Removing The Front Sight Removing the front sight was very straight forward. I used the 1/16 punch and removed the front sight pin with a few taps. Using the polymer end of the hammer, the front sight was easily removed with a few light taps.
https://i.imgur.com/AYjHOhZ.jpg Removing The Rear Sight As can been seen from the photo below, the stock rear sight appears to have been installed from the left side and pushed to the right as you can see the finish slightly rubbed on this end. I decided to remove it from right to left.
https://i.imgur.com/6Ej7LXP.jpg The rear sight was much more difficult to remove when compared to the front. I started by using the bench block and the plastic punch but the rear sight was not budging. Keeping it on its side, I put some gun oil in between the rear sight and the slide and left it sit for a bit. I came back and continued to try my luck with the bench block but it wasn?t happening. Luckily I have a bench vise on my work bench, so I carefully wrapped the slide with a spare rag (looking back leather would probably of been the best choice but the rag did keep the slide protected from marks). I than covered the rear sight with a rag and sponge and used the brass punch and a real hammer to slowly remove the sight. It took some good taps but in the end, the finish on the rear sight was not marked up.
https://i.imgur.com/8XqrOCT.jpg