soooo there is no way I can go to a local hardware store and find a tool that will work , right ?

and if I have to order one .. where is the best place and what's the best brand ??

thank u gens

Says your home range is CR...I'm close by on the way. Swing by and I'll lend you a tool.

 

FS

I bought a fiber front sight from Dawson and they sent me the tool.  Just borrow the tool from someone.  I would lend you mine but I beat it up a bit while drifting out the rear sight.

I bought a fiber front sight from Dawson and they sent me the tool.  Just borrow the tool from someone.  I would lend you mine but I beat it up a bit while drifting out the rear sight.

butcher!

Iirc, it's just a thin walled 1/8" hex socket. I replaced mine without the official glock tool, but I don't recall exactly what I used. I think it was just a plain old craftsman screwdriver with the interchangeable bits (obviously used without a bit). I've heard of people using a grinder on one of those types of screwdrivers to thin the wall a bit so it will fit.

$8.56 at Amazon, and very sturdy.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O5ILUM/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've sorta got a similar question, if you don't mind if i piggy back on your thread. I bought a new fiber optic front sight for my springfield 1911. I want to punch out the stock front sight and then tap in the new fiber optic one. Is this the tool i need?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Mayhew-25077-8-Inch-Knurled-Brass/dp/B000GTMQ0C/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1383402030&sr=8-4&keywords=non+marring+punch

Or maybe this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-780194-Brass-Punch-Set/dp/B003C7Q3TA/ref=sr_1_8?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1383402324&sr=1-8&keywords=gunsmith+punch+set

Sights from XS came with a tool. It's made of aluminum so it doesn't damage the very thin screws.

 

Here is the tool and a pic of the front sight screw on the underside of a Glock slide.

 

Or maybe this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Wheeler-780194-Brass-Punch-Set/dp/B003C7Q3TA/ref=sr_1_8?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1383402324&sr=1-8&keywords=gunsmith+punch+set

i know alot of people use them...im not a fan of brass punches for sights....they leave brass mars..i prefer delrin ....or something like this http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/general-gunsmith-tools/punches/nylon-front-sight-drift-punch-prod513.aspx

I've been using pieces of hardwood (I prefer maple) cut to the right size with great success. The will deform a little after some good whacks, but never scratch the gun or the sight and can be cut and notched for odd sized or angled pieces too.

 

Maybe because I'm a woodworker and have lots of scraps lying around and tools to shape them, But never found the need to use any of my brass drifts or buy a Delrin one.

Sights from XS came with a tool. It's made of aluminum so it doesn't damage the very thing screws.

 

Here is the tool and a pic of the front sight screw on the underside of a Glock slide.

 

 

Mine doesn't have a screw, it's just pressed into place very tightly and has to be wacked out and wacked back in, but with something that won't damage the slide or the sight.

Mine doesn't have a screw, it's just pressed into place very tightly and has to be wacked out and wacked back in, but with something that won't damage the slide or the sight.

 

NP, was replying to the OP's questions about Glocks - a G34 Gen 4 slide pictured.

 

I've never done sights on a 1911.

Says your home range is CR...I'm close by on the way. Swing by and I'll lend you a tool.

 

FS

Thank you very much for the offer Sir!

I ended up ordering Wiha tool from amazon.

Lets see how it goes .....

$8.56 at Amazon, and very sturdy.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000O5ILUM/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thank you !! This is what I was looking for

butcher!

Wouldn't be the first time I broke something.  Relatively speaking, this was a pretty cheap lesson.