sight removal tool

[Bladebu1]

I was thinking of getting new sights for my Xd's
dose anyone have a sight removel tool?
I was just looking into the idea
I have not bought any as of yet?

 

[scooterj]

The XD sights are awful tight. A hammer and brass punch would be your best bet for removing the OEM sights. A sight pusher MIGHT work for installation of aftermarket sights, after some fitting. The Dawson sights come with an aluminum or aluminum with teflon tipped installation tool.

 

[Bladebu1]

I have done some reading and (from what I have read ) punching them out has not happend to anyone yet it was a sight removal tool or cutting them out with a dremal

 

[scooterj]

I have changed the sights on 3 XD's. Hammer, punch, and vise are all the tools I used. As I said earlier, the sights do need to be fit to the dovetail.

 

[Bladebu1]

this is what I was hoping for someone who has done it
did you remove them form right to left or left to right
and what sight did you put in ? or like

 

[scooterj]

It's been a while but the Dawson sights come with instructions on which way to go. If I'm not mistaken, out to the left, in from the left. On all 3, I used the Dawson fiber optic front sights and 2 have the Heinie rear and the other has the Dawson fixed rear. You will need a solid vise with padded jaws and you can't be afraid to swing the hammer to get the OEM sights out. You will need to remove some material from the bottom of the sight dovetail, not the slide, the sight. Go very slow! Don't take too much off.

 

[dmh]

As Scooter said, they are hell! A pusher won't budge them, BIG hammer and brass punches will work. Looking down the slide to the front almost all sights go out and in on the right (ejection side) Take the Dawson tool and sharpen it up real nice and make a toothpick out of it, that's all it's good for....

 

[Bladebu1]

Dawson tool ?
and one on in and out to the left and one in out right
?

most of the pepole I have read said Take it to a gunsmith ?
I feel better doing things my self just so I know

 

[scooterj]

It's been a while but the Dawson sights come with instructions on which way to go. If I'm not mistaken, out to the left, in from the left.

The Dawson sights come with an aluminum or aluminum with teflon tipped installation tool.

DMH has done more sight removal and installation than I have. Listen to him.

 

[Bladebu1]

I am just trying to figer it out , thats all I need all the help I can get
I just thought with tis vast group someone would have the tool
but if you say it can be done with out it that would be great
now I need to decide what sight to get
I was looking at glow in the dark ones

 

[dmh]

I have the big daddy adjustable tool but it won't move the old ones out. Done plenty sight work and it will work to put new ones in, but as Scooter pointed out it's a lot of trial fitting, filing and careful stoning to do it right.

 

[Bladebu1]

is your big daddy adjustment tool look alot like a BFH or is it a real sight tool (joking)
I ask because well I have seen a hammer referred to a adjustment tool
and a adjustable hammer is a cresent wreach
smoke wreanch is a cutting tourch

 

[dmh]

$150 multi gun universal sight tool for semi-auto pistols...Works great on some guns but removal can still be rough. According to the folks at Springfield many of their guns have sights that are cold shrunk and then inserted with a big press. Therefore, hard to remove....

 

[Bladebu1]

so a real one not a BFH
sweet
so frist I should get some sights then beat out the old ones / cut out then get them fit and if a really needed to adjust them a bit
it should only take 2 hours to get to your area
but it dose help to know others have done it on xd's before
thank you for the info so I should beat them out the way the shells get ejected out from left to right

 

[dmh]

so a real one not a BFH
sweet
so frist I should get some sights then beat out the old ones / cut out then get them fit and if a really needed to adjust them a bit
it should only take 2 hours to get to your area
but it dose help to know others have done it on xd's before
thank you for the info so I should beat them out the way the shells get ejected out from left to right

If set on doing it yourself you're pretty much right. Make sure to use a padded vise and you can always measure the dovetail width if in doubt as to which way to go. Once out oil and try to slip the new ones in, (on the wider side of course) and see how far it goes. If too tight remove a little material from the bottom and repeat until they can be tapped in without MAJOR force. Check the angles on the sight too and look for severe drag/rolling marks. Remove lightly as necessary and go s...l....o....w.....

Good luck.
Daniel

 

[Bladebu1]

Thank you for the help


remeber go slow (I have heard that before some where)
don't force it in (mutering to himself ) I wonder would K-Y help HHhmmm

 

[dmh]

anytime, and no I don't think K-Y works too well on gun stuff, or we'd all have it in the range bag

 

[SpeedRacer]

I did the sights on my first XD myself, and will personally never do it again. They are a BITCH. I had my next two XDs professionally done. There's a lot of chance of banging up your slide, plus it's just not worth the time and effort. I can recommend a shop that will install the sights for free if you buy from them and mail in your slide. Turnaround time is about a week, and only costs about $10 for shipping both ways.

 

[Bladebu1]

I did the sights on my first XD myself, and will personally never do it again. They are a BITCH. I had my next two XDs professionally done. There's a lot of chance of banging up your slide, plus it's just not worth the time and effort. I can recommend a shop that will install the sights for free if you buy from them and mail in your slide. Turnaround time is about a week, and only costs about $10 for shipping both ways.

where or what is the site? and what sight do you have

 

[nickatnite]

I've got a Springfield XD 9 sitting at Springer Precision right now waiting on sights (XS Big Dots) and a few other mods.

No one in the Baton Rouge area would touch them. I was considering the punch and big hammer; but decided against it, mainly due to I didn't wanna bugger something up and then send it off!

They charge 30 bucks (plus the cost of the sights if you buy from them).