[XDMan07]

I decided to change out my sights on my xd service for night sights. I pounded away with a brass punch and hammer. I got the sights off with some strong force.

My concern now is the dawson night sights i purchased fits very loosely into the sight slot. It's so loose I can tap and move the sights windage by taping it with a flashlight. I

Put the stock ones back on for a reference check, to test the fitment and found the stock sights were also loose in the channel as well. Did i stretch out the sight channel from removing the sights? I used a proper sized punch and absolutely made zero contact with the channel.

Some advice would be appreciated.

 

[ajamesp51]

Did the shoulders of the sight channel get pushed up? if you have no apparent damage just loctite the sight into place. But out of the hundreds of Dawson sights I have installed on XD`s I have never had on that was a loose as you described. Weird, or did you sand/file on the new sights.

 

[clayton4971]

Not to steal the thread ,what color loctite do you use for sights?


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[Invictis]

Not to steal the thread ,what color loctite do you use for sights?



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Until you get a response from him, I believe it is the red variety. I've heard arguments for both, but I believe most even come from the factory using red. With that being said, I'm sure blue would work as well...

 

[ajamesp51]

I use red, but of course the internet will argue with me. Red has mystical powers according to the internet. You don`t want to put it directly on the small set screws but in the dovetail. You can remove it and some sight manufactures even provide the stuff to install their sights.