How difficult is it to replace the stock sights?
786445
I got these for my wife's XDM9 and had a gun smith do it because I didn't own the right hammer/press tools. He had to file a little away to get them to fit. Ultimately he did great on the front and less so on the back so I bought a sight press and fixed/centered it easily. Now that I have that I'll plan to do my own in the future. Most smiths will charge around $25, which is about half what the press cost me.
786446
If you dont have the press its difficult and could damage or scratch your pistol. I had a gunsmith change mine for a few bucks.
786447
I was going to do it myself until I read about all these horror stories of how these XD's were a bear to replace the sights on. Let a 'smith do it... I believe it cost me $30 bucks and he did a great job. I love the new sight picture
786448
Toughest part of replacing them is getting out the factory XD sights. They are installed with incredibly tight tolerences. I highly recommend getting a sight pusher and not simply a hammer and punch for removal and installation. You may also want some kroil (a penetrating oil). Be aware that you may damage the factory sights by removing them. Best value on a good sight pusher is at the glockstore.Bottom line is you CAN do it but you need the right tools and for the price of those tools you can pay a gunsmith less and save yourself the frustration.
922127
I haven't had any issues with mine. I hit the four screws with thread locker during the initial install. I have the same rifle and have not had any issues. You will be able to see your front post and enough of your rear sight to still have functional iron sights as is claimed.
1252851
I mounted that exact set-up and had good results. It depends a bit on the iron sights, but if you're using the stock sights then it should be no problem.
839386
I removed the rear iron sight as I did not want a confusing sight picture IE 3 points to line up instead of 2. It was easy to remove the original rear sight and you can save the parts and reinstall it if you choose to later.
1672331
To be installed correctly you are going to have to bring these to a gunsmith for custom fitting and alignment or do it yourself if you know how to. They are not a drop in part. That being said I don't see why they wouldn't work for you. In my opinion these sights are great for rapid sight picture alignment in low light conditions.Absolutely love them. Hope it helped.
2284297
On mine you have to make sure the 2 halves are nice and tight and use the Allen wrench that came with it. Mine fit like a glove once I figured that the 2 halves have to match exactly. Nice and tight and it took around 10 shots to match it up with my sights and now I don't even use the sights.
1760902
You will need to modify the sight tool. If you have a dremel it will be an easy modification.
1630145
I did not notice a change once I had the sights swapped. I shot the next week at a tactical course, one part was low-light and it helped with quick acquisition of the target. I was not happy with the stock sights to begin with though.
804407
For the front sight you will need a front sight tool, and that is something you will have to buy. As for the rear, i had to flip it over with a screwdriver.
5524
They fit my XDS 3.3 .45 perfectly but they are very hard to install I would highly recommend taking it to a gun smith. They have applied Red Loctite to both front and rear sights, also these sights sit much lower and the loaded chamber indicator covers a little bit of the front sight. if these sights were not so hard to change I would change them back to the factory sights.
197312
The size isn't that much different than the factory sights. No problems here.
1196087
Mine didn't fit as stock from the factory. Minor modification took about 10 minutes with a pencil and powered ultrasonic cutter. Dremel with cutting wheels would work as well. The spine above the site channel needed to be cut down to fit my optic mount. Finish it off with a small file or some sand paper... My M&P; CORE has a Burris Fastfire III mounted on it.
854211
Remove old sight. If it is the standard stock plastic sight a pair of pliers can pull it out. There is a small socket type tool that you will need...I believe it is 3/16"... put a drop of blue loctite on the threads and tighten it down. Don't overtighten as it is a small bolt and can snap easily. Pretty simple but a gunsmith can also do it if you are worried about the warranty.
1539948
I had no issue seeing the iron sights, so I don't see why you would need to modify the stock in anyway except to accommodate for a scope mount, which I just used a dremel to cut a small groove in the side.
338133
I was able to put it in just fine. I'm handy, but by no means a gunsmith. Make sure you get a good brass punch set so you don't mar the finish. Also, take a wax pencil or something like that to mark the position of the rear sight before you move it to the side. A sight press made (I got something like this: http://www.sightpusher.com/) it much easier to remove the sight, but you could probably tap it off with the punches. Good luck! This trigger made all the difference.
915326
Yes they are. Just replaced the windage screw into these sights from the stock sights and install the same way.
1279167
I had a man @ a local gun store put mine on but you can do it yourself. When you put on the rear sight watch out for the firing pin safety it's under tension and held in place by the rear sight. YouTube is an excellent place for info on how to get this done.