Universal P500 Sight Tool Question

[Lonestar49]

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I just bought one for my Beretta Px4's new trijicon sights, the front sight in general.

It needs to go over a hair to my right, looking down the sights.

I set it up, aligned it right, and starting pushing the front sight and it moved a tad, but then began to lift up. So, I stopped, left well enough alone, then put a piece of wood on top of the lifted, left, side, and took a couple of sharp hammer blows to the wood, and knocked the sight back down flush with the barrel, with no scratches.

My question is: should I maybe put some break-free type oil on the site seams and let it soak a bit, then try and move it a tad more to my right, or do you think it's something else I need to do to stop the sight from just lifting up rather than moving, "just a hair more to my/the right?

I used the square 3/16" rectangle sight pusher tool the first time on the dovetail front sight. Should I maybe use the 3/16" round one, instead?


Thanks for any input


LS

 

[LHB1]

Lonestar,
I have only used my Universal P500 tool on a 1911 rear sight but will offer this bit of experience. Do NOT put the long plastic piece UNDER a 1911 slide; it is not needed for 1911 slides and goes BESIDE the slide for thin slides. It came lying down in the bottom of my P500 and I thought the 1911 slide went on top of it. This raised the slide which caused the sight pusher to push up on the sight/slide and broke the pusher pin. Manufacturer sent me a new pin and explained proper use of the plastic piece. The sight pusher then worked correctly on my Wilson pistol. Don't know if this will help in your case.

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

 

[Lonestar49]

I didn't use the extra piece of plastic at all

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Thanks LHB1 for the hint on 1911 slides, as I did not use it (the extra piece of plastic) under my Beretta Px4's slide, as well. Everything was tight, lined up, and it moved, to a point, but then started to lift, and I stopped.

All's ok with the front sight, back down to normal, but not sure how to move it a tad more over at this point.


LS