Much thanks. Exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you uncut. Sounds like even with the sanding, the Meprolights may be the better option. And I forgot that at least with the plastic sights you have a choice of front sight heights. I don't suspect this is true with the factory metal sights. I really do like Earl's sights because they are drop-in and well-made. The downside is the price but like anything else, what price do you put on your time. Plug and Play is good. Sanding is bad, well, time consuming anyway and I'm getting lazy in my old age. Interesting that we don't hear from any P99 Trijicon brand users? How do they tend to fit on the P99's?
I thought you would like the Earl's sights!
No with the hex wrench tool, the front sight comes off very easily even with dry red Loctite on the threads. Not to worry. It's when folks smear red loctite on the REAR dovetail to hold the REAR sight in place that things become problematic. And you are correct - in this case heat has to be applied to remove the Loctite residue or you can try chipping it off with a brass punch/brush but it's a tedious job even when you let it soak in solvent for a while. This is the reason I caution folks who want to put XS sights on. The rear XS sight relies heavily on red Loctite (supplied with the site) to hold it in place. That's fine until you want to remove the sight the XS rear sight retaining screws make it even worse. You won't be able to unscrew them once the Loctite cures. You'll have to shear them off with a sight pusher or a punch, vice and hammer. Trust me. I've been through all this. Not fun.I thought you would like the Earl's sights!
Yes, they are easy to install thanks to JEnglish and his video on the subject. I was glad to have that as a guide! As I stated somewhere else, I used Guntite with good results. I always thought you had to use heat to break the Red Loctite and I didn't want to mess with that.
