Shield rear sight

[kroman]

Just noticed that the rear sight on my Shield 40 is not centered. That is the way it came out of the box. Don't they center at factory??
Do I need special tool to adjust if need be?

 

[SoleShtr]

The rear sight is not adjustable. If it is off that much and causing problems, I would send it back and have them take care of it.

 

[MP1SG]

I believe the rear sight IS adjustable. The is a very very small allen screw on the rear sight. you can buy a sight removal/adjust tool. or tap the rear sight with a rubber mallet (gently ) be careful if you have Night Sights as you do not want to break the night sight ampules

 

[kris7047th]

I believe the rear sight IS adjustable. The is a very very small allen screw on the rear sight. you can but a sight removal/adjust tool. or tap the rear sight with a rubber mallet (gently ) be careful if you have Night Sights as you do not want to break the night sight ampules

^^ This ^^

 

[MichiganScott]

I believe the rear sight IS adjustable. The is a very very small allen screw on the rear sight. you can buy a sight removal/adjust tool. or tap the rear sight with a rubber mallet (gently ) be careful if you have Night Sights as you do not want to break the night sight ampules

Actually a brass or plastic rod and a small hammer allow you to place the force of the strike on the base of the sight instead of the wings or the slide.

By the way, it doesn't sound like you have shot it yet. It may need to be slightly off center to be sighted in.

 

[Moonman]

The SHIELD'S REAR SIGHT is NOT ADJUSTABLE, it is removable for installation of replacement sights. This firearm has an ADJUSTABLE FRONT SIGHT.

The rear sight has a SET SCREW that is Loc-Tited in and probably will require a little heat on the screw to degrade the Loc-Tite.

The Slides are placed in a fixture at the factory and the sights are pushed into position by a robot controlled pusher to a set position of distance. (yours must have been a malfunction if it's not centered, and would be a quaility control inspection failure.)

 

[MP1SG]

I stand corrected (BUT i am not 100% sure this is true) I will check and call S&W in the morn. I just completed a S&W M&P Armores course and was pretty sure the instructor stated ALL M&P rear sight is adjustable. If it can be removed i would think its adjustable. Be that as it may, I will call to confirm

 

[RobzGuns]

No need to call S&W about the rear sight being adjustable. Just read page 26 of the Shield manual.

Shield manual - Pg 26
• The rear sight is not adjustable. No attempt should be made to move the rear sight on this model. Removal of the sight and replacement should only be performed by a gunsmith who is familiar with Smith & Wesson products.
• The front sight can be drifted left or right to adjust windage.
Move the front sight in the opposite direction that you wish the group to move on target. For example, if the group should move to the right, move the front sight to the left (as viewed from the rear). Use a brass drift or punch to prevent marring the sight when moving it.

The OP could though, loosen the screw just to center it himself, as opposed to having a smith (or the factory) center it... Just need to be careful about the cap & spring that's underneath the rear sight.

 

[tgmorris99]

No need to call S&W about the rear sight being adjustable. Just read page 26 of the Shield manual.

The OP could though, loosen the screw just to center it himself, as opposed to having a smith (or the factory) center it... Just need to be careful about the cap & spring that's underneath the rear sight.

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Obviously, if the sight can be removed it can be adjusted. The set screw on mine was tight but did break free w/o applying any heat. Just make sure to use a quality allen wrench or a decent driver.

That said, I'd guess that S&W recommends against trying to adjust the rear sight because of the components that may come loose if it's moved to far and they don't want novice armorers to get into trouble.

 

[Fercho64]

The rear sight can be adjusted just a bit. The widht of the sight is about the width of the area it sits on, so if you adjusted to far to the left you will expose a sharp edge on the left side and expose the opening of the striker block on the right. Go ahead and just center. it. You must secure the slide on a vise. Get some L aluminum blackers the lenght of the vise grips covered with masking tape so the teeth of the grips do not damage the slide, do not use any of those rubber pieces they sell for the vise, a rubber mallet or wood or anything soft makes it difficult to remove. Use a punch and a hammer Dawson precision sent me an aluminum punch which I also covered with masking tape before I hit the rear sight. Its a hard punch as you have to break the thread sealer. Heating up the sight with a gas lighter upside down will soften the screw and thread locker and will not damaged the sight. If you see any scartches on the sight do not panic as its aluminum from the punch, I use a brass brush to brush it a sharpee pen to die it and then clean it and its all gone.

 

[alatour]

The rear sight can be adjusted just loosen the screw and move it over with a brass drift with tape on it so as not to mark the sight. A sight pusher works better in fact I just bought one from Danny Fisher [email protected] it is a very simple sight pusher reviewed by Guns America, and the cost is $59 including shipping. So far I have used it to push the rear sight of my Shield off to install an apex USB and it worked perfectly I plan on using it to install night sights when I find a set that I want.

 

[texas48]

why not just adjust the front sight?

 

[OpsMgr]

why not just adjust the front sight?

The OP's rear sight is NOT centered in the dovetail and any adjustment needed on the front sight to align the POA and POI would be exaggerated...