My front sight needs moved

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How can I do that without spending $300 for a sight pusher? So far the 2 lgs I have checked with dont have the tool for the shield.45 just the 9mm/.40.
My sight is too far right from the factory by just a mm.
 
SwflG17Guy said:
How can I do that without spending $300 for a sight pusher? So far the 2 lgs I have checked with dont have the tool for the shield.45 just the 9mm/.40.

My sight is too far right from the factory by just a mm.
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I bought a Universal Sight Tool from Amazon. It was $80. I have installed/adjusted the front sights on my friend's M&P pistol and installed the rear sights on a few Glocks. I put felt on the edges where it contacts the gun. It's nice to have at the range when you notice your sights are off since you can test it and adjust it as you need.

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you can do it easy with a punch and a hammer. The trick is to get the slide secured in a vice padded enough to not mar the slide. Cover the end of the punch with 2 layers of tape and tap it over. Mine was the same way new, front sight just a hair off center. Take your time, keep tape in place on end of punch, you can do it. They are in pretty tight but it will go
 
New to me

My new just received MP9 Shield is shooting left from the mothership

And since most of the stuff in autos I am shooting use drifting as a correction method I have just taken the plunge for a just arrived Sylvan Arms ADVANCED sight pusher ....I found it on eBay for $55.00
...built like a tank ...has fully adjustable "table" for the slide to sit on at the exact height for the pusher to squarely engage the sight and not rely on the side holding clamp as others do to hold the slide plumb ...at the correct height and keep the slide from twisting from the pusher force ..
....additionally it comes with a good selection of shaped jaws to fit multiple slide shapes
...if you seek this out be aware that this is a brand new model and it has to say ADVANCED in it's description or you will not get the model with the adjustable table for the slide to rest on

Good luck and safe shooting
Bear
 
The sights are set in the factory and are not always perfectly centered. Shooting low and left seems to be ia common problem when adjusting to a new small gun. Lots of threads on it. Practice a lot with your trigger control and grip before you make adjustments. Also let others shoot it or shoot it from a rest. It's not always the sights. I thought my sights were off too when I first shot it the first few times, but after getting used to it, it shoots just fine. I just needed a slightly different grip and finger placement.
 
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If you are a member of your range or are otherwise a good customer, your range staff may be able to do the sight adjustment. Two separate bench tests at my range proved beyond a doubt that my left-shooting Shield .45 had mis-adjusted sights. Fortunately, one of the range officers noticed me fussing with it, and offered the services of the range's sight-adjusting guy. It took a couple of attempts, but the sight was finally set correctly. Because I was a range member, there was no charge. So try your range. You've got nothing to lose by asking.
 
The sight is definitely off centered, no doubt about it. Its not me. I had one of the first ones out around here and have been shooting it for awhile now. I've just kept thinking that I'd get to it. Its time to get to it.
And my range guy was one of the original 2 places that I checked with that just then realized they only had the tool for 9mm/.40 and it didn't work for the .45. I was hoping it'd be that easy.
 
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SwflG17Guy said:
How can I do that without spending $300 for a sight pusher? So far the 2 lgs I have checked with dont have the tool for the shield.45 just the 9mm/.40.
My sight is too far right from the factory by just a mm.
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Have you shot it yet? How do you know it needs to be moved?

The fact that it is not centered is NOT necessarily and indication that the sights are off. The sights are designed to be adjusted to regulate where the bullet strikes the target. Proper adjustment rarely equates to the geographic center of the slide.
 
if you have a dial caliper handy take your slide off and find a good,flat surface to work on(table top, a piece of plexiglass etc). Lay your slide down and use the tail of your caliper to measure from the top edge of the sight down to the flat surface. Write down the measurement. Now flip your slide end for end and measure as before. If your sight is centered in the slide those two measurements will be the same, if they are not the same you will know which way and how much to move the sight by the measurements....good luck again
 
The front sight is visually noticeably pushed to the right. If shooting at a target using the sights as normal the shots land left. If I pull my shots to the right of intended target then I tend to hit my original spot more frequently.
Thats as scientific as I can get so far.
After I purchase the JMT I will move it at the range.
 
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