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@@josephflora6472 sorry. Could you clarify? Which piece for shipping?

thanks for the kind words. appreciate it! also great on you for doing research and hoping I could help! hope you also saw my description expressing that as of nov. 2022... Wheeler is no longer usa based manufacturing --- so at this point NONE of these are 100% made in USA. (Wheeler is still QA'd in USA... but so is VISM .... which at 4x the price... at this point I'd honestly recommend the VISM). the Wheeler is still the best one out there... .but not at that 4x price markup and now being made in China. I got no issue with made in china honestly... a competitor market is what it is... but I won't pay a premium for it.

@@alecubudulecu Thanks for the cool reply. The main and serious issue I have with china products is how mega-million tons of their products are being flooded in our country on a regular basis and therefore Americans are fueling communists who are IN FACT NOT our friends. Our Republican side of congress has even been releasing many documents showing how china is seeking to infiltrate every nook and cranny of America that it can The more we keep relying on china, the more money we are fueling their agendas

@@JR-rp7vr yep. At this point in 2024 it’s a ripoff. I added notes in the description a while ago as the tides changed. I would recommend the wire gear or even vism at this point.

Depends on where the safety is located. Fundamentally yes. Most of these will be able to brace against a part of the slide where there’s no safety and be fine. But there’s always some rare exceptions.

yep, outstanding work! haha and yeah honestly for 80% of the cases, I'd say just use the punch. ok maybe 90. I do use the sight pushers now that I have them. but EVEN with them.. the final touch ups are STILL done with a nylon punch.

@@alecubudulecu My thoughts also. That, and a sight pusher is far more important if you're running a stubborn gun to swap sights on, people forget that glocks are easy. Just got a shadow 2 compact and I'm like, yep that's a red dot all day lol

At this point - in 2024 - yeah I would recommend the vism. I updated the description I think in 2022 to reflect that.

At this point yes. I’d actually go for the VISM now. Things have changed a lot since the video posted years ago.

Kinda. Those screws on the side that hold it tight … are steel. So when it closes in on the slide. Sure if it’s secured it’ll be fine. But with torque it might move. Any movement will be steel on steel rubbing. Which can easily mar. If you don’t care cosmetically. Then no. But I would.

@@alecubudulecu VISM it is then

@@CapnHilts yeah at this point with wheeler moving to china - I’d say go for vism. All the same now so they good.

@@alecubudulecu i like the fine point on the VISM that gets down into the dovetail groove too

Interesting. I just looked up accucraft. It sure looks the same. I can’t say which came first. But it would be between wheeler and accucraft. Both are calibrated based companies. To my mind wheeler is the more reputable one. But I don’t know which made this first. Something suggests they worked together or collaborated? They both have a lot of tool overlap.

Not sure about that. I get your point. But these add a lot more torque than what a small hammer can do. A big 3lb hammer? Sure. That’ll work. HOWEVER. If you pushing in a sight that tight … you might wanna file it down a bit to avoid splitting the dovetail mount on the 1911. Also note that the first one I mentioned was a punch and a hammer.

give that a shot.... I'd say if you JUST making a slight adjustment the punch is best. if you do end up buying one of these things, note my comment change on wheeler. I now would just recommend vism. but in your case, just a punch should do.

@@alecubudulecu Thanks so much

ohhhh the front is one of those tiny beavertail type inserts right? 1911's use a similar system I think. the red one might work better for that.... you need that thin insert... HOWEVER, I honestly would just recommend using a punch for that. it should come loose easy enough.... and as it's small.. you can get a lot of leverage. these sight pushers are really more for the harder to move back sight.

Oh that’s a great question! I actually never tried it on that round slide. / housing … I have a mark iv. I’ll try it this week. I imagine it’ll be an issue. Because it would rotate

yeah just tried it... as expected - won't work. due to the round slide design - can't get leverage enough to hold it still. i'd say the best way to remove the sight here is to use a punch

Well, shoot. Thank you much for giving it a try!

Oof sorry that happened to you. Yeah and recently wheeler has shifted their manufacturing to china. They still do their QA and products good … but since I made the video … now they can no longer claim 100% made in USA. Which … honestly makes them on par with the VISM/NCSTAR…. And vism is about 1/3 the cost. If I had to get all over again. I think I’d stick with vism. Granted it’s not best. But for price … it’s good. And since now there’s no 100% made in USA options … at least not big name brands.

