Front site drift tool

[flyfisher66048]

I've got a very nice Rossi 92 that shoots a little to the right, and after I drift front sight with the old punch and hammer, it shoots a little to left. Repeat this several times back and forth

ARRGG!

Is there a better way to drift the front site on a Rossi?

[Shasta]

When I have a problem of moving a sight too much, I find it useful to switch to a smaller hammer. No, I'm not trying to be funny. A lighter hammer will not drift a sight as well as a heavier hammer. My little 8 oz. ball pein is my favorite sight driver.

SHASTA

[abcollector]

I agree with Shasta also on the hammer size.
Also, take a fine tipped Sharpie and make a single straight line starting on the sight to the barrel to use as a "witness" mark to give a reference of how much you've moved the sight. As you know drifting a front sight, a little goes a long way!

[AJMD429]

A few pieces of scrap metal (arranged to put the pressure in the right places on the barrel and the sight base) and a regular Vice-Grip tool I've used with good success. Lots of leverage but can apply it 'gently'.

[J Miller]

Center the front sight, adjust the windage with the rear site. Easier that way.

Joe

[Udy]

Its rather crude, but I got sick of wacking them with a hammer also. I whiped up this gizmo out of frustration one day. It works pretty good. It could be made better with a bit of time and thought put into it, but I used what was laying around.

[hfcable]

excellent tool! nice job.

[Pete44ru]

The sight pusher's the same idea as the Williams Sight Pusher Tool - but they're only good for sights mounted in ramps, not directly in barrel dovetails, where they can't get any purchase.

The best way to move ANY dovetail sight, mounted directly in a barrel dovetail, is with a solid hammer, and a non-marring drift (I use a brass door hinge pin) - first holding the barrel soildly in a vise (not on one's knees or kitchen table), and applying a temporary pencil witness mark on a small piece of yellow masking tape placed adjacent to the sight being moved (as referred to above).

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[Chuck 100 yd]

Holding the barrel firmly is the trick. that way the hammer blows are not lost with barrel movement. I use a large solid vice with hardwood blocks to protect the barrels finish.sometimes a nylon/delrin rod and hammer is all that is needed . Other times a brass drift and 2# hammer is required to get er done.

[flyfisher66048]

Thanks for the advice guys