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Posted: 10/22/2013 10:23:30 AM EDT
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I work for a small police department and they've decided that we need an armorer and I have been given that position. My department does not issue sidearms so officers can carry whatever they like. We have everything from Glocks, to Sigs, to 1911's, to H&K's, etc...
I am going through all the different armorer courses so I can work on all of our firearms but I need the ability to change sights and would like to know what the best universal sight tool is. I have searched here and online and can't seem to find what is considered the best so I'm putting it out here. I can't get them to approve a different sight took for every possible type of handgun so it needs to be universal. Thanks! |
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The B&J is fair for the money but I have destroyed one in use as well. After a decent amount of use it just got looser and looser. Also on really tight sights, the slide has a tendency to "roll" in the base making it a real pain, they do have an add on clamp that prevents this but it makes it a three handed job.
What finally did it in was the damn sights on an XD. I lucked out and found a slightly used Meprolight tool on a local board for $250.00 and it has served well for the majority of work but XD series are still a biatch. I ended up making my own tool based loosely on the B&J out of 1/2 plate and now XD's are a breeze. I did pick up a MGW Glock tool as well. I would say take a poll of the most prominent service pistols on the department and get the specific tool for them. Save the B&J for the other "oddballs". |
| if the department is buying, get the specific MGW tool for each brand. The correct tools for the job will be a fraction of the money saved by doing service in house. Send out two or three slides for replacement sights and you have paid for the tool. Ruin a slide by folding the dovetail and you just paid for three of them. |
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