Sidearms & Scatterguns Rear sight pusher

[Nooch13]

So i posted a wtb ad on the classifieds for a rear sight pusher with no luck. Anyone have any recommendations for an el-cheapo rear sight pusher? I’m rarely work on my handguns, just finally upgrading 2 to optics and one to night sights. It’ll be a dust collector after that. Any suggestions on which one to get? Working on all Glock’s

 

[davsco]

i've just used a wooden dowel and a hammer on all of the rear sights on my various glocks and other handguns. zero issues.

 

[Nooch13]

I’ll give that a try, thanks

 

[ShtrRdy]

Try a dowel first as suggested and if that doesn't work buy a brass punch to knock the sight over.

 

[strikeeagle1]

Except for its front sight, it doesn't get any easier than installing a Glock rear sight. Order a 4$ aluminum punch from Dawson and watch his video. Done.

https://dawsonprecision.com/dawson-precision-sight-installation-tools/

 

[Nooch13]

Didn’t have a dowel, but I was able to wrap it, place in a vice and use a brass punch. Caused no damage, thank you!

 

[6gunner]

I picked one up and used it in a S&W M&P 9mm.
https://www.amazon.com/NcSTAR-VTUPRS-Universal-Pistol-Sight/dp/B07KXZ4H3C

 

[hermosabeach]

My local range has tools... they know me well enough that I can work on stuff in their back room....

I picked up a pushed years back and regretted that I did not get one designed for night sights... those little vials can be cracked during installation

 

[hermosabeach]

where are you located?

 

[Nooch13]

Pawleys Island, SC. Local range here is a gun shop with an armorer, so your just paying to have it done then...

 

[strikeeagle1]

Sight pushers are not designed specifically to remove "night sights". Some sight pushers do have adapters to properly engage angle shaped rear sights e.g. Glocks and HK's whether or not fiber optic or tritium style. Tritium vials are usually ruined by improperly applying the incorrect style /size / shaped punch tip to the upper portion of the sight blade where the tritium vials are located and not to the sight base where the punch engagement is supposed to occur. In fact Novak recommends not using sight pushers for installing / removing any of their sights and specifically mention the correct location of punch use for their sights with tritium vials.

https://www.novaksights.com/Content.aspx?PAGE="Sights 101"

 

[Jsmith410]

I have a MGW sight tool that works well.

 

[DannC]

I have the NC Star sight pusher referenced above. It has different inserts for the pusher to best fit straight or slanted rear sight. Have used it primarily on Glocks but will work on most pistols. Does not matter if they are polymer, steel, trijicons or other. It can be made to work and if you find it somewhere other than Amazon it can be had for less than $40.00.