Sight Pusher?

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The link you posted was for an Officer's Model 1911 magazine. IMO, it would be difficult to adjust the sights with it. :p
There's always ye olde hardwood or brass drift and a small mallet. A little fiddly, but if you get a feel for it, it works of pretty much everything. A subtle reference mark can help. I use an Elmer's fine tip silver marker (on black stuff). It comes of easily with a little rubbing alcohol when your done.
 
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LOL, it would indeed be difficult to do it with a 1911 Mag. Here is what I ment to list:

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/732798/williams-ramp-type-front-sight-pusher-aluminum-black

I have removed some rear sights on pistols before like you suggest, but the ones I have now, a Sig Ultra and Sig GSR, have very shallow dovetail fronts and I'm afraid of marring the slide. I do not have a very good drift but will look into what might be available online; perhaps I can find something I would be
confident using. Appreciate the suggestions. :)
 
The Williams pusher you linked will not work on a pistol slide.

It is designed for use only on Williams and other rifle front ramp sights.

You can buy a peice of 5/16" brass rod at a hardware store and make a whole bunch of sight punches.

Another cheap work around is to slip a brass cartridge case over the end of a steel punch.

rc
 
RC.....excellent idea. There is a good old fashioned hardware nearby so I'll stop by there and see what they have. The one and only brass punch I have is
really really soft and beat up by now. Will see what I can fashion out of a piece of rod. I should think I can hammer a flat end and size it to fit my dovetail rather than a round end. Anyway, sounds like a project for me, and thanks for the suggestion.:)
 
You don't need a hammer. Use a file to shape the end to exactly match the base of the sight in order maximize contact area.
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Thanks BBBBill.

I may have misconstrued his intentions, however the OP stated ....... "I should think I can hammer a flat end and size it to fit my dovetail rather than a round end."
I translated that as if the hammer was going to be used to shape the working end of the punch.
 
a5werkes: You understood what I was getting at and provided a much simpler way to "fix" the brass rod so it would fit. In my mind, I as thinking of having to hammer a round rod flat, file off flattened edges to fit the dovetail. Your excellent pictures make so much more sense and will be easier to boot. I often do simple things the hard way! :banghead:

Thanks. :)
 
I personally am reluctant to use a punch and hammer to install night sights, but on regular sights they work just fine. The night sights are not designed to withstand the shock of the hammer and the manufacturers of such sights warn against it. I will only use a pusher for night sights.
 
I've tried a bunch of different ones over the years, and some just don't cut the mustard. I have a Trijicon tool that I like for Glocks, but for most others I use a Meprolight universal tool. They are a little pricey but cover a lot of different applications. It has a unique set of blocks to alter heights for different sights and slides and is very versatile.
MGW makes a tool that is more affordable that you can order that is firearm specific.
If a guy is only going to do one slide, it might be better to save some money and find a gunsmith that is already invested in the tools to do it right. I have been doing this type of stuff for so many years that I seem to have amassed more of these type of tools than a guy needs to have on a regular basis...but I'm thankful to have them on hand when needed.
Check out Brownell's catalog and you will find what you need.
Best of luck..
 
Some pistol sights can be moved with a punch and hammer, others like Springfield Armory’s XD are a bear to move even with a well made sight pusher. My wife’s carry gun is a XD-Mod.2 and it shoots to the left so I made a heavy duty sight pusher out of stuff I had laying around my shop. See photo. Here is a link from where I got the Idea http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=100-2526-B
 

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JMT Sight Pusher. Or go to the hardware store and buy a replacement threaded brass rod for a toilet ball float, cut off a section and use that. Or a brass or Delrin punch. All work fine.

Jeff
 
I finally broke down bought a commercial sight pusher after years of using the hammer and punch method. After a bunch of research I went with the B&J Machine P500 Pro Universal Front and Rear Sight Tool. It is expensive at $299.
You can read about here on the Midway site:

B&J Machine P500 Pro Universal Front Rear Sight Tool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-fmZnJ_t34

So far I've removed, installed, or adjusted sights on:

S&W M&P
Walther PPQ
2 Glock 17s
H&K P2000 (Trijicon HDs)
Glock 19
3 1911s
S&W Shield
Springfield XD
Spanish “Buffalo” .32

Zero issues with any of the above.

Seems like once the word got out I have it, I'm getting a lot of "business" installing sights at work. If I was actually getting paid, based on normal installation prices, it would almost be paid for. However like most of the stuff I buy I'm still in the hole on this one. I'm still impressed with it. It does take some care/attention to detail setting up for a particular pistol, but it really is universal. Does front and rear sights equally well, and I've taken it to the range a couple times to "zero" in a couple pistols.

I'd have to say that for the average guy, it wouldn't be worth it. For me owning 21 handguns, having friends with handguns, their friends with handguns and with the guys at work, it's probably worth it. For a club, it would probably be a no brainer, just based on the savings of not having to by pistol specific blocks or inserts that other tools require.

Chuck
 
Went to Lowes and bought two brass bolts for $1.29. Hammered the end of one flat and filed it off to fit my dovetail. Worked very well.

Thanks all for the many suggestions.
 
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