M&P Sight Tool

[Guderian]

Anyone have one that they would be willing to lend? The tools are hard to come by and expensive.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[Numidian]

Dan at Gun Connection has the press. The front lug of 5 inch guns won't fit into it though...

 

[jaredm1]

A drift/punch works fine as well. Take the sight out left to right (direction of ejection port), tap in the new one right to left. If it's not going anywhere, take a very little bit of material off the bottom of the sight with a fine file or sandpaper and try again.

 

[Numidian]

A drift/punch works fine as well. Take the sight out left to right (direction of ejection port), tap in the new one right to left. If it's not going anywhere, take a very little bit of material off the bottom of the sight with a fine file or sandpaper and try again.

It also depends on the sights, given the choice I'd say its worth $20-30 to not have to beat on my tritium sights with a hammer and punch. You can pop a tritium vital out if you aren't careful.

 

[CrawfishStu]

X2 on both parts. I've installed TFO sights on my m&p 45 with no issues.
FO sights on my m&p 9 with some hard work and broke a TFO front sight on my m&p 9.

 

[Guderian]

Is the press for rent? Is the $20-30 you quoted to rent the press or to have Dan install the sights?

 

[Numidian]

Is the press for rent? Is the $20-30 you quoted to rent the press or to have Dan install the sights?

To have Dan install the sights. I'm not certain on that price though, I'd give the shop a call and ask.

 

[CrawfishStu]

I put a new sight on mine yesterday. It was just moving nowhere. I put super fine sand paper to the bottom of the front sight a tiny bit at a time and got it moving in smooth with no damage. I also ground down the drift to fit in the groove perfectly and it went much better this time.

 

[Name Taken]

Dan did mine on my full size...said it was a PITA...glad I paid someone to do it.

 

[Numidian]

I put a new sight on mine yesterday. It was just moving nowhere. I put super fine sand paper to the bottom of the front sight a tiny bit at a time and got it moving in smooth with no damage. I also ground down the drift to fit in the groove perfectly and it went much better this time.

What sight did you swap to? I think I might try just some straight fiber optic sights and sell my VTAC's.

 

[alucard0822]

where are you located?

 

[CrawfishStu]

I put the same TFO sights on it that are on my M&P45. I decided to just learn to live with the combat style sights on the M&P and buy a target 1911.

 

[CrawfishStu]

http://www.amazon.com/Truglo-Tfo-Ha...ZT0M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330701120&sr=8-1

 

[HT4]

I tried changing the sights on my MP40c using a nylon-tipped punch, but the sights seemed far harder to move than any other gun I have owned. I ended up going to a friend who has a universal sight tool. Even with that, I slightly filed the new sights to make the fit a little easier.

 

[CrawfishStu]

I had to dremel a relief cut into the stock sight to get it out of the 9. These things are ridiculously tight.

 

[alucard0822]

I had to dremel a relief cut into the stock sight to get it out of the 9. These things are ridiculously tight.

I have a hand held slide vise/sight pusher, done probably a dozen sights with it, even a Kahr PM9 and M&P 9c, also known for tight sights, it started to flex too much to get my M&P pro's front sight out, had to use my 8 ton shop press, it came out, but was by far the tightest sight I ever had to remove.