I just had a set of TruGlo TFO sights mounted to my M&P to replace the stock sights. First, I had started to remove the sights at home, and had gotten the rear sight moving (slowly) in the dovetain with just a brass punch and a few taps with a hammer. I then realized that I still would have the front sight to remove, and then I still had to mount the new sights. Time for a sight pusher, not time to cheap out. Luckily, I remembered a local gun store that is a major police/fire/emt outfitter. I called the store (GT Distributors) in the morning and spoke to a salesman about the problem. I was sure he knew I had not purchased either the M&P or the sights from their store. His response: "Well, we're going to have to charge you labor for that...and that's going to run about $20.00-$25.00." Sold. I had the M&P back after 1 day in their shop - excellent results, I couldn't be happier. The reasons for my long reply: 1) you need the right tools and/or know-how to do this job; 2) sometimes cheap is good, but this isn't one of those times. Get professional help for this to avoid pain/problems; and 3) check out any local gun stores that specialize in outfitting the local police. They may be able to either do the job for you (hopefully at low cost), or know someone that provides gunsmithing for the local constabulary. By the way, a local gunsmith quoted me a 2-month turn around and $80.00 for labor for the same job.
Best of luck,
Dave
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