Real AvidMaster Handgun Sight Pusher

First things first. If you are having slide tilt issues with the tool that is normal for pretty much every tool like this. It will get better depending on your experience and the way the sights are mounted. Some sights are pressed in and have loctite in them. They are hard to do regardless of the tool.Next up take your oil and oil the crap out of the threads. They stick and are hard to turn if you don't. Have patience, take your time, and make sure it's well lubed.I noticed one issue in the regard.Out of the box there was debris stuck to the main threaded area. Dust or whatever it was. I used oil and a cleaning pad to remove it.Great quality overall but one of the feet was missing on mine and found inside and I restuck it on. That really could use a redesign as they seem to pop off too easy.It does what it is supposed to do and does it very well. If you have a really stubborn one and having an issue using this I would highly recommend a gunsmith instead.

This thing is big. But like i noticed all avid stuff is built well and works great.

Don’t waste your money or time on other cheaper pushers.

It’s probably the best “universal” sight pusher I’ve used. And I’ve been able to change sights on pistols they don’t recommend or say it does not work with (Ruger Mk series .22) by fabricating wooden blocks to hold the receiver. It’s built pretty stout. But it’s a bit annoying to use. You’ll spend a lot of time fiddling with its numerous screws. I’ve used it on maybe 50 pistols so far and not had issues with it marring or failing to do the job. I’m not completely sold on the “Real Avid” brand. But so far they make reasonable tools. If you only work on one brand of pistol, then get a pusher for that make. If you work on everything, then it’s a great compromise that works well.

This looks pretty sturdy but its not. They mention how it's easy to set up and align. Problem is the slide starts to bind and twist. It scratched my night sight and scuffed my kimber slide a little on the bottom because it can't hold the slide effectively. I'm didnt reef on it. I turned the wheel tight and tapped the wheel because I saw it binding. No matter how many times I re-centered the slide it would twist and bind when I started pressing the rear sight in. I would have paid the $85 the local shop wanted had I known how lame this press is for the rear sightYou can get the job done with it but I've seen lots of people use tools and I'm gonna say you better be very highly skilled and detail oriented if your going to use it. Because the average guy is gonna scratch and gouge his slide up horribly on this device because slide twists while pressing.If your not installing a night sight just get some nylon chucks for a vise and a brass punch set. It will be a whole lot faster and youll be less likely to scratch or damage your slide or sight that way.

I added a red dot to my Springfield Hellcat, so I needed to replace the front and rear iron sights to allow co-witnessing with the red dot. I tried using a nylon punch, which was an almost immediate fail. The punch just started to disintegrate. Then I tried using a steel punch, but the sights didn't move at all. I decided to purchase this sight pusher because I felt the less expensive ones just wouldn't do the job and/or have a greater potential to damage the slide.I first tried using the standard configuration with the nylon holders and turned the handle by hand, but that didn't work. Then I got a torque wrench and set it to 156 in lbs (the max recommended) and started to use that to push the slide out. No joy. The slide started to angle away from the direction of the force being applied rather than the sight moving in the dovetail.So, I swapped out the nylon holders for the steel ones (putting the protective pads on the mating surface) and gave it another try - first just by hand, and then using the torque wrench. Still no good.But then I tried something that was recommended in the instructions. After loading up the sight with some pressure I got a hammer and gave the handle a good whack. That did the trick and the sight broke loose.The vertical knob adjustments are a bit awkward, as they are in pretty close proximity to the body of the pusher. And I found aligning the block accurately to the sight dovetails to be a bit tricky. I've seen some other sights that have a sighting hole that allows you to look perpendicular to the slide to align the block to the dovetails. That seems like it would be a nice feature to have. And even with the steel holders the torque would push the slide at an angle a bit. It would be nice if there was some way to lock the slide down solidly. But it worked well enough, and I don't doubt that any difficult to remove sights will require the steel holders.I debated a lot about just bringing my gun to a gunsmith rather than purchasing a pusher. It seemed the going rate was $60 including bore sighting, plus time and gas for multiple trips. So, I'll call it $70 - about half the price of this tool. And then, if I found adjustments were necessary it was just more hassle. I figured the cost was close enough to a gunsmith to justify an additional $80 just to have a tool for the future.

I can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said about this sight pusher. It’s small, compact, and seems to work for majority of arms. Highly recommend it!

Awsome tool no need to go to gun smith to change sights