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I'm looking for a sight tool that will do it all...and not break the bank. I've seen that the MGW Sight Pro is definitely the tool to buy however it's $300+ and you need a shoe for every type of gun you want to work on which costs $17-20 each. That's too expensive for me. I'm looking $60-$150
I have an MGW just for Glocks. That works fine for just Glocks but won't work on anything else.
I have a sightpusher.com universal pusher however the slide almost always deflects (tilts) when pushing a tight fit sight in and out. It's not ideal and I get nervous I'm going to snap the slide rails or dig into the finish of the slide. It clamps a bit less than 1 inch of the slide so I think a pusher that clamped more of the slide would work better.
I've been looking for a sight tool that does the following:
Here are the ones I'm looking at. If any of you guys have any opinions feel free to chime in.
B&J P500 $140
Looks good however I see reviews that the pin may break pretty easily.
They have a "pro" version which holds the top down which prevents the slide from deflecting.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...vers/p500-universal-sight-tool-prod17840.aspx
Sightpusher.com X2 $95
There isn't a ton of info on it but it looks like it could work. Not sure about how well it would do angled sights.
https://sightpusher.com/product/x2-handgun-sight-tool/
Wheeler sight pusher $190
From pictures it looks like it would only do a front sight by drifting on the blade which isn't ideal. I don't know if it's just a bad pic.
I also don't know whether I am a fan of the construction. The piece that does the drifting isn't directly in front of the threaded piece like other tools. I wonder how much leverage you lose this way.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...s/armorers-handgun-sight-tool-prod104737.aspx
I have an MGW just for Glocks. That works fine for just Glocks but won't work on anything else.
I have a sightpusher.com universal pusher however the slide almost always deflects (tilts) when pushing a tight fit sight in and out. It's not ideal and I get nervous I'm going to snap the slide rails or dig into the finish of the slide. It clamps a bit less than 1 inch of the slide so I think a pusher that clamped more of the slide would work better.
I've been looking for a sight tool that does the following:
- Will handle Glocks of any size (42 and 43) as well as CZ's, XD's, 1911s, etc.
- Clamps the slide so it doesn't deflect
- Is able to do angled sights (not so important because I have the glock sight tool)
- Able to do front dovetails without pushing the sight blade (push the base instead)
- Won't leave marks on the slide or the sight
Here are the ones I'm looking at. If any of you guys have any opinions feel free to chime in.
B&J P500 $140
Looks good however I see reviews that the pin may break pretty easily.
They have a "pro" version which holds the top down which prevents the slide from deflecting.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...vers/p500-universal-sight-tool-prod17840.aspx
Sightpusher.com X2 $95
There isn't a ton of info on it but it looks like it could work. Not sure about how well it would do angled sights.
https://sightpusher.com/product/x2-handgun-sight-tool/
Wheeler sight pusher $190
From pictures it looks like it would only do a front sight by drifting on the blade which isn't ideal. I don't know if it's just a bad pic.
I also don't know whether I am a fan of the construction. The piece that does the drifting isn't directly in front of the threaded piece like other tools. I wonder how much leverage you lose this way.
http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-t...s/armorers-handgun-sight-tool-prod104737.aspx
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