Night sights install

Butcher · Apr 1, 2016

My night sights are 13+ years old. Finally ordered a new set. Just need to replace them. It's a five minute job, but I called a certain place that said I need to drop off my gun and it's a five day wait, and since I didn't buy the sights from them I have to pay $20 to remove my old ones and $20 to install the new ones.

Where else can I go that isn't that stupid?

traveller · Apr 1, 2016

Oh the audacity of someone to charge for their services :rolleyes:

INMY01TA · Apr 1, 2016

What kind of gun? And ya I'm with the guy above..^^

DoubleTap007 · Apr 1, 2016

$40 bucks to have sights removed and installed is a good deal.

There is a huge chance of marring the finish of the gun if you make it just a 5 minute job. Sometimes it could be very difficult to get sights off that have been on a gun for 13 years.

What type of gun also makes a difference.

lx1x · Apr 1, 2016

I gotz hammer and dremmel. Will do it cheap cheap..

Mickey the Dragon · Apr 1, 2016

lx1x said:
I gotz hammer and dremmel. Will do it cheap cheap..

I don't have a dremel, but I'm pretty sure I can get everything sorted out with just a hammer. I'll do it cheap. You pay for the shipping to Ohio, though.

gwchem · Apr 1, 2016

This is what the internet is doing to businesses.

"Oh, you bought this gizmo from someone else, and now you're asking me to install it for free. Yeah, that'll help me keep the lights on."

clandestine · Apr 1, 2016

If the job is so easy and only takes 5 mins then why are you paying someone?

I can do it but I wont with an attitude like that.

Blaster229 · Apr 1, 2016

Butcher said:
My night sights are 13+ years old. Finally ordered a new set. Just need to replace them. It's a five minute job, but I called a certain place that said I need to drop off my gun and it's a five day wait, and since I didn't buy the sights from them I have to pay $20 to remove my old ones and $20 to install the new ones.

Where else can I go that isn't that stupid?

Quoting this because it needs to be memorialized. LOL

DutchV · Apr 1, 2016

Brownell's sells all the tools you need for that job. Not sure where you get the experience to do it right.

Mickey the Dragon · Apr 1, 2016

DutchV said:
Brownell's sells all the tools you need for that job. Not sure where you get the experience to do it right.

Will Brownell's sell him all of the tools and ship them for less than $40? If not, is there another place he can go that isn't that stupid?

A1Uni · Apr 1, 2016

Butcher said:
My night sights are 13+ years old. Finally ordered a new set. Just need to replace them. It's a five minute job, but I called a certain place that said I need to drop off my gun and it's a five day wait, and since I didn't buy the sights from them I have to pay $20 to remove my old ones and $20 to install the new ones.

Where else can I go that isn't that stupid?

Wasn't us, but my bet is your guy spent a lot of money buying the correct jigs and vices so he can push out the old sights and put in the new ones without screwing up your gun.

Of course he is going to charge you, especially since you didn't even buy the new sights form him. Many dealers install them no-charge if you buy them there. Bet that $12 you saved buying on the Internet does not look so good now...

Bafflingbs · Apr 1, 2016

We still don't know what type of gun it is.

INMY01TA · Apr 1, 2016

With a name like Butcher I wouldn't suggest he try it himself.....

DutchV · Apr 1, 2016

Mickey the Dragon said:
Will Brownell's sell him all of the tools and ship them for less than $40? If not, is there another place he can go that isn't that stupid?

I guess if you like the "Khyber Pass" look a guy could borrow a hammer and give 'er a shot on his own. Can't be that hard, right?

I'm kind of picky about who does my gunsmithing work. I'd say that $40 seems very fair - almost cheap - for this sort of job.

inkd · Apr 1, 2016

It's pretty easy to remove and install sights.

1. Clamp the slide in a vise. Make you reaaaaaally squeeze it in there. You don't want it moving.

2. Find a large hammer, the bigger the better. Also a steel punch. Gotta have steel cause brass is soft as a liberals dick.

3. Smack the $hit outta those old sights to get them out of the slide.

4. Get a dremel tool and clean up the dovetail in the slide. You may want to trim some meat off of the sights too, to help start them.

5. Grab a bigger hammer and steel punch and smack the $hit out of the sights to drive them home.

Easy peasey, japanesey.

Now, in all seriousness. 40 bucks is not a bad price to pay to install a set of sights. Especially if the "5 minute job" requires some actual fitting.

You may have even gotten the job done in less time quoted. It's not a stretch for someone in a busy shop to add a couple days to the estimate.

Most customers are glad when they get a call that their job was done in two days when they expected five and it gives the gunsmith/mechanic/plumber a little cushion in case they run into an "oh $hit" on another job.

traveller · Apr 1, 2016

I dont think we gave him the answer he was looking for.

The internet can be mean.

BossmanPJ · Apr 1, 2016

inkd said:
It's pretty easy to remove and install sights.

1. Clamp the slide in a vise. Make you reaaaaaally squeeze it in there. You don't want it moving.

2. Find a large hammer, the bigger the better. Also a steel punch. Gotta have steel cause brass is soft as a liberals dick.

3. Smack the $hit outta those old sights to get them out of the slide.

4. Get a dremel tool and clean up the dovetail in the slide. You may want to trim some meat off of the sights too, to help start them.

5. Grab a bigger hammer and steel punch and smack the $hit out of the sights to drive them home.

Easy peasey, japanesey.

Now, in all seriousness. 40 bucks is not a bad price to pay to install a set of sights. Especially if the "5 minute job" requires some actual fitting.

You may have even gotten the job done in less time quoted. It's not a stretch for someone in a busy shop to add a couple days to the estimate.

Most customers are glad when they get a call that their job was done in two days when they expected five and it gives the gunsmith/mechanic/plumber a little cushion in case they run into an "oh $hit" on another job.

Good advice. $40 for pretty much any job at a qualified gunsmith is a steal. Most of the time the labor rate per hour alone is double. If you have someone that will do a sight replacement for $40 and not fu*k up your gun, give him $50 for his trouble.

clandestine · Apr 1, 2016

BossmanPJ said:
Good advice. $40 for pretty much any job at a qualified gunsmith is a steal. Most of the time the labor rate per hour alone is double. If you have someone that will do a sight replacement for $40 and not fu*k up your gun, give him $50 for his trouble.

But pinning a CZ front sight is a 5 minute job. WHY PAY SO MUCH TO A BUSINESS? :lol2:

inkd · Apr 1, 2016

BossmanPJ said:
Good advice. $40 for pretty much any job at a qualified gunsmith is a steal. Most of the time the labor rate per hour alone is double. If you have someone that will do a sight replacement for $40 and not fu*k up your gun, give him $50 for his trouble.

That ain't no lie. I understand money can be tight but there is a difference between money being tight and being a tight ass.

If I can't do it myself and can't afford to pay someone to do it right, I don't start the project.

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