Sight adjustment on SD9VE

[Edge68]

A friend and I went shooting, and my goal was to make sure my sight was correct. It shoots right and low. To make sure it wasn't just me, my friend shot and it did the same thing. Whats the proper way to adjust the sights on this gun? There are no set screws I can see, at least on the outside. I,m a noob, but learning as much as I can. Thanks for the help.

 

[hmbiohazard]

i used a punch set. mine are dipped in a rubberized coating. i used a jewelry hammer/mallet to tap as needed using a punch on the side of the sight. worked for both my front and rear sights. took the stock off and put some trijicon night sights on my SD

there is a certain way they are supposed to be removed. from right to left looking down slide from the rear. or left to right. there is a video somewhere that explains it on youtube

 

[GKC]

A friend and I went shooting, and my goal was to make sure my sight was correct. It shoots right and low. To make sure it wasn't just me, my friend shot and it did the same thing. Whats the proper way to adjust the sights on this gun? There are no set screws I can see, at least on the outside. I,m a noob, but learning as much as I can. Thanks for the help.

The only adjustments you can make are for windage (left or right) and not elevation (up or down.) As hmbiohazard mentioned, you can use a punch or similar tool. Gentle taps will do it, a little at a time. Neither sight has set screws, they are just held in by tension.

Before you do that, though, have you shot it from a rest, rather than just handheld? I know you said your friend shot it the same, but it could be trigger control more than sight alignment. That is, you could both be pulling the shot. (Drifting the sight won't elevate the POI, or point of impact, anyway.) There are charts posted here frequently that show the impact on a target, and the cause...I'll see if I can find one.

 

[GKC]

 

[epj]

Pretty hard to make any fine adjustments with a punch and hammer. Very tough on night sights too. That's why there are tools called "sight pushers".

 

[GKC]

Pretty hard to make any fine adjustments with a punch and hammer. Very tough on night sights too. That's why there are tools called "sight pushers".

Sight pushers are better, true...but they are also expensive. Adjustments on SDVE sights can be made fairly easily with a punch and hammer (I use a small hammer with a nylon head) if you take it slow and easy, with small taps at a time. You can pad the punch, or use a nylon punch; although for removing the rear sight I used a steel punch, and tapped in the M&P rear sight on my SD9VE with the same steel punch. No harm done.

Night sights I get installed and adjusted by a professional...which I'm not.

 

[hmbiohazard]

i installed mine just fine. mine shoot spot on as well. saved $35 installation fee for the NS

 

[epj]

My pushers are not all that expensive. $65 delivered to your door. The punches will work in many cases if you are real careful. You also need a padded vise to hold the slide, and a heavy table to hold the vise helps too.

 

[hmbiohazard]

AH GKC's magic charts are back

 

[leejack]

These guys have covered windage very well.

Just want to add that these guns require the front sight be put on the bull, not at 6 o'clock (cover the bullseye).

 

[GKC]

My pushers are not all that expensive. $65 delivered to your door.

Man, that's a LOT less than I've seen them on various sites...are you selling them, or are you referring to ones that you own?

 

[GKC]

AH GKC's magic charts are back

Hey, I didn't make them, I just found and copied them. They've been posted here many times.

 

[epj]

Man, that's a LOT less than I've seen them on various sites...are you selling them, or are you referring to ones that you own?

They are for sale in the classifieds. I designed the tools and also build them. That's why they are cheaper than most.

 

[Edge68]

Ok Gents, Thanks. I will print those charts. Have a good one.

 

[epj]

They are for sale in the classifieds. I designed the tools and also build them. That's why they are cheaper than most.

A little background on the JMT line of pushers. Several years ago I had a Smith 4006 that needed the sights moved. I was too cheap to spend $150 on a $300 gun to move the sights. Using some scrap metal and a bench vise, I made a pusher that would move the super tight sights on the Gen 3 S&W. I then came up with a free standing version that utilized the same principle of operation. I showed it off on the S&W forum and several people wrote and asked if I'd build them one of the pushers. That was a long time and thousands of pushers ago. The early ones were literally hand made, and frankly were pretty crude. But, they worked, and were priced right. I now have a pretty complete machine shop at my disposal. The pushers are much more refined, and also have undergone a continuous improvement process. As they say, " we've come a long way". None the less, it all started right here on the S&W forum.

 

[Jpallais]

I have a Sigma 40VE and the factory front sight fell off.... any way in how to get a replacement aftermarket front sight that will fit on a Sigma 40VE?