Excellent diy gunsmith tool - Forster Universal Sight Mounting Fixture

I considered buying the Forster Universal Sight Mounting Fixture for a long time. In general I prefer open/iron sights on all my rifles (to the greatest extent practical) rather than fragile scopes and any battery powered red dot sights. I also have an aversion to unnecessary picatinny rails. I just want to keep things simple. Many modern rifle/barrel manufacturers don't install sights anymore, which probably caters to the majority of the market, but left me out in the cold. So in some cases I decided to install my own sights. Local gunsmiths are always very busy, with long backlogs; having a gunsmith install sights on one rifle may not be too expensive, but the cost for multiple rifles starts to add up. After a couple of terrible DIY jobs, I finally decided to buy the Forster UF1000. It's a lot more expensive than I prefer, but it pays for itself over the course of 3 to 4 jobs I would've had done by a gunsmith. It was extremely easy to use, and I even bought other bushing sizes just to make sure I have complete versatility for all future jobs.

This tool is not for everyone. I'm a DIYer who will likely install sights on multiple rifles; I also have the space, tools (drills/bits), time, and patience to use this tool. Obviously this will likely be useful to actual gunsmiths. Otherwise, if you only plan to install one set of sights on a single rifle, or you don't have the means to use this tool, then you're probably better off going to a gunsmith.