survivalshop Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 Got my sight tool in today & must admit its more impressive then I would have thought . It is heavy & well made , I can't wait to try it out . I have some sights coming , but I need to adj. both my Sig's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robocop1051 Posted September 2, 2017 Report Share Posted September 2, 2017 So if we buy you the adapter, we can send you our slide? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 (edited) 16 hours ago, Robocop1051 said: So if we buy you the adapter, we can send you our slide? ? No need for adaptors with the Wheeler Engineering tool . I was going to buy the new Range master from MGW, but all the different adapters ( same as their Sight Pro ) & the fact that it couldn't be used on a lot of 1911 type pistols , like its big $$ Sight Pro , turned me off , that & all the emailed Questions & no answers about that restriction . Plus I needed a sight pusher now , I went with the Wheeler , its probably not the best but has a load of people saying it works fine on every sight they used it on , is why I went with the Wheeler . This thing is built like a Tank & its going to get a work out this week , both in adj. mounted sights & a complete replacement . If you want to send your slide across the Country for sight replacement , go for it , i'm in Edited September 3, 2017 by survivalshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 Been thinking about one of those. Look forward to hearing more about your using it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted September 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) On 9/3/2017 at 10:12 AM, Sisco said: Been thinking about one of those. Look forward to hearing more about your using it. It works pretty good , took some practice to get it all correct for the Push , it also took some light taps of a small ball peen Hammer to get the sight to move or break it loose , but other then that , it was easy . I put tape on all sides , on the slide sides to protect t it from the Tool & both ends like they show in the instructions to mark the middle of the sight . The slide on the M&P Shield is so short that the top clamp down was in the middle of the Ejection port . Kinda awkward , but still works as it should have . Front Sight seemed to twist a little in the Dove tail , had to reset the Slide so the Pusher would straighten out the long fiber optic part of the Sight , but it works out OK . Back sight had a Spring loaded base for , I think a Disconnector , I will have to look at the break down of a Shield , I don't really know what it is , the Rear Sight olds it in place or what could be called , Captive . I was going to push the Sight on , Left to Right , but with that Captive Spring assembly , I had to go , Right to Left , so to hold down that Spring loaded component . I will use a Brass Bar or brass head Hammer ( which is what I will do from now on ) to hit the Sight Pusher , their way of taping on it with Pin Punch was almost impossible , with out the Tool in a Vice . Its a work in progress , I had a small Ball Peen Hammer close & my small hand Made one was too small . Now all I have to do is take it to the Range & use a Handgun rest to shoot & see if they need any adjustment . Before After Edited September 7, 2017 by survivalshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Cool! thanks. Any fixed sight pistol almost always shoots 3 inches to the left of the bullseye at 10 yards for me. It is my eye, not the sights problem. So I could use that on a number of pistols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted September 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 21 minutes ago, Sisco said: Cool! thanks. Any fixed sight pistol almost always shoots 3 inches to the left of the bullseye at 10 yards for me. It is my eye, not the sights problem. So I could use that on a number of pistols. I'm telling you , my two new Sigs shoot so far to the left I was missing the Target ,stand & all @ 20 yards . When I compensated & aimed for the right side of the Target , I was hitting the wood post holding the cardboard that the Target was stapled to , with both Sigs , so it could be me, but I've never missed the Target like that , bad eyes , old eyes , all the excuses I can muster , never shot & had a Handgun shoot that far to one side or the other . This tool will fix it , the Pistol shot from a rest will tell me more on what is really going on & I may go to the range tomorrow , ahead of the Hurricane . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 8 hours ago, survivalshop said: I'm telling you , my two new Sigs shoot so far to the left I was missing the Target ,stand & all @ 20 yards . When I compensated & aimed for the right side of the Target , I was hitting the wood post holding the cardboard that the Target was stapled to , with both Sigs , so it could be me, but I've never missed the Target like that , bad eyes , old eyes , all the excuses I can muster , never shot & had a Handgun shoot that far to one side or the other . This tool will fix it , the Pistol shot from a rest will tell me more on what is really going on & I may go to the range tomorrow , ahead of the Hurricane . Watch that hurricane, they never know exactly what they will do. Stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted September 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 I made a slight adjustment to the M&P Shield today at the range , shot from my Pistol rest & this tool is great . I can hit the side of the Barn now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malig8r Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 9/19/2017 at 6:14 PM, survivalshop said: I made a slight adjustment to the M&P Shield today at the range , shot from my Pistol rest & this tool is great . I can hit the side of the Barn now So now that you’ve had the tool for a while would you recommend it? I’m looking for something that is fairly universal. I need to adjust the sights on my Shield as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 ive only had to use mine once but it was simple enough for me! im waiting to add some nightsights to all my pistols when i stop buying rifles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarWolf Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 I wound up going with the MGW Sight Pro. The Wheeler seems decent but the MGW with a shoe should be a bit less likely to have issues. The MGW without a shoe should be about the same as the Wheeler. So if you have a shoe it's a bonus and if you don't you shouldn't be any worse off. I got the Sight Pro on sale so it wasn't too bad but if you find the Wheeler on sale it can be downright inexpensive. I doubt I'll play 'collect them all' with the shoes since there's about 65 of them or so and at least a couple three are for guns I doubt I'll ever see in the wild much less need to knock sights off or on the gun. On 2/21/2018 at 6:19 PM, sketch said: ive only had to use mine once but it was simple enough for me! im waiting to add some nightsights to all my pistols when i stop buying rifles! ^^^ THIS ^^^ along with my friends and family member's guns. Who knows I might retire to standing behind a bench in a gunshop doing armory type stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 Ok 5 years later I've used this atleast 12 times that I can rember and all have been flawless installs in minutes. I loaned it to my bro with simple instructions and he made it work in minutes. Good tools are worth it 🍻🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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