Excellent product, but I could not use
From the moment I opened up the package I knew this was a well-built apparatus. Solidly build, screws are smooth. However, the sights I was trying to remove were tightly fit and eventually only came out by driving them out with a punch on a gunsmith vise. This tool, as explained in the instructions, was not to be used on sights that tight, so I could not use it. I would have otherwise loved to keep it.
MGW Sight Pro Tool 2019 Edition
Used to complete a Remington RP9 stripped slide. Used slide shoe for Remington RP45, #154. Interchanges with RP9 slide. Used optional extra cost "low mount pusher block". Regular pusher block was too high. Adjusted right down to contact dovetail part of sights. Watch MGW YouTube 2016 video to adjust large white Delrin pad. Key to success. Used grease type lubricant on turning screw and dovetail cuts to ease sight moving effort. Oil drips off screw. Not helpful. Rear sight was hard to move. Needed padded leather gloves and mounted Sight Pro in vise. Handle seems too short and skinny. Screw seems too small, inadequate for some sights. Like XD pistol sights. Need a heat gun and penetrating oil for these. Did the job on RP9 slide anyway. Be aware of these tool quirks. Solid 4 stars. MGW needs a new, more powerful model.
Complicated
My only complaint would be having to have the different shoes for different guns
Strong & Sure
I recently purchased this and used it to install sights on an M&P 2.0. The factory rear sight took heavy drifting to remove while holding the slide in a vice with brass jaw covers. I did not want to hammer that hard on the new slide again, so I purchased this tool to install the new set. After filing the new sight to start close to the same distance into the dovetail by hand as the removed sight, I pushed it home with this tool until it was centered to the slide. I worked smoothly even though the new sight installation took much pressure. When I took the pistol to the range, it shot ~2" left at 20 yards. This tool allowed me to adjust the rear sight and zero the sights on the spot with no other tool. The only con is the price, however, I do not regret buying it.
Nice Machining Rough Finish
This sight tool is a well thought out design and is machine nicely. The one I received is with the newer updated nature/gray finish. This finish is supposedly an improvement over the previous anodized black. I am not sure if I just received one with a rough finish or this is the new norm. I have no doubt the tool will work as intended but would of liked the finish to be better.
Seriously solidly engineered
I had to wait a while to get the tool and all the required extra parts but it was worthwhile. It is very solidly made and provides a secure base for working on slides. I had to get the additional 30 degree pusher and the HK slide clamp since my first change was to put Dead Ringer Snake Eyes sights on an HK VP9. All this came to about $450. And there is additional expense for other pistols - extra cost and possible out-of-stock downsides. The original sights came off slick as can be and installing the front sight was easy. I ran into a problem installing the rear sight though. The pusher engaged the sight ring which is offset from the dovetail by about 0.3 inches. It looked like the resulting torque was going to either break the sight or mess up the installation. There was not enough flexibility with the tool to directly engage the slim dovetail. So I had to finish with a drift punch using the bottom part of the tool to hold the slide. It turned out fine and my old eyes really like the ring sight better. If I had to do this a lot, I would drill a hole in the bottom of the pusher to install a pin to engage the dovetail directly. Bottom line, this is an expensive tool but works well and my son will appreciate it when he gets it.
Well engineered w/ room for improvement
Very well engineered! A guy came in today to get sights replaced on his Ruger SR9C. (This shoe arrived just yesterday!) First time out and I have a problem. The white plastic elevation adjustment block is too tall to allow me to get down to remove the factory sights. Had to machine about 1/8 inch off it to get at the sight base. Also, the lock down knobs/nuts have no lead-in, so getting them started on the posts is subject to fumbling. I dropped mine twice! I machined a tapered lead and all's much better now. Unfortunately the threads are some odd extra-fine metric pitch, so cleaning up burrs & chips with a common tap is not possible. Minor thing. These knobs/nuts go on quick & easy upside down, though! Very well engineered otherwise, though a bit difficult to get an eye on what one is doing. Way better than the cheap-o special I had before.
