latest night sight reviews?

View · by **jshuberg** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:18 am

You should never use a punch to install tritium sights, use a sight pusher tool instead. The vials aren't designed for lateral impact forces, and you can crack or weaken the glass.

View · by **TTS** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:55 am

You should tell that to Dawson precision, who installs all their sights with a brass punch and hammer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp8tqXvnNEA&sns=em

If you are breaking vials, your hammer is too big, or your sight needs to be fitted.

View · by **EJSG19** on Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:49 pm

Mn01r6 wrote:I cracked a vile doing it myself the first time. Second time I used 2 c clamps and a few violations of the laws if physics. Pay $20 and have it done by a smith with a pusher or borrow a pusher. I think there is a pusher loaner post on this board somewhere.

had two sets of night sights to switch myself. checked about the only gunsmith I could find down here, charged $35 PER GUN to do it. So I bought the damn sight pusher from Brownells for $90 and can now service my own glock sights forever...

But yes, $20 might be worth it if a guy was near MrVrooooooooooooooooooooom or someone similar.

View · by **Rem700** on Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:04 pm

Purchased TFO's from Bills and they installed for free.

View · by **zachkuby87** on Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:02 am

iirc thunderjohn can install them too i dont remember what he charges but last time i was there he said he could do it... again iirc

View · by **Punisher102** on Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:05 pm

I have read on another forum that you can send the slide in to trijicon and they will remove the vials and replace them for like 18 bucks a vial.

View · by **grousemaster** on Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:12 pm

lucycan wrote:Where is the best place around town (I am in the SW metro) to have Trijicon sites added to my XD?

Thank you.

Streichers.

View · by **EJSG19** on Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:16 pm

Punisher102 wrote:I have read on another forum that you can send the slide in to trijicon and they will remove the vials and replace them for like 18 bucks a vial.

You have me scratching my head. 18 per vial is 54 bucks for the set. Shipping your slide to them is at minimum 6-10 bucks. Not to mention you are without your gun for some significant time

I can buy trijicons for 80 delivered to my door. If I didn't have the tool I'd still rather keep my gun intact and consider it worth it.

Granted your way would save a few dollars if true.

View · by **Special Projects** on Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:46 am

EJSG19 wrote:
Mn01r6 wrote:I cracked a vile doing it myself the first time. Second time I used 2 c clamps and a few violations of the laws if physics. Pay $20 and have it done by a smith with a pusher or borrow a pusher. I think there is a pusher loaner post on this board somewhere.

had two sets of night sights to switch myself. checked about the only gunsmith I could find down here, charged $35 PER GUN to do it. So I bought the damn sight pusher from Brownells for $90 and can now service my own glock sights forever...

But yes, $20 might be worth it if a guy was near MrVrooooooooooooooooooooom or someone similar.

The MGM sight pusher is nice.

View · by **EJSG19** on Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:14 pm

Took less than five minutes. If not for changing sights it would serve a person equally as well for simply adjusting your sights. Too bad the best way is to use the gun specific ones and not the universals.

View · by **ZardozCZ** on Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:24 am

I found that by buying from Frontiersman, and having their free install, it came out cheaper than the cheapest online TFOs + shipping + bench charge. And, choosing the right set was their responsibility. I'd use them again in a heartbeat.