Glock gen 5 Trijicon HD's XR

January 14, 2019, 09:47 PM

I had questions about fitting a set of Trijicon XD's XR on a G26 gen 5 so I called Trijicon, since gen 5 Glock's come with different height I just want to make sure there was no POI issues. I was told that the XR's may not fit the gen 5 Glocks as the front hole may be to big for the front sight, is this something that sound logic?. Any of you with gen 5 Glocks have any fitting issues with XR's on your gun?

January 15, 2019, 04:46 AM

stormin

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Originally posted by venenoindy:
I had questions about fitting a set of Trijicon XD's XR on a G26 gen 5 so I called Trijicon, since gen 5 Glock's come with different height I just want to make sure there was no POI issues. I was told that the XR's may not fit the gen 5 Glocks as the front hole may be to big for the front sight, is this something that sound logic?. Any of you with gen 5 Glocks have any fitting issues with XR's on your gun?

Can’t speak exactly to the XR’s but I do have regular HD’s on a Gen 5 26 - no issues.

January 15, 2019, 05:22 AM

CQB60

I’ve moved Ameriglos from my Gen4 to my Gen5, no issues.

January 15, 2019, 09:32 AM

LoboGunn

I had Trijicon HD XR sights put on my Glock 45. No problems.

January 15, 2019, 11:08 AM

sns3guppy

I put orange-front Trijicon HD XR sights on my G19X, no problem.

January 15, 2019, 11:52 AM

ador

Also had a set of HD XR installed on my G45. No problem.

January 15, 2019, 01:15 PM

jbourneidentity

I called Glock CS regarding sight options for my Gen 5 G34 MOS, and they told me that the Gen 5s utilized the same dovetail size cutout on the rear and the front cutout window remains unchanged, so sight compatibility with earlier generations wasn't an issue.

January 15, 2019, 01:47 PM

jljones

There are POA/POI issues with the HDs on the Gen5. But much like the Gen4s, you really do not see it rear it’s head until 18-20 yards. The gun then starts to hit high. At 25, most hit 1.5-2 inches high.

January 15, 2019, 09:30 PM

mbacker_99

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Originally posted by jljones:
There are POA/POI issues with the HDs on the Gen5. But much like the Gen4s, you really do not see it rear it’s head until 18-20 yards. The gun then starts to hit high. At 25, most hit 1.5-2 inches high.

This.

There are better options out there. A Heine ledge rear paired with an Ameriglo .230 high, .125 wide Proglo. This combo hits perfect at 25 yards and the .156 rear notch of the Heine is a much better match for thinner .125 front sights.

January 15, 2019, 09:58 PM

Nismo

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Originally posted by mbacker_99:
There are better options out there. A Heine ledge rear paired with an Ameriglo .230 high, .125 wide Proglo. This combo hits perfect at 25 yards and the .156 rear notch of the Heine is a much better match for thinner .125 front sights.

Is there any difference for targets 10 yards and under with this combo?

Also, I couldn't find the .230 height on Ameriglo's site. They have 220 and 240.

January 16, 2019, 12:45 AM

Pittwm

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Originally posted by jbourneidentity:
I called Glock CS regarding sight options for my Gen 5 G34 MOS, and they told me that the Gen 5s utilized the same dovetail size cutout on the rear and the front cutout window remains unchanged, so sight compatibility with earlier generations wasn't an issue.

It's the height difference of Gen 5 vs other gens.

January 16, 2019, 06:19 AM

mbacker_99

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Originally posted by Nismo:
quote:
Originally posted by mbacker_99:
There are better options out there. A Heine ledge rear paired with an Ameriglo .230 high, .125 wide Proglo. This combo hits perfect at 25 yards and the .156 rear notch of the Heine is a much better match for thinner .125 front sights.

Is there any difference for targets 10 yards and under with this combo?

Also, I couldn't find the .230 height on Ameriglo's site. They have 220 and 240.

The .230 Ameriglo is available from Wilson:

https://shopwilsoncombat.com/W...roductinfo/892GT230/

January 16, 2019, 11:36 AM

venenoindy

I had HD's in the past and was looking to get another set, the one thing I didn't like is that the rear sight has sharp corners and dig into ms when I carry IWB, just checked out some Ameriglo bold on a G45 and I like the round corners of the rear sight much better. Brownells has what is called the Agent set and it's very much like the original HD's with also rounds corners on the rear sight, I'm getting a G45 at a great price with Ameriglo bold and going to change the front sight to a .125 green front as that the kind of set up I had but this time with a thinner front.

January 16, 2019, 11:40 AM

Nismo

quote:
Originally posted by mbacker_99:
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo:
quote:
Originally posted by mbacker_99:
There are better options out there. A Heine ledge rear paired with an Ameriglo .230 high, .125 wide Proglo. This combo hits perfect at 25 yards and the .156 rear notch of the Heine is a much better match for thinner .125 front sights.

Is there any difference for targets 10 yards and under with this combo?

Also, I couldn't find the .230 height on Ameriglo's site. They have 220 and 240.

The .230 Ameriglo is available from Wilson:

https://shopwilsoncombat.com/W...roductinfo/892GT230/

Thanks again.
I contacted Heinie, and they said they typically would use a .235 front with their rear sight for gen 5s.
Since they don't offer a fluorescent night sight, the .230 Ameriglo would be the best option.

January 16, 2019, 11:47 AM

Nismo

quote:
Originally posted by venenoindy:
I had HD's in the past and was looking to get another set, the one thing I didn't like is that the rear sight has sharp corners and dig into ms when I carry IWB, just checked out some Ameriglo bold on a G45 and I like the round corners of the rear sight much better. Brownells has what is called the Agent set and it's very much like the original HD's with also rounds corners on the rear sight, I'm getting a G45 at a great price with Ameriglo bold and going to change the front sight to a .125 green front as that the kind of set up I had but this time with a thinner front.

I have the HD, Ameriglo Agents, Warren Tactical, and found them all to be too sharp for me.

The Agents were less sharp, but the top edge along with the serrations were just sharp enough to jab me in the gut when I sit down. I carry appendix, so the top of the slide rubs up on my stomach just enough that any rear sight that is flush to the rear slide cover, would irritate.

I've settled on the Heinie Ledge. The rear sight is slanted forward rather than backwards and the corners are round.