Morgan,

Hi,  My Glock fell on a tile floor and the rear site was knocked to the right about 1/8 inch. I need to get it back. Will this book help me do that?

Chris 

Chris,
 
In a word, yes, my book will tell you how to readjust your rear sight.  I’ll tell you up front here though that to do it right you’ll have to buy a sight pusher.  Like this:  http://www.gunracing.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1115081417
 
I admit it is difficult to convince yourself to buy a $90.00 tool to move your sight a millimeter.  Although I do not recommend it, there is a hack that the book does not cover.  Others have successfully used this workaround.  I have not tried it.  The way I look at it, Glocks are precision instruments, they deserve to be treated as such.  That is one reason I wrote the book.  I wanted people to know how to treat their weapons with respect.  We demand a lot from them, the least we can do is maintain them like the life-saving machines they are.
 
However, if you need to slide your sight on the cheap, you can do so with a wooden dowel and a hammer.  For two reasons, I do not recommend this.  One, the sight is not designed to tolerate multiple strikes.  Two, it is not designed to tolerate multiple slidings.  The rear sight in the Glock is a friction fit.  The more you mess with it, the looser it will get and the more likely it is that you will break it.  But just to get it back in place, a few light taps should be OK. 
 
The basic procedure is to take the slide off, secure it, set the dowel on the sight and tap the dowel with a hammer until the sight is in place.  You may want to do this at the range so you can confirm correct alignment.
 
The book will tell you a lot more that you should know about your Glock. 
 
Keep on Glockin’
Morgan
 
PS  I love the 26.  It was one of my first Glocks and I still shoot it about the best.

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