Real Avid Master Handgun Sight Pusher, Grey/red

Bought this to change the iron sights on my Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 and it worked great. I tried other sight pushers and they all failed when trying to remove the front sight. It was pretty easy to use, I watched a couple videos and was able to change my sights no problem. I did put a little oil on the bolt that the block slides on and that did make it smoother because my front sight was very stubborn. I wanted a sight pusher that was truly universal and could be used on different handguns. Other pushers I tried were advertised as universal and they didn’t work as advertised. I would definitely recommend this tool.

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.

The front sight on my Ruger SR1911 45 broke the other day while I was at the range. First, I thought I would try to drift it out with a brass punch, but I feared damaging the slide. I did some research and this pusher came up as one of the best. I've had Real Avid products in the past and had been very pleased with them. Ruger is known for having a tight fit on their sights and this one was no exception. I actually had to follow Real Avid's recommendation of giving the pusher a slight tap with a hammer to get it started and still had to use a 3/8" ratchet to get the darn thing out, but I don't think I'd have had much luck with a lesser tool. This thing is a beast and will do the job. UPDATE: Ok, sight on my 1911 is now in. Lessons learned: 1. The side holding pins have to be TIGHT. I mean TIGHT. I had to use a pair of pliers to snug mine up because Ruger sight cut a so tight. 2. Use a drop of oil in the cutout to help the sight along. 3. Also, don't forget to put some oil on the pressure points and threads of the tool. This also helps things along. I did end up using a rachet in the socket recess to gain more torque because I could not get enough force by using the handle alone. All in all, it was a learning process, but slow and easy won the day.

So, I used this on my new Taurus G3c to install some tritium night sights. It worked well. The old sights pushed out fine, the new sights however... It doesn't anchor the slide very well and it started to twist in the tool, lifting on the side pressure was being applied on the new sight. Luckily I noticed before it started to press on the side of the slide and eventually got the sights installed and centered as well as I can by eye. The new sight has marks where the tool was pushing on it. Not a big deal to me, it's just a tool and would end up with marks and such eventually anyway. I'm not sure what else I could have done without filing the new sights, but I'd worry about tightness even with the set screw. Either way, it works and works fairly well. I'm glad I bought this when cheaper options are half the price and this is nearly half the price of the gun I used it on, but I own a tool that should last a lifetime. I'm glad I did. I recommend, but am leaving it at 4 stars for now.

When you get this it looks and feels like it is worth the money. But then looking closer at the side pushers you can tell that it is for only a select few/styles of slides. If it is not a Glock or a 1911 or very similar very flat sided slide then it is not going to hold in place. Nowhere on their website or the description did it indicate this and advertised as Universal...it is not. Read other reviews online. If you slide has any angle to it (vertical plane) then it will rock/twist. I didn't even take it out of the box when I could clearly see inside the way it is packed...and I cannot imagine how you can even alight the slide (horizontal axis) because there is so much girth and metal in the way...it looks solid for sure, but that solid has to get in the way too. My 365 slide would be all but invisible underneath and my Arex (Glock clone) has a different kind of slide shape so it'd never sit still. I had high hopes but it is not worth finding out I purchased a door stop so it is going back unused.

A little bulky compared to other sight tools. But the size makes the work easier for you. Better than other sight tools with more options and capabilities. Avid is always a little expensive but definitely worth the money when you use it. Value is worth it when you save your strength and aggravation

Removing the front sight on a P320 M18 is a pain in the ass. I tried other pushers, but none of them worked. I also tried using a hammer and punch and almost destroyed the sight. Then I found a post on Sig Talk from someone who had the same issue as me. He recommended this pusher. Alright, I figured I’d give it a try—guess what? It works phenomenally! This thing just works. Solid, easy to use, and it did exactly what it was supposed to do without any drama.

Everything about this sight pusher reads as it’s a top of the line high quality unit. It’s not. I needed to swap out a rear P320 sight and this press destroyed it. So here we go. The slide will start to twist no matter how tight you clamp it down. I even tried the metal jaws in it with the provided protection pads and nada. As soon as you put minimal tension on the “torque knob” things start getting wonky. You could actually see the press block move as everything is clamped in correctly according to their directions. As per the gun owners curiosity as well as mine, we pushed the sight off in the most unnatural way possible. The front with the press block flipped was even worse. I had to tell a customer that there’s no way in hell I would use this on his new trijicon sights and he would have to wait for the Sig shoe to arrive for our regular press. This was delivered today and a return was made less than a hour later. Highly NOT recommended. My shop typically does about 40-60 sight swaps a week and this as a secondary permanent shop tool was a bad idea. We will gladly pay the premium for a quality tool. Figure this. You buy sights from us, we don’t charge you to swap them. You bring in your own sights from wherever you bought them and it’s 10 bucks for a Glock and 20 bucks for everything else. Is this really worth it? Hard pass.