Depends on the lever gun. I have a marlin trapper. And the rear sights are just screwed in. The front sight id just use a punch. The dovetail mount it has this would work. But I’d still start with a punch and hammer. You’d have to disassemble and leave just the barrel. Put that in the device and go from there. However. I’d avoid that. This doesn’t get rotational torque. Meaning it can damage the barrel. Use a vice with a rubber tube insert or barrel blank insert. Get it secured by the barrel (receiver if no option for barrel but be careful not to over tights) Then use a hammer. And punch. Could even get a 3lb rubber mallet type hammer or a dead blow hammer. Watch your fingers haha

oof that's rough... what part of the country you in? I just moved to east coast.... so i'll hve to see how stores are here... but in nevada and Utah... i found the firearms retailers to be AMAZING. very helpful (in las vegas - freedom firearms especially). and never trying to trick you. it's a shame people abuse the fact some folks are learning. everyone learns at some point, and with how tumultuous the industry is with outside pressure... it's critical, above all else, we treat each other right. really sorry you had this experience. don't ever bother going to a store again that does this to you.

You aren't wrong. Usually the older Fudds are the worst, the kind that were around before youtube and the internet, where information is free. They enjoyed being the wizard behind the curtain. Now that curtain has been pulled back (well, about 15-20 years ago and they are still holding on). You also have to be careful of the types of appear knowledgeable but really only have cursory information or "bro science" information. They haven't trained through Armorer schools, they haven't worked in the industry other that at a gun shop, or their only information comes from what the Army, Marine Corps, etc. taught them. They are equally dangerous to your weapons and your wallet.

@alecubudulecu from central new jersey (ocean county)

Sorry I didn’t see this before! Honestly for MOST 1911 I’d say use just a vice with rubber grips and hammer and punch for front sight. These would work. Any of these. But it’s honestly overkill and the front sight rarely needs THAT much torque

Thanks man! Been trying this drill for a while recently with the wifey (spoiler she’s better than me haha) but it’s a great drill that REALLY brings out failure points in your technique. Saw your ap5 vid today too. Awesome stuff man. I’m thinking between that or a lever action. I’m leaning towards mp5 clone more cause of all the world hoopla. Ain’t nobody banning lever actions any time soon haha

@@alecubudulecu wow that's awesome man I wish my wife would shoot with me....wish I had an outdoor setup to go to that was close by I hate indoor ranges but it is what it is....the MP5 clones are sweet always wanted one....lever action rifles are kool as well I have a Henry 22lr lever action rifle....ima have to do a video on that.....good stuff bro love the drill and the video keep doing your thing 👍🏼🇺🇲

Great write up and explanation - and I might be inclined to agree now with inflation. At the time when I did this video the Vism one was $50 ish bucks. And I felt at the time I’d rather spend $20 more over the red one …. But now I think the gap has shifted to where you might be right. I think vism goes for like nearly $100 in 2023 and the red one still like $25+ …. Which makes it an amazing product

@@alecubudulecu thanks. Usually I suck it right ups. I get sidetracked slip off the subject and I use voice type in. It has its own mind of what I said. I looked at the vism and several others that were available at the time when I purchased mine and I went with budget and reviews and at the time visible was having a lot of issues with breaking and I wasn't going to spend $50 on bism just for it to break. I don't know what the makeup of it was or anything like that, but for it to break pushing sights I I figured I'd just go something different. I have other vism products that I like and I use but at 20 bucks $25 when I went had my first sites replaced cost me that much just at the gun shop I still may get a more expensive site. Pusher but I haven't made that decision yet. It's just depends on what I may be doing in the next couple of years right now. This one works great. It does take it's a little finicky. It does take a little bit of set up. Something I didn't put in my comment was I took some velcro and cut it to size and used it as a permanent pad to protect the finish. If you take the non -aggressive side the the the loop side rather than the hook side it works fine. I also use the similar Velcro pad on my bow for a shelf for my arrows to rest on. It does protect the finish very well. It does change things a little bit so you have to get used to it. But it does work. There are similar products that look the same that I would probably say would work better. I'm not a big fan of plastic knobs or screws or things like this. And this mine does have a plastic turn knob which it's fine it's but I'm not a big fan of that. I'd rather have something that's metal metal on metal when trying to secure something. Not a big deal. You can go to any hardware store and probably find a replacement. Very easy and I'm not a very big fan of the lock nut that is on one side. I'd rather have seen like a castle nut or something like that. I understand what they went through with that on there, but I'd rather have something that was a little more secure, but that's my only gripes and it's just my personal preference, but other than that I've changed. I don't know how many 10, 15, 20 sites maybe more. I'm not really counted. I've adjusted sites many sites 1911 sites as well as Glock sites and it works just fine. Just have to make sure that you have the right edge whether it's the beveled edge of the straight edge and you have the right height but it works fine. I've gotten to where I can set it up real fast. It's not hard to to set up at least now. I've used it so much. It's it's a real quick process for me now. 1911 front sights are a little bit finicky for me to set up but I can still do them but overall, as far as your video goes it was great. I love seeing it. I may not get information from people's videos but I still like watching them because you never know when you might learn something new or get a different perspective and I'm sorry I do not know the brand of that red sight pusher I have no idea. I don't know if it there's no branding on mine and I've had it for so long. I don't remember who manufactured it or was selling it so it's it's a. Mine is unbranded but it looks identical to the one that you got in your video

That looks to operate similar as the Wheeler in design …. But based on price I’d imagine it to be more refined as you mentioned. I’ll have to check it out. Looks nicer too!

