wyntrout
08-19-2016, 11:57 PM
I took some pictures and tried a few things with the new sight pusher Friday evening. My bottle of Bordeaux from dinner is about gone, so I thought I would post my observations and opinion on this new product. :D
$49.99 delivered... found the listing on Amazon.
It seems to be sturdy... heavy duty, though the frame is anodized aluminum instead of steel.
First off I noticed a few things. The part that actually pushed the sight is not small enough or designed to push the sight at its lowest point, but rather some point above the top plane of the slide. This is problematic because sights requiring a lot of pressure won't receive in-line pressure along the axis. This isn't efficient and can damage sights with tubes holding fiber optics, Tritium glass vials, or both.
I had to correct one problem right off. The circular platform that the slide needs to rest on would spin but not go up or down. The screw securing it to the large screw/bolt threaded into the frame was loose and allowed the circular bit to spin without changing the height. I had already put the plain set of plastic bumpers in the two adjustable horizontal slide restraints, so I had to remove those and move the two restraints to their outermost position to allow the circular platform to be raised high enough to get the large screw out of the frame. The vertical restraint had to be raised to the highest position, too, to allow upward movement and the use of a 3/32" hex bit to tighten the small screw enough to allow the large screw to be unscrewed.
I got the base platform out, cleaned the threads with alcohol swabs, dried them, and applied some red Permatex thread locker(permanent). I put it all back together and decided to use some fiberboard or thin cardboard to protect my slide. I set the height of the platform so that the pusher thingy would not touch the top of the slide and tightened the three restraints. I was able to move the rear sight enough for a test with a light pop as the sight broke free in the dovetail groove. I used Wite-Out to make a mark so that I could put the sight back where it was. it may be a tiny bit off, but I plan on replacing the sights, anyhow.
This pusher could easily damage your sights due to the bearing part not striking very low on the sight.I did see a little dent on both side of the stock sights. I wouldn't want to try it on night sights.
I don't know if the pusher can be made to work with the front sight due to the lower recoil spring housing.
This sight pusher misses the mark in several ways and I certainly can't recommend it.
$49.99 delivered... found the listing on Amazon.
It seems to be sturdy... heavy duty, though the frame is anodized aluminum instead of steel.
First off I noticed a few things. The part that actually pushed the sight is not small enough or designed to push the sight at its lowest point, but rather some point above the top plane of the slide. This is problematic because sights requiring a lot of pressure won't receive in-line pressure along the axis. This isn't efficient and can damage sights with tubes holding fiber optics, Tritium glass vials, or both.
I had to correct one problem right off. The circular platform that the slide needs to rest on would spin but not go up or down. The screw securing it to the large screw/bolt threaded into the frame was loose and allowed the circular bit to spin without changing the height. I had already put the plain set of plastic bumpers in the two adjustable horizontal slide restraints, so I had to remove those and move the two restraints to their outermost position to allow the circular platform to be raised high enough to get the large screw out of the frame. The vertical restraint had to be raised to the highest position, too, to allow upward movement and the use of a 3/32" hex bit to tighten the small screw enough to allow the large screw to be unscrewed.
I got the base platform out, cleaned the threads with alcohol swabs, dried them, and applied some red Permatex thread locker(permanent). I put it all back together and decided to use some fiberboard or thin cardboard to protect my slide. I set the height of the platform so that the pusher thingy would not touch the top of the slide and tightened the three restraints. I was able to move the rear sight enough for a test with a light pop as the sight broke free in the dovetail groove. I used Wite-Out to make a mark so that I could put the sight back where it was. it may be a tiny bit off, but I plan on replacing the sights, anyhow.
This pusher could easily damage your sights due to the bearing part not striking very low on the sight.I did see a little dent on both side of the stock sights. I wouldn't want to try it on night sights.
I don't know if the pusher can be made to work with the front sight due to the lower recoil spring housing.
This sight pusher misses the mark in several ways and I certainly can't recommend it.