m&p 9mm front sight

[arni biluk]

I just purchased my first hand gun ever - m&p 9mm - can the front sight on an m&p 9mm be adjusted - it is off center .5mm to the left -thx

[OKFC05]

Are you just looking at the sight, or have you shot it?

If you are just looking at the sight, leave it alone.

If you are shooting small groups with the pistol and need the groups moved, I suggest you get someone with a sight pusher to move it for you. The M&P sights are often very tight, and it is easy to do damage without proper tools and skills.

[kramden]

Sight pusher is a must!

[epj]

This may be useful to you:
Shield sight change Picture heavy

[Fastcast]

Yes, it can be adjusted by a non professional (according to the manual but not the rear, without possibly voiding the warranty) and S&W will ask if you tried before emailing you a return label to have it moved under warranty. Mine was ridiculously off center out of the box and my brass punches wouldn't touch it, I mangled up two punches trying to get it to budge.

After talking with S&W about it an being told you're doing all the right things, they are really tough and getting a turn around time of 2.5+ weeks, I decided to give it one more attempt. So back into the vice but knowing the punches wouldn't work, I had a 3/4" x 1.5" x 12" piece of hardwood trim laying around from another project so deciding it shouldn't mar anything up gave it a try and whacked the snot out of it with that and finally got it to move. After the initial movement, fine tuning wasn't too bad. Use lots of lubricant, have rubber jaw covers or something to protect the slide in the vice and best of luck, you're going to need it! lol

[sschrick]

don't go messing with the gun, thinking the sights are off until you (and others) all shoot the gun to determine actual POI.

sounds like you measured (with calipers) a 0.5mm (0.020") difference in the sights that may or may not translate into any difference when actually shooting

[Fastcast]

Originally Posted by sschrick

don't go messing with the gun, thinking the sights are off until you (and others) all shoot the gun to determine actual POI.

Agreed and I definitely shot mine before deciding to move. As bad as mine was off though I figured it would never be right.

For what it's worth, S&W said they only test them for function, not POI/POA