Adjust Glock standard sights?

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I bought G17 Gen4 and shoot about 100 rounds. In order to hit the target I need to aim hard right otherwise all rounds go outside of target at left. Is it possible to adjust STANDARD Glock sights somehow? I shoot 2 hands btw. Any advice will be appreciated :)
 
Are you sure you aren't pushing the trigger sideways? Very common with Glocks due to the trigger safety protruding from the trigger face. The other possibility is that the sight itself is drifted in the dovetail, but my money is on pushing the trigger.
 
X2 on grip issues. Glocks take some getting used to. Have someone who is well versed in shooting Glocks to shoot yours...that will tell you all you need to know. I struggled for months and battled frustration when I first got mine OP, I was actually on the brink of selling it until many here talked me out of it. And I'm glad I listened, Glocks are great, it takes some slight changes in your grip to avoid the left side patterns (if your Rhanded).

In the end, I had to drift my rear sight slightly, but that was only after I had an RO who is "the Glock guy" shoot mine. 99% of my problem was grip and trigger control...the sight was the other 1% of the problem. Glad to report that my groups are usually 4-5" @ 25m (farthest out I shoot pistols unsupported). My 1911's are slightly tighter, so I'll assume after countless 1000's of rounds (centerfire) that is the best I can hope for. Many here (most) would put me to shame. There are some crack shots out there.

*edit*...and then there's the backstrap issue. The proper size is crucial as it will have a huge influence on the trigger finger. You have to make sure that only the end pad of your finger is on the trigger...any more (backstrap too small) and your finger will curl around the trigger causing the "push" mentioned before. :)
 
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Really? So that big old dovetail they sit in thatLlows them to slide side by side, the same one I've slid mine in to correct the aim is an imagination?
 
I am working hard on dryfire and range time to focus on my grip and trigger with glock, I shoot left too, got the 22lr kit from Irunguns on its way, so should help get trigger time without killing the wallet
only way I knew it wasnt the guns fault is when a more experienced fellow shot it and hit bullseye with grace and zero cant lol
 
The rear sight can be drifted to move point-of-impact.

Impacts low and/or left are common errors for a right handed shooter. I'm leaning towards shooter error since you have to aim "hard right".
 
Look at the sights from the top, does it look centered? Is the space on both sides of the sights the same? if it is it's 99.9% not the gun but you pulling the gun to one side. Right handed shooters often shoot to low and to the left, left handed low and to the right.
 
I had a glock some 10 years ago, and had the same question as you. I found it was my error and not the gun. it took me a few hundred rounds to learn how to get my glock to shoot straight.
 
Same problem here, shooting left. I had 3 other people shoot it including a LEO and the sights were in fact slightly off to the left about an inch+. Don't know why they allowed it to leave the factory like that, its frustrating enough dealing my trigger/grip errors:mad:
 
Hawkeye80 said:
... its frustrating enough dealing my trigger/grip errors:mad:
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You can't have operator errors and still expect the bullets to go where you want them to go, and then blame the factory.

Ignore where the bullets are striking the target and concentrate on eliminating personal errors, then adjust sights so that POA and POI coincide.
 
My experience with the Glock 17 is that the rear sight needs to be drifted a bit to the right of the center to get windage right.

Don't get too worked up about POA/POI difference until you're consistently shooting recognizable groups.
 
Lodi said:
You can't have operator errors and still expect the bullets to go where you want them to go, and then blame the factory.

Ignore where the bullets are striking the target and concentrate on eliminating personal errors, then adjust sights so that POA and POI coincide.
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I'm not blaming the factory for my errors, 3 other people shot it including a "glock guy" , LEO, and a RSO. All of us were hitting left, obviously I was farther left but even benching they were 1.5"ish left.
 
If you have the plastic sights, use a nylon punch and an 8oz hammer to gently tap the rear sight to the right. If they are the steel sights then use a heavier hammer.
 
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