Removing rear sights

[Dulvarian]

Pardon me,

I am wanting to remove the rear dovetail sights on a Beretta Cougar 8045F, to facilitate installing a Burris Fastfire II on it as the gun moves over into my wife's hands. I don't want to wreck the factory sights, but I do not know how much force is going to be required to drift the sights out. Any assistance would be appreciated.

My main concerns are: How tight to lock the slide in a vise, and how hard to tap.

 

[jocko]

IMO, either get a site pusher or let a gun smith do it. some are in there very very very tight and you will damage the old site banging it out IMO, let alone in a vise , possably damageing the slide.


I bought a P500 universal site pusher from Brownells for $130 and it was the best money I ever spent.

 

[THE MACHINIST]

heres a fast homemade sight pusher it works c clamp and elecric tape on one side.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r123/gmbitsoie/Picture0006.jpg