Posted: 9/27/2013 5:15:48 PM EDT
| I'm interested in buying a sight pusher to change out all of my sights myself. Is the Glock sight tool the best choice? I'm going from stock to Trijicon HD's |
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I've got a couple, and they work excellent on traditional sights.... not so well with anything that is off set, like Trijicon HD's, for those and other off set models..... brass punch, hammer..... and vise! ~g MGW (pictured above) makes a pusher with angled sides to do sights like the HD's, used one to install them on my 26. Made the job stupid easy. |
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MGW (pictured above) makes a pusher with angled sides to do sights like the HD's, used one to install them on my 26. Made the job stupid easy. Quoted:
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I've got a couple, and they work excellent on traditional sights.... not so well with anything that is off set, like Trijicon HD's, for those and other off set models..... brass punch, hammer..... and vise! ~g MGW (pictured above) makes a pusher with angled sides to do sights like the HD's, used one to install them on my 26. Made the job stupid easy. Where can I buy it? All I'm seeing is the one for factory sights? thanks. |
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I've got a couple, and they work excellent on traditional sights.... not so well with anything that is off set, like Trijicon HD's, for those and other off set models..... brass punch, hammer..... and vise! ~g MGW (pictured above) makes a pusher with angled sides to do sights like the HD's, used one to install them on my 26. Made the job stupid easy. Where can I buy it? All I'm seeing is the one for factory sights? thanks. I picked up the MGW glock angled sight pusher from Midway. |
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Will the MGW pusher work on all glocks or are there different models for the 21 and 30 type glocks versus the small frame glocks like the 17 and 19? Judging by reviews I've read it looks to work on all glock models, definitely 21s as people commented about using it for that particular model. |
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I also read that it comes in two models, one for angles sights, one for straight. This is true. They only work on the rear sights, of course, because the front sight design on Glocks is staked. You need to get one of the Glock front sight tools which is essentially a 3/16 hex head socket. I've seen those go for $30-$40. I'm guessing the angled sight model is for Meprolights and the straight side model is for Trijicons, Heinie sights, and similar designs. |
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The straight sided mgw tool will do straight and angled sights Are you speaking from personal experience or second-hand knowledge? Reason I ask is because I figured I would just buy the straight sided pusher and make it work to remove the factory sights (which are somewhat angled) before installing Heinies. |
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Quoted: Reason I ask is because I figured I would just buy the straight sided pusher and make it work to remove the factory sights (which are somewhat angled) before installing Heinies. Quoted: Reason I ask is because I figured I would just buy the straight sided pusher and make it work to remove the factory sights (which are somewhat angled) before installing Heinies. |
| The straight sided MGW tool will work on both straight and angled sights, but the angled MGW tool won't work on straight sided sights (at least the ones I've tried). I got the angled MGW tool a long time ago before I knew this. It works well, I just use a punch and hammer when installing straight sided sights. The straight sided MGW tool might leave a mark on angled sights when installing them so you might want to put a few layers of tape or something on the side of the sight. |
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Can someone who has used the straight MGW to install Trijicon HD's please link to the model you are referencing? The only one I'm seeing on Midway says it's for angled sights. It looks like it would work for the HD's but I'd rather not spend $100 to find out it doesn't work.
Thanks. |
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Can someone who has used the straight MGW to install Trijicon HD's please link to the model you are referencing? The only one I'm seeing on Midway says it's for angled sights. It looks like it would work for the HD's but I'd rather not spend $100 to find out it doesn't work. Thanks. The angled one works on HDs I used it to install mine. |
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Are you speaking from personal experience or second-hand knowledge? Reason I ask is because I figured I would just buy the straight sided pusher and make it work to remove the factory sights (which are somewhat angled) before installing Heinies. Quoted:
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The straight sided mgw tool will do straight and angled sights Are you speaking from personal experience or second-hand knowledge? Reason I ask is because I figured I would just buy the straight sided pusher and make it work to remove the factory sights (which are somewhat angled) before installing Heinies. I am speaking from first hand experience. When you use it to move sloped sights, it could leave a small mark on the sight if you don't put something in between where the sight pusher contacts the sights. The model I have is MGW309S and I have used it for straight and slope sided sights. Between my buddies and I, I have probably used it at least a half dozen times so far. MGW makes a quality tool, but they aren't cheap. I have seen the MGW tool as cheap as about $90 but it seems like the MGW sight pushers are always in demand and kind of hard to find at times. Brownells has them in stock Glock Straight Sided Sight Pusher Don't forget to get a front sight tool too. You can get them for as little as about $6 on up to around $40. I like this front site tool Lone Wolf Front Sight Tool because it has armorers tools with it too. |
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Awesome front sight tool
I added some paper towel to the socket of mine to take up the slack so the retaining bolt wouldn't "get lost" in there. Worked great on my G34. |
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The angled one works on HDs I used it to install mine. Quoted:
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Can someone who has used the straight MGW to install Trijicon HD's please link to the model you are referencing? The only one I'm seeing on Midway says it's for angled sights. It looks like it would work for the HD's but I'd rather not spend $100 to find out it doesn't work. Thanks. The angled one works on HDs I used it to install mine. Thanks. Just bought it. |
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I use the old, original style Glock factory tools. I bought them for $20 apiece (one for each frame size) from a gunshop that went out of business.
Glock no longer sells that style, funny story- Glock didn't actually ever make those particular tools. A guy that lived next to the factory in Smyrna was a machinist hobbyist and he made them for them. He died. Now they make a shitty tool that their armorer instructors refuse to use and recommend you don't either! |
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Is there anything wrong with just knocking the rear sight in with a nylon punch? Spending $90 on a rear sight pusher I plan to use only once or twice seems....wasteful. Not at all. The rear sight on a Glock is ridiculously easy to remove and adjust with a hammer and delrin tipped punch. |