Springfield XD Sight Removal and Installation
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2023
- These Springfield XD sights are the most difficult sights I have ever had to replace. In this video, I show you how I went about replacing them. Hope you enjoy! If you do, please consider subscribing!
Always heard these were a pain to deal with. Owned my XD9 for 15 yrs and this is one of the reasons I've never bought night sights for it and some shops don't even mess with them either. Thanks for sharing the Gospel at the end too. It's a good way to get the message out. God bless.
I can definitely see why. And I try to spread the Gospel any way that I can. I can reach many more people through this
I can definitely see why. And I try to spread the Gospel any way that I can. I can reach many more people through this
i've done lots of XD sights in our shop. I have not found a sight tool that will actually get them off, so I put the slides in a padded vice and heat it up, then tap them out with a punch. I tell the customer before that "your old sights will likely be destroyed," usually when I put the replacement rear sight in, I file just a hair off the bottom and use the proper tool to get them in. Then make sure they are centered as close as possible, then a trip to the range for a perfect zero.
Sight-tool Gen 4 worked great on both of my XD sight replacements. Purchased on Amazon for pretty cheap. It's well made
One thing you should learn about gunsmithing is finesse is much better than brute force. Soak the old sights in Kroil for a day or two then heat up the slide slightly with a heat gun and then use a good sight pusher like an MGW unit. When installing the new sights fit them to the dovetails by sanding or filing the bottom of the sight. I try to get 1/4 to 1/3 of the new sight to slide in by hand and then use a pusher to finish the job. I would be surprised if night sights would survive an install the way you did it. There is great You Tube video by Dawson Sights on installing sights. You would do well to watch it.
Great video thanks for this
Absolutely!
What are the lights on the side of the springfield xds 45 acp for
What did you put on your vice? I desperately need those. Sola Deo Gloria
Good video, just a few things you could have done to aid in removal/installation of XD sights. Using a Penetrating Oil and a Heat Gun set at 180F to warm the steel around the sight. Expansion (Thermal) will greatly aid in Force necessary to remove those sights. Instead of a Micrometer to check centerline alignment, try using a Steel Machinist Ruler 1/50th. Fixed, rigid and more precise measuring ability than the Digital Calipers. 🎯🔫
Good video, I have been hearing about how difficult it is to change Springfield sights and decided to look into what makes it so difficult. I do not have any Springfield sights to change but I just got the gunsmith position at a local gun store and range and they were telling me about the issues their previous gunsmith had. I am an SDI grad and I was looking at your tools and wanted to ask if you are also alumni, just curious but good video.
I’m doing my last 2 classes right now
@@BrotherInArms6 Nice to meet fellow alumni on UA-cam. Are you in the new Handgun Specialist program, if so I am too. Finishing up the striker-fired course getting ready to go into the hammer-fired course. Good luck to you and I'm going to give you another sub.
Is the sight not directional on the Springfield, i.e. did you push it the right way?
Yes I did. It goes in the way that I put it in. These sights are just notorious for being hard to push out
How are you, dear? Have a good day
Can a silencer be installed?
This is the Croatian GS2000 pistol
Actually broke a $150 sight pusher changing mine out. Next time I’ll just go to Shooter’s World and pay the $45 to replace them, saving time and frustration.
I’m always someone that advises people do it themselves, but with this gun, I don’t blame you at all.
I'm so pissed off... I have two xd pistols and can't remove the sights. I even bought the most expensive sight pusher and cannot get them off. This is a good reason to by glock
God is good!
hey my bro, great vid n content, 1 million % cool n i will forever support ya here but i am looking for a upgrade for my main e.d.c. leatherman , would you have anything to trade/swap/barter possibly ?, if not would you have any friends that would ?, any questions please ask, thanks bro n i am a u.s. marine vet here 93' to 97' active !
Which leatherman do you have right now?
xd sights are usually left to right iirc
They're so hard, the front sight of my XDm snapped.
I can tell that that’s very easy to do with these
How can I remove the broken part of the front sight?
Great video but every 'E' doesn't need to be pronounced "long-form" We don't speak like that and neither do you.😆 Be blessed!
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