So, now for the 64 dollar question, do I:
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Use a brass punch to remove and replace sights?
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Buy a sight pusher? It looks like a decent one is north of $100.
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Take it to a gunsmith and offend him/her because I didn’t buy sights from them?
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→ Take it to a gunsmith and offend him/her because I didn’t buy sights from them?
Gunsmith does a job on your firearm. He doesn’t need to sell you parts for it.
This is the less expensive and perfectly done job with sights.
I’ve chosen this option several times already, spent totally less than $100 and never seen single scratch on my handguns. 
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That looks like a pretty good design. I have a cheaper one but it takes a lot of futzing around with to get the frame locked in at the right height and only works well on slides with perfectly straight sides like Glocks.
I also have a local gun shop that I have done some business with that will swap sights for me no charge. But I prefer to do it myself to make sure I get everything lined up precisely.
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One time I purchased a set of sights at an LGS and the gunsmith installed for free while I waited.
However, I bought a sight pusher. Used it several times for installation and adjusting after initial install. I’d consider it worth the price just to be able to do it yourself.
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My Dad thought me to buy the right tools for the job. I inherited all of his tools when he passed. I have fortunately been able to use quite a few of them, even though I didn’t expect to use as many as I have. The most recent is these C-clamp style vise grips as I am building an outdoor kitchen with metal/nonflammable framing:
You just never know when a specific tool will make everything so much easier 
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