Opinions on handgun site removal tool

leadcounsel · August 17, 2015, 06:35 PM

I have a variety of pistols which I may want to swap out sites on, from 1911, to Glock, to Zastava and CZ and XD, M&P etc.

Not really wanting to pay a gunsmith $ each time.

One method is to carefully hammer them off and on. Screw up just once and it can cost a lot of money/damage.

Another method is this $60- $100 sight removal tool with variety of blocks to fit various gun designs. It looks really easy and much less cringe worthy than beating on the gun with tools.
http://www.sightpusher.com/Handgun-Sight-Tool.html

Seems like a few changes and it pays for itself.

Are there other good options. What do folks use?

g.willikers · August 17, 2015, 07:02 PM

There's a home made version of that sight pusher using a small c-clamp and piece of angle.
It might be on youtube.

Scorch · August 17, 2015, 07:16 PM

IME, sight pushers work OK as long as you spend the money for a gun-specific pusher, they run about $150. A punch and hammer works every time. The universal "one-size-fits-all" simply do not work well.

August 17, 2015, 06:35 PM	#1
leadcounsel Junior member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,119	Opinions on handgun site removal tool I have a variety of pistols which I may want to swap out sites on, from 1911, to Glock, to Zastava and CZ and XD, M&P etc. Not really wanting to pay a gunsmith $ each time. One method is to carefully hammer them off and on. Screw up just once and it can cost a lot of money/damage. Another method is this $60- $100 sight removal tool with variety of blocks to fit various gun designs. It looks really easy and much less cringe worthy than beating on the gun with tools. http://www.sightpusher.com/Handgun-Sight-Tool.html Seems like a few changes and it pays for itself. Are there other good options. What do folks use? Last edited by leadcounsel; August 17, 2015 at 06:44 PM.

August 17, 2015, 07:02 PM	#2
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	There's a home made version of that sight pusher using a small c-clamp and piece of angle. It might be on youtube. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

August 17, 2015, 07:16 PM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	IME, sight pushers work OK as long as you spend the money for a gun-specific pusher, they run about $150. A punch and hammer works every time. The universal "one-size-fits-all" simply do not work well. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services