Installing Night Sights

[jwmustangman]

Hi all. I LOVE the sig 226 9mm. It is a phenomenal firearm. However, I CAN'T STAND the 2 dot stack sights (or whatever they are called) that comes on it. So, I recently invested in Trijicon 3 dot night sights. I received them in the mail and they look great, but they say a "pusher tool" is required, or they just won't go in without breaking them. I definitely don't want to ruin my new sights, so they still sit in the package. Does anybody know of someone in EAST TN that has the "pusher" and can and would install these properly WITHOUT charging me an arm and a leg to do so? I mean, I found 1 place, but they wanted like 75 bucks to install them. Thats more than the sights cost! Am I being unreasonable? I never thought It would cost me more than the sights just to get them stuck on! Thanks in advance for the input!

[TNRobocop]

If you were closer to Nashville I could give you a hand.

However, they have the tool and the knowledge to install the sights.

Working on a car and working on a gun is similar. You are paying for the knowledge. There is a labor charge on both. That is what you are paying for.

If you don't want to pay it, buy the tool yourself and change the sights out on your own.

[jwmustangman]

Thanks, but where could I get the tool if I wanted to go that route? I understand you are paying for the knowledge to an extent. I mean, I work on cars a lot, so I know the whole concept and such. The part I don't understand is this: I just want sights changed out. I mean, I'm just getting an oil change here, not an engine rebuild, right? How hard can it be? if you have the correct tool, I see how they SHOULD come out. You would pay a lot less for something simple, like say an oil change, than you would an engine rebuild. I guess I just never figured it would cost more than the sights to get them stuck on. Maby I am just way off my rocker, who knows. I don't expect something for free by any means, but I just didn't figure in that high of an installation cost. Anyway, I will keep searching and will eventually get them on. Thanks again.

[TNRobocop]

Brownells is where I get mine from. I have a universal one made from bar stock that is indestructable (so far) after breaking two Glock factory ones. The one I have now can be used for several types of pistols.

It is blue in color if that helps when you look them up.

[jwmustangman]

Finally! Problem solved! Mikes gun shop in Tazewell, TN hooked me up. He is a sig dealer and had the correct pusher. He installed them and even boresighted it for what I considered a very reasonable price. It is dead on accurate now. I will never look back at the "stack sights" again. I am very happy with my 3 dot trijicon night sights.

[eastenn]

hm less than $75 sounds like a good deal on the night sights. mind me asking where you got them from? i have thought about getting some for my xd, and haven't searched too much but I think i was seeing around $105 for a set.