Rear sight adjustmen 9mm Shield

Gene L

Gene L

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Anyone got any tips? I need to move the rear sight to the left, and pounded on it with a brass punch and with the screw removed. Mushroomed the punch and didn't move an iota.

Watched a video on changing sights on a Shield, and his glided off. Which I seriously doubt.
 
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Adjust the front sight instead. The rear sight is not adjustable on Shields. Even if you could move the rear sight, the hole in the sight would no longer line up with the hole in the slide, so you could not secure the sight with the screw. The rear sight is designed only for removal, so that the striker block mechanism can be accessed.
 
Destroyed the white dots on my Shield with machine hammer and steel punch. The Ameriglos installed fairly easy but the rear got to a certain point and wouldn't budge . It was just a touch to the right but aim was fine. Best to take it to gunsmith but sight may not move anymore to the left.
 
Gene L said:
Anyone got any tips? I need to move the rear sight to the left, and pounded on it with a brass punch and with the screw removed. Mushroomed the punch and didn't move an iota.

Watched a video on changing sights on a Shield, and his glided off. Which I seriously doubt.
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My experience is the stock rear sights will only move to the right. They're wedged in tight trying to go left. If you do try to take them off to the right, the spring and cap for the firing pin block is on the far right side under the rear sight.

I'm surprised they need adjusting. Mine have been spot on. Like swsig said, adjust the front.
 
Probably my fault and too much trigger finger. All my striker-fired pistols shoot to the left. Glock and all. I had the sights adjusted on my first qual with the Glock and shot a 94%, so my fault is consistent.

My Shield shot left initially, and somehow I pounded the rear sight right....way right. Barely in the slot. It still shot left. So today, I had the front sight moved to the left by my LGS. The pistol now shoots right about 3 inches at 7-8 yards. I took it home and pounded on the rear sight, but it didn't move.

Guess I'll take it to the LGS Tue and get him to move it.

Also, my Sig shoots left and low, but groups very well.
 
Honestly I don't see the point in adjustable sights. Dead center from the factory and be done with it. Fix your own bad habits instead of the sights.

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Gene,

Have you checked to see if you are cross eyed dominant? It made a big difference for me after I discovered I am.
 
swsig said:
Adjust the front sight instead. The rear sight is not adjustable on Shields. Even if you could move the rear sight, the hole in the sight would no longer line up with the hole in the slide, so you could not secure the sight with the screw. The rear sight is designed only for removal, so that the striker block mechanism can be accessed.
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So the instruction manual says, but that's not true. The rear sight is removable and it's also adjustable. There is plenty of room under the sight for the set screw and there are no issues with the striker block/safety and spring. The manual says it's not adjustable because the rear sights are generally extremely tight and fouling up the slide and/or sight is easy to do if you are inexperienced or don't have proper tools.
 
Gene L said:
Probably my fault and too much trigger finger. All my striker-fired pistols shoot to the left. Glock and all. I had the sights adjusted on my first qual with the Glock and shot a 94%, so my fault is consistent.

My Shield shot left initially, and somehow I pounded the rear sight right....way right. Barely in the slot. It still shot left. So today, I had the front sight moved to the left by my LGS. The pistol now shoots right about 3 inches at 7-8 yards. I took it home and pounded on the rear sight, but it didn't move.

Guess I'll take it to the LGS Tue and get him to move it.

Also, my Sig shoots left and low, but groups very well.
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Your first sentence is the most correct. People commonly say, "My gun is shooting left." Most of the time however, it's the shooter not the gun and they should be saying, "I'm shooting left..."

In your case, it's obvious that it's you because you adjusted the sights a lot and still shoot left. The second indicator is that you're grouping well, but still low left.
 
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