sight replacement choice for Sigmas. I will post my test results as soon as I get a little dry weather. My son-in-law is interested in replacing his Glock sight, now that he has seen my mod.
After reading all of the posts in this thread, I getting the read that the GL2006 is the way to go, correct? I kind of wanted to stay away from a "pipe" set up and go with a smaller application. Is this possible with the Sigma? I don't have a lot of fine tools to work with, so I was considering purchasing the small nut driver tool for the Glock front sight nut install.
Just don't want to buy any "regrets" Done enough of that
MDLNB
Member
The tools I used consisted of a pair of pliers to easily remove the stock sight. A small file to file the sides down to the point where it would fit the hole in the slide. A drop of loctite blue 242 on the screw threads. And a 3/15 nut driver socket type wrench that came with a computer tool kit. Oh, I also used a gun blackener pen to cover a bit of scratches I put on the base fo the sight when I was filing.
The GL2006 is shorter than the stock sight, so you can expect it to bring your point of impact up on the target. That is fine with me as my 9ve was shooting a few inches low. Now, everyone that shoots my sigma is right on their point of aim.
In the photo you put in your comment, that wide looking base is actually the screw that has been screwed into the base. The base that needs to be filed is actually just under the sight in the photo and you can barely make it out.
Don't forget the loctite.
The GL2006 is shorter than the stock sight, so you can expect it to bring your point of impact up on the target. That is fine with me as my 9ve was shooting a few inches low. Now, everyone that shoots my sigma is right on their point of aim.
In the photo you put in your comment, that wide looking base is actually the screw that has been screwed into the base. The base that needs to be filed is actually just under the sight in the photo and you can barely make it out.
Don't forget the loctite.
Just a tip here, when filing the side of the base of the sight to fit the hole in the slide , if you cover the upper section with a piece of green or blue painters tape , you should be able to avoid scratching the side of the sightes...
MDLNB
Member
Just a tip here, when filing the side of the base of the sight to fit the hole in the slide , if you cover the upper section with a piece of green or blue painters tape , you should be able to avoid scratching the side of the sightes...
I thought of doing that, but it was so small and the fingers so large, that I was doing well enough just holding on to it. But, I had a gun black pen so it's fine. Most would not have noticed the little scratches anyway. I probably would not have noticed them if someone else had done the work.
Those little sights are probably the best deal out there.
Zebra365
Member
Good question. I'm assuming you mean night sight, and not the actual red dot sight, in my reply. They have a S&W OEM night sight at Brownells for about $60. It is listed as fitting the 40V but not listed as fitting the 40VE. I haven't called to ask about the fit for the 40VE because I want it cheaper and Brownells is backordered (out-of-stock). Of course AmeriGlo doesn't make one for the Sigma but I'm about to see if the same principle of this HIVIZ thread applies as I've just ordered a Glock AmeriGlo front sight "fits all Glocks". It probably won't be in for a week or two but I'll document the process with pictures here.
I bought it for $34.99 at GlockWorld plus S+H $4.95. I also bought some other stuff because GlockWorld has a flat ship rate for any sales amount except ammo. They had it for $32.97 at cheaperthandirt but S+H was over $10. As cheaperthandirt is in Fort Worth, I would have to pay Texas sales tax, which is not insignificant. I don't pay sales tax at GlockWorld. The AmeriGlo part number is GL-112. It looks the same as the night sight pictured in post #105. The height is listed at 0.165". Width is 0.140".
I got interested after handling a S&W SD40 which comes with a tritium front night sight. (Actually, I think the night sight is really most of the dollar difference between the Sigma and the SD.)
Lets face it, if you need the gun for self defense in darkness, you only need to see the front sight. In fact Dr. Ignatius Piazza has a multi-million self-defense training facility in Las Vegas and his company is called FrontSight.
I know we are working on budgets here so I'm going to do it as inexpensively as possible without sacrificing quality.
Not trying to be a tease. Just wanted to give out the info in case someone else wanted to try this at the same time. I DON'T YET KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK.
Two general questions I have:
1) Is the sight attachment hole on the 9VE the same size and shape as on the 40VE?
2) I've seen Locktite Red and Blue both used on this thread, Red is stronger than Blue and may destroy the part if removal is attempted. Which is really better for this application?
One other note, I was confused about the Trijicon and AmeriGlo references for the same sight. Turns out that AmeriGlo makes the metal sight housings, ships them to Trijicon who makes and installs the tritium tubes in the housings and ships them back to AmeriGlo who then sells them as AmeriGlo night sights.
