Best Sight Pusher?
I'm making concessions to my old age by installing fiber optics sights on some of my handguns. I have a nice sight pusher for my Sig pistols but I need a universal sight pusher that will work with 1911's, M&P's etc.
Can someone recommend a good universal sight pusher?
Thanks in advance.
Can someone recommend a good universal sight pusher?
Thanks in advance.
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Brownells has/had? very nice ones, but they are very spendy. Unless you're Bill Gates. Or a gunsmith who specializes in sight work. I can't see, how you can justify spending hundreds of dollars on one.
Problem is to be truly universal. To be able to work on a whole spectrum of different pistols. It has to be a very highly machined, precision mechanism.
Unless you intend to install night sights on dozens of guns. To spread the cost. You would be ahead to take them to a gunsmith (who knows what he is doing, and has the correct installation tools). Who specializes in installing night sights/fiber optics. With out screwing them up.0 -
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Ive got several , some home made up to a $700 item !!!
As said : kind of hard to justify spending much unless you are 'smithing' !!!
Thanks !!!0 -
Brass rod with a flat ground on it. Leather padded jaws in a vice bolted to a solid table with a good work light.
Added I read the question as moving a sight as in a dovetail.0 -
quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
Brass rod with a flat ground on it. Leather padded jaws in a vice bolted to a solid table with a good work light.
Brass rod don't always work, as expected. I was removing a splined hammer pin from a H & R revolver. As it was in excellent condition. I was perturbed. When the brass rod made a noticeable divot, in the finish next to the pin.
When installing night or fiber optic sights. I would first try a hard wood or plastic dowel, before using a brass punch.0 -
Look at the sight where it is dovetail slotted in first with a magnifying glass to see if you can determine which side to tap on. Sometimes "left to right" works to loosen it - but not always so first inspect closely with magnifier. Then put in padded vice as recommended and tap with hardwood dowel or brass punch/rod with masking tape on its flat end - heavier brass punch/rod works better; and if it doesn't move - step back reassess the situation and maybe try tapping on the other side. 0 -
penetrating oil can be an useful aid. 0
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