sight pushing tool

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jonsey

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Hi Guys,

I am looking to find if anyone out there has a sight pusher tool to replace a rear sight that they may have available to loan - rent - buy (loan would be the best bet as I don't expect to use it more than 10 minutes)

Let me know and I appreciate any thoughts

Jonsey
 
I am looking to replace the rear sight on a Kimber Grand Raptor (adjustable for tactical).....I think I know what the answer is going to be because most folks just wish me good luck because apparently they are really in there.

any leads you might know of?
 
I done a lot of sights on Kimbers, so are easy and some are not. If the sights are on very hard a sight pusher will not help. It all comes down to a good big vise, soft vise jaws, brass drift and a engineers hammer.
 
Thanks for the potential offer though TDC, that would have been very good of you.

It would seem, like MonkeyCanada has weritten then, it all comes down to a show of who's boss because the sight does seem to be in there very firm.

One further question though could you confirm that the Kimber rear sights come out from left to Right?

Jonsey
 
Can't help with the sights, but can suggest that maybe glomming onto one of the digital calipers at CTire, for $16, might be a good investment, before driving on anything with hammer and drift. measure the dovetail as best you can, and push the narrow side towards the wide.

Any taper is going to be small. You might look for a brass punch, or a copper pipe fitting that you can cut up to make a pad to beat against, as long as you are at CTire, too.

I don't know if Kimber is gluing the sights in with retaining compound or a dab of varnish, but one or the other seems pretty common.

Cheers
Trev
 
It looks like I will be taking the slide to work as I don't have a solid vice at home. I think the machine shop there has a press but from what I have read on different forums the impact method seems to shock the sights out better rather than staight pressure force.

They will have the BIG hammers there too .......!!
 
AS far as I remember most Kimbers sights (both front and rear) take out left to right with the muzzle pointing away from you. Be careful as I have seen this reversed on guns. Also check the rear sight first for any fixing screws before drifting. In general Kimber rear sights are easier to get off than the front sight, so you should be OK.
 
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