Scientific note: Tritium is radioactive with a half-life of 12 years, meaning that your AmeriGlo sight will lose 50% of its brightness every 12 years. It emits low energy beta particles which have a range of about an inch and won't even penetrate the stratum corneum of the skin. The particles likely don't even get through the metal housing. So it won't set off radiation detectors at the airport. It's perfectly safe unless you break the tube and swallow it.
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writerinmo
US Veteran
I used blue on mine, and am coming up on 650 rounds through it, and EDC it in a JIT slide holster most of the time, so the front sight is exposed. Absolutely NO problems with it loosening, so I would say red is overkill.
Scrat
Member
i used the red on mine only because it said it was vibration and such and i can't think of any more of a vibration than a hand gun going off! lol
infamous209
Member
Hey im not a fan of the hi viz stuff but do need mine to shoot higher, is a OEM glock front sight work and is it the same height as the high viz?
Hi, I just purchased the SW40VE and found it was shooting Low to the Left for me. Slightly Drifted the Rear Sight to the RIGHT and,
After Reading Ray1970 HiViz Sight install,
which I believe to be the GL2006 or GL2007 that is .162" High,
I gradually filed down the Front Sight to about .120" from the Stock .190" and now it is pretty much on Target at 20FT.
I think the GL2009 height of .215" would be too high of the HiViz Sights.
Just an idea for those who might try this before changing out the Stock Sights. Glad to be here and enjoy the many great ideas that are shared.
After Reading Ray1970 HiViz Sight install,
which I believe to be the GL2006 or GL2007 that is .162" High,
I gradually filed down the Front Sight to about .120" from the Stock .190" and now it is pretty much on Target at 20FT.
I think the GL2009 height of .215" would be too high of the HiViz Sights.
Just an idea for those who might try this before changing out the Stock Sights. Glad to be here and enjoy the many great ideas that are shared.
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Welcome to the forum.
But what you didn't say was what sight picture you were starting with. The Sigma sights are made to cover the bull, not lollipop like most of us were taught. That can obviously lead to low shots.
As far as shooting left, that's somewhat of a normal comment about the Sigmas. Mostly it's a matter of dealing with the long/hard trigger.
And then the final factor is the bullets you're shooting. My 40 shoots lower with lighter rounds.
But what you didn't say was what sight picture you were starting with. The Sigma sights are made to cover the bull, not lollipop like most of us were taught. That can obviously lead to low shots.
As far as shooting left, that's somewhat of a normal comment about the Sigmas. Mostly it's a matter of dealing with the long/hard trigger.
And then the final factor is the bullets you're shooting. My 40 shoots lower with lighter rounds.
PDL,
Thanks for the Welcome. You are right, I am not covering the Bull...but doing it the Old Way. I'll change this practice and see if it helps my accuracy.
As far as rounds go, I was using the 180 grain American Eagle. When I went to our Metro Ammo/Reloader Seller, he said when they were training the Police Dept's, they had problems with 180 GR consistancy and when they use the 165 GR, the Consistancy was more reliable and accurate.
So this is the type of ammo I am using now while I am getting used to this gun and getting it sighted in.
I will take your advice forward and cover the Bull and see how this works out... hopefully I did not grind off too much of the front sight!
Thanks for the advice!
Awesome
Awesome. Please keep it coming with the updates..how much does a standard glock 19 front sight go for? I found something very interesting regarding the rear sights on a sigma..I've never heard anyone mention this on this forum so I don't know if this is something new or something so old its rare but I was searching around on ebay and saw someone had pachmayer fully adjustable rear sights specifically for the Sigma. In the picture they were still in the package but it looked like it could have been an older package..anyways I thought it was interesting. If your poi is a little too high something like this may be what you need to dial it in..I'm excited to see what aftermarket parts start coming out for the SD40 that we can use in our Sigmas..I wonder if the front sights will be compatible..
Awesome. Please keep it coming with the updates..how much does a standard glock 19 front sight go for? I found something very interesting regarding the rear sights on a sigma..I've never heard anyone mention this on this forum so I don't know if this is something new or something so old its rare but I was searching around on ebay and saw someone had pachmayer fully adjustable rear sights specifically for the Sigma. In the picture they were still in the package but it looked like it could have been an older package..anyways I thought it was interesting. If your poi is a little too high something like this may be what you need to dial it in..I'm excited to see what aftermarket parts start coming out for the SD40 that we can use in our Sigmas..I wonder if the front sights will be compatible..
marlin.357
Member
SD's use the same sights as the M&P's, they are NOT the same as Sigma's.
I like the Meprolight sights for the Sigma.
rlpos1
Member
The way to go
So has anyone tried a rear sight project yet?
