How to Change Your Sight — The Easy Way!

This video provides a detailed review and demonstration of the Kit Vance Accu-Craft Sight Pusher. It highlights the tool's robust aluminum and steel construction and explains how to properly set it up for adjusting or replacing dovetail sights on firearm slides. Key steps include orienting the pusher block correctly for different sight types, using the base's alignment guides, and the importance of removing an initial nut for proper positioning. The presenter emphasizes that this tool is significantly easier and safer than using a punch and hammer.

This guide details the process of removing and installing iron sights on a Glock 43X MOS using a sight pusher and specific tools. It emphasizes safety precautions like unloading the firearm and protecting the slide with tape. The video highlights the Glock's hourglass-shaped sight channels, allowing for installation in either direction, and provides tips for achieving proper alignment.

This guide details the process of replacing factory iron sights on Glock pistols, specifically demonstrating the installation of TruGlo Tritium X night sights. Led by Lenny Magill, founder of GlockStore, the instructions emphasize safety protocols and the use of specialized tools like sight pushers and multi-tools for a professional installation. The video covers both front and rear sight removal and installation, including tips on securing screws with Loctite.

This guide outlines the easiest method for installing night sights on a Glock, emphasizing a professional installation at a local gun shop as the simplest approach. It also briefly touches on DIY methods using basic tools like punches and hammers, noting the potential need for a sight pusher and a specific front sight tool for Glock models. The video highlights that while DIY is possible, professional installation bypasses the need for specialized tools and effort.

This guide details the installation of TAG Precision Versatile Sights on a Glock firearm. It covers the complete process from disassembly to reassembly, emphasizing the use of specialized tools for both front and rear sight replacement. The instructions are presented clearly, reflecting an experienced DIY gunsmith's approach to firearm modification.

This guide details the use of the XS Sights rear sight installation tool, demonstrated at SHOT Show 2023. The tool simplifies the process of installing rear sights, eliminating the need for vises, hammers, and punches. It allows for precise centering and easy adjustment, even at the range.

This guide, informed by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, details the critical differences between buckshot and birdshot for home defense. It covers their physical characteristics, penetration capabilities through walls, and effectiveness at close range. The advice emphasizes choosing a load based on concerns about over-penetration while stressing the universal importance of training, target identification, and using a light for any home defense scenario.

This guide details the field stripping process for a 1911 pistol, presented by Roy Huntington, Publisher of American Handgunner. It covers essential safety checks, step-by-step disassembly, and reassembly, emphasizing techniques to prevent damage. An alternative 'cheat' method for faster disassembly is also demonstrated, along with advice on using specialized tools for tight components.

This video showcases an exceptionally rare find: a first-generation 1873 Colt Single Action Peacemaker, discovered via metal detecting in Arizona. The expert speaker details its museum-quality condition, dating it to 1875, and analyzes the authentic patina and wear, including specific gutta-percha grip details and muzzle wear from holster friction. The firearm's discovery context among homestead ruins adds to its historical narrative.

This guide, presented by Roy Huntington, Editor of American Handgunner Magazine, outlines an efficient '5-minute clean' for modern semi-automatic pistols like the Glock 26/27. It emphasizes that over-cleaning is unnecessary and can cause premature wear. The process focuses on targeted cleaning of critical areas like the barrel and slide rails, with minimal lubrication applied only to high-friction points. Proper function checks after reassembly are also highlighted.