Just got my first CZ (P01) and I’m excited to test it out, already making room for the P07 next but one thing at a time. This probably isn’t the place to post this but here we go. How on God’s green earth do you remove the rear sight?! I have tried everything. Tried my sight pusher but it just doesn’t budge (it worked on both my ex Glocks with little effort). I tried using a punch with a small mallet, still wont move. Looking at it close, it almost looks like it moves from right to left instead of left to right. I tried both directions and still no go. Got the front one off no problem and put the new sight on. Any help would be appreciated.
ExGlockGuy
First off, welcome from Georgia, USA.
On my P01 Omega, rear sights push off from the right, and go on from the left. I used a sight pusher. You will probably also need to remove or loosen the rear sight set screw. The sights came off very easy, but putting on the new sights required a little bit of filing.
The sights that come OEM on that gun are pathetic. Putting new Truglo tritium night sights on was a huge improvement. They are much easier to see, and they are set a little bit higher.
On my P01 Omega, rear sights push off from the right, and go on from the left. I used a sight pusher. You will probably also need to remove or loosen the rear sight set screw. The sights came off very easy, but putting on the new sights required a little bit of filing.
The sights that come OEM on that gun are pathetic. Putting new Truglo tritium night sights on was a huge improvement. They are much easier to see, and they are set a little bit higher.
welcome from So. Indiana. i had no problems changing sights with a sight pusher on my P01 and P07.
that is the same sight pusher i have. after you loosen the set screw you should be able to push it out. it took me a minute to get the pusher adjusted properly to fit the receiver.
i just ran into an issue trying to remove the factory rear sight on my CZ75BD omega. i was using the ATG sight pusher. i had to remove the little bar handle and use a 15mm box end wrench to get enough torque to break the rear sight free.
That's the sort of technical info that can save someone trying to do the job.
Thanks for posting your experience for the benefit of us all.
Not all sight pushers work on CZs. The manufacturer's manual or website should tell you. (The RealAvid pusher won't do CZs.) My gunsmith uses a punch and hammer. Brownell's (and others) sell brass sight punches. Remember the CZ is metric and a former Soviet bloc country -- they do things differently at times and Czechoslovakia did things differently from Russia.
Might I suggest that your next CZ pistol comes from the SP-01 family since your P-01 is a member of the SP-01 family. The family includes the SP-01, SP-01 Tactical, Shadow 2, The SP-01 Tactical is highly customizable, has a decocker (which is better for some competition rules), etc.
Might I suggest that your next CZ pistol comes from the SP-01 family since your P-01 is a member of the SP-01 family. The family includes the SP-01, SP-01 Tactical, Shadow 2, The SP-01 Tactical is highly customizable, has a decocker (which is better for some competition rules), etc.
this is the sight pusher i use. the supplied bar is small and doesn't allow for much force. it is removable with an allen wrench (supplied). the 15mm box end wrench was perfect for the amount of force need to remove and install a new rear sight.
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This one works great on my CZ’s
Been doing quite bit of changing sights lately. Sight pushers?? Well if you have lots of money to throw around fine. You really do not need to. You need to use a non marring punch--nylon or brass. I prefer brass as you can use Triple 000 steel wool and oil to clean brass off your steel sights you remove and install. You also need a small metal head gunsmith hammer to get them rear sights to start moving. I also recommend some blue painters tape and mask of your slide around your ares where you will be working. In case you have a oops. I can not stress enough to have a firmly attached pretty good sized vise and the right tools. a small whet stone or a set of small files to fit those rear sights. Take a small bit off, take your time and test fit repeat till you think you can get it centered without killing the sight. Remember those tritium vials can break with a lot of heavy hammering. Really this is gunsmithing 101. Hope this helps in your endeavors.Looking at slide from rear I remove the rear sight left to right and install right to left. I use pieces of leather to pad the jaws of vise to cushion the slide. For a CZ 75 I have been using a slide fixture made by Eemann Tech use e bay to purchase. It is slick, run your slide into aluminum fixture and tighten in vise.
My Dad worked under an Army Armorer in WWII. He was a Millwright in civilian life. He taught me. Have done mechanical work all of my life.
A high quality sight pusher costs less than a fraction of the tools you require. There is also far less danger of damaging the firearm OR sight. It is understandable that those same tools can serve well IF a person wants to broaden their DIY gunsmithing.
Hats off to your acquired knowledge and skills. It can be easily overlooked the expense of the tools and equipment we accumulate over the years.
Have personally seen the slide of a fine Kimber AND new high grade expensive night sights damaged. All from the owner attempting the job. Have sadly seen others over the years.
One time users can be well served by using a qualified Gunsmith.
Or, around my area one guy in the group of shooters has a sight pusher and shares.
That's how they discovered the cheap sight pusher simply falls apart.
Word has always spread in the gun community. Even before the internet.
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