Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've always used a small hammer and bass drift to remove/install dovetailed sights. Any experience or recommendations on the "Sight Pusher" devices? Are they worth the $$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've never used a sight pusher, but I have used similar things for other purposes. Think of it as using a micrometer to adjust the sight. Say it had a thread pitch of 80. One full turn will move what it is pushing against .012". A quarter turn will move it .003". How much do you move something with each tap of the hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've never used a sight pusher, but for moving the cross pin on a gearshift socket I've used a small C-clamp. Worked fine. Seems like a sight pusher would work as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I had one similar to this one until I broke it. it worked well but one must remember to back off the anchor screw for some rear sights...or it may break your adjustment tool. https://www.amazon.com/ATG-NcSTAR-Universal-Pistol-Dovetailed/dp/B07GM3LRFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I used one to replace the sights on a Sig. Definitely had to use one as a hammer and drift would not have worked. The frame of the pistol was not squared, so it took a bit of adjusting to move the rear sight, but it worked and was easier to use than hammering the sight base. How often you use one is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've got a couple. Below is a picture of the one i get the most use out of...it's made for Glocks, but will work on other guns as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 or it may break your adjustment tool. You only know that because it says so in the owners manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 The big benefit is for guys installing night sights that contain a capsule for the glow stuff (love tech terms) They can break if you try to tap them in. And the ability nudge the sight slightly. GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Some are good, some are bad and some only work on certain brands of firearms. After trying one similar (or the same) in Lawman Mark's post, I think I'd rather spend the money and have a gun store/gun smith replace the sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben McCoy Rankin # 34239 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I really like this one https://www.wyomingsightdrifter.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I've used this one on many firearms. Fantastic quality and easy to use. Sight-Tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czhen Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I ordered one Friday night. https://www.amazon.com/Pusher-Master-Install-Handguns-Yourself/dp/B00BD65Y4C/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2891PP66GTR2C&dchild=1&keywords=sight+press&qid=1575867527&sprefix=sight+%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-6 For a couple of projects spinning around, once you added the shipping prices are the same. Let see how it behave with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I've used this one on many firearms. Fantastic quality and easy to use. Sight-Tool Just wondering. would this tool work on octagon barrels like a Sharps or HiWall? Or most of are cowboy rifles? GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I've never used a sight pusher, but I have used similar things for other purposes. Think of it as using a micrometer to adjust the sight. Say it had a thread pitch of 80. One full turn will move what it is pushing against .012". A quarter turn will move it .003". How much do you move something with each tap of the hammer? I mark the sight and bb/slide with a pencil so I have a reference. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I mark the sight and bb/slide with a pencil so I have a reference. OLG Even with a pusher I would do that. But I know that with a thread pitch of X I will get so much movement per turn (or half turn). Tapping with a hammer doesn't give you the same precision. One tap may move it 0.0004" and the next tap may move it 0.002". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I use an MGW Sight Pro 1000. Expensive, but does a fabulous job even on those almost impossible to move Springfield pistol sights. Doesn't break tritium tubes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Even with a pusher I would do that. But I know that with a thread pitch of X I will get so much movement per turn (or half turn). Tapping with a hammer doesn't give you the same precision. One tap may move it 0.0004" and the next tap may move it 0.002". I go by what the target shows me Many yrs ago I made a 'pusher' that uses a dial indicator. That removed all guesswork. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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