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 Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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01/12/18 10:36 PM
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I have a S&W 40 cal that the front sight came off, it was a white dot and I did not care for it. Called S&W and they will replace it for free but it will take 4 months. I do not shoot it much but would like to have a nicer front sight on it, any suggestions? Thanks! 
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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01/12/18 11:19 PM
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Where do you live?
Find a shop that will sell it and install for free
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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01/12/18 11:47 PM
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What model S&W is that? Have you looked at how the sight is held in the slide? Since it's not a dovetail, a lot of those types of sights just have a stud with a nut holding it in, so it may be something you could change out yourself.
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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What model S&W is that? Have you looked at how the sight is held in the slide? Since it's not a dovetail, a lot of those types of sights just have a stud with a nut holding it in, so it may be something you could change out yourself. SW40VE 
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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01/14/18 12:59 AM
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four months to repair/replace a front sight??
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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01/14/18 02:38 PM
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That model line started out as a pretty close copy of Glock (S&W was sued for it), so that front sight cut may be the same as Glock. Their original sights just had a polymer pin that spread the lugs on the bottom of the sight.
Any shop that sells/installs Glock sights probably has a used one you could use to test fit. Don't know where you're located, but if close to McKinney, I have a handful you could have.
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Re: Replacing a Front Sight on a Pistol Question
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That model line started out as a pretty close copy of Glock (S&W was sued for it), so that front sight cut may be the same as Glock. Their original sights just had a polymer pin that spread the lugs on the bottom of the sight.
Any shop that sells/installs Glock sights probably has a used one you could use to test fit. Don't know where you're located, but if close to McKinney, I have a handful you could have. Thanks will be in McKinney today if you are available? PM sent.
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