@@alecubudulecu Alex I wouldn't have anything else. I have done Glock, 1911, Sig sights ALOT of them. FYI I am not associated with them in anyway.

Don't you have to buy the slide mounts for every different pistol? Those are another $30-35 ea.

@@rotorheadv8 for the MGW armory one? I didn’t know that… odd that would be needed. Kinda defeats the purpose of “universal” sight pusher

@@alecubudulecu The ones I looked at did.

Oh! Sorry that’s a bench block. That one is made by Real Avid. Highly recommend. You have many options and some bigger ones better for rifles … but I find this one the best for almost everything. It’s magnetized and doesn’t slip nor bounce as the rubber buffers a lot of the impact. They’re like $10-15 on Amazon or most firearm stores.

@@alecubudulecu Thank you very much!

I plan to get a whole setup of top brands for gunsmithing DIY. Wheeler made the list - USA made baby.

@@thomaswolf6507 note in my description update. Wheeler is no longer USA made. I believe after 2022 it moved operations to china. They still do qc in USA tho.

I looked at it but 80% of my handguns are on the will not work list of the Real Avid pusher.

The VTUFNR (the sight pusher in this video) is for both front and rear sights. Our other tool which does look similar the VTUPRS is a rear sight only tool. They are two different sight pusher tools which is the reason for the price difference.

Right! Thank you haha words are hard sometimes :) yeah the tolerances are def noticeable. Vism is …. What it is. I can’t deny it’s a decent product for the price. They make their stuff in china but it’s a USA based company and invests mostly in USA. Their tolerances tend to be decent. I still prefer wheeler when I can afford it (but man is it brutal in price sometimes)

Good to know, CZ's are what I'm concerned about.

@poseur777 I have a cz97 and a czechmate. The rear sight on the czechmate was extremely tight, I have a generic sight tool that works well on glocks but would not budge the cz sight. The wheeler tool is very nice and made removing the rear sight very easy.

ouch. went up a lot

oof Hellcats are TIGHT. SA doesn't have wedge/tapering in their sights... they just jam them in tight. you sure you have it mounted right? ( just asking. they are in there tight, i know). one thing i can suggest... stick the sight pusher in a vice to make sure it's mounted solid... and then try. should be able to get you some good fulcrum weight doing that. if you SURE you got it on a good angle, and you sure it's lined up proper... and just pushing it is tough as nails.... use a small mallet/hammer to whack the bar. it's loses it's subtlety... but thatll work (make sure it's in a vise good and tight). just make SURE you got it lined up proper, cause if you use the mallot on it ... it'll move, but it'll rip and break your slide if it's not lined up proper.

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Yeah tape is annoying. Honestly another issue I find - like your precision comment … because of the sheer amount of pressure you can torque down with these ….. it’s hard to know if the sight is the right size or too big. It’ll get them all in …. And you can find yourself with a cracked frame later

@@alecubudulecu Ooof. I try not to tighten things down tooooo much. And always make sure I'm pushing the right direction XD

Thanks for the heads up. Fixed now.

Thanks for the feedback… the whole way through or at the 7:50 mark where my audio changed? I did have a pop filter and was trying to avoid plosives … then at 7:50 my mic stopped recording and I had to use the crappy audio from my iPhone backup recording. (Which is horrendous ) Either way I’ll watch out for the plosives more. Thanks again!

The red cheap one right? The bottom piece you are referring to is metal - but same point. Yeah you can just push it and squeeze it. I found on some slides depending on curvature it’ll rotate. For Glock - yes completely right. Don’t need. On my CZ 75 and beretta I find it wont sit still. Haha loved your building pyramids comment too. ;)

I like MGW. Good stuff.

Woot woot! Usa!

Not made in USA

Yeah that’s a good point on design. VISM one is technically compact and that angle creates a better fulcrum with it being inside. However the mechanism wheeler and wiregear use to lock the slide in alone with the amount of torque they produce … overcompensates for that lack of internal slide. I do agree the vism design is more elegant

Exactly.

Unless it's made in China 😆

@@BK-hl2lh yeah the point of these was to differentiate the ones made in USA.

@@alecubudulecu So which ones are made in the USA????? Wheeler is only assembled in the US, according to the guys in the Wheeler booth at SHOT Show. MGW is 100% made in USA.

@@mikebell611 I think closest in these would be wheeler assembled in USA. MGW would be made fully here but the difference would be where parts are sourced. I haven’t reviewed MGW yet, but I have used their stuff and it’s wonderful - albeit pricey.

It fluctuates (but yeah that’s insane haha) today I see it on Amazon for $150 (but I saw it last week spike to $190. So depends on when)