Beretta 92/96 Target Adjustable Dovetail White Dot Configuration Rear Sight

I got a chance to install and shoot some last weekend.Sight is well built. As alot of you may know the origanal Beretta sight is installed very tightly and is a pain to remove without a pusher and even with a pusher is still a pain. The new sight is also built to very tight tolerances and a pain to install however this is a good thing as the sight along with the locking Allen screw will stay put.My origanal sight was shooting low and to the right, I was able to adjust for center but elevation was another problem so the reason for purchasing this sight. Alot of people would not have a problem shooting the original beretta sight as Beretta has their sights to basically cover your target to hit center. However all my guns are set for a fine bead to hit center hence my problem and didn't want to have a gun I had to sight with a different hold than the others. This sight is very easy to adjust once installed.

My beretta LTT was shooting way low from factory which made it very difficult to shoot. This rear sight fixed that problem and now I’m getting bulls eyes and I’m very pleased. I’ve seen others report fitting issues in the reviews but I had no problem. It fit perfectly. Highly recommended for any beretta 92.

The plate on the rear of the sight, where the two white dots are located, became loose after a few dozen rounds. After further use the groupings got worse and there was no way to tighten the plate. So I had to go back to stock sights.

If you can't stand fixed sights (like me), this is a decent option. Be prepared to do some metalsmithing - the sight dovetail is way too big for the slide slot, and the rear sight notch is too narrow to get a good alignment. Once fitted, it does provide easy point of impact adjustment, and the settings stay put.

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Pay attention to the reviews that say it's too tight a fit and difficult to install. I figured those that said that were not very handy. I was wrong. The old factory sight was tight as it should be but tapped out pretty easily with a brass punch. This one would not tap in. I then tried a pneumatic hammer on the punch and it went halfway and stopped. The hammer I was using could cut the slide in half in 2 seconds with a chisel bit and should have hammered this sight in extremely fast.I quit before something broke and ordered a sight installation tool. If that doesn't work I'll remove and sand it down. I totally agree with tight tolerances but this isn't properly machined. The dovetail is too large.Edit: Lowered from 3 stars to 2 stars. I had to sand down the dovetail AND use a sight pusher tool to install this. It is amazing that I didn't ruin the slide trying to get this installed, although I did mar it slightly in a couple spots.

I believe this sight will deliver the adjustments I need, and the quality seems good so far. I used a Wiregear sight tool for installation; however, some alterations first. The male dovetail on the sight measured 0.003 larger than the female dovetail in the pistol slide. That is way too much for a press-fit of the two. I used a handsaw file to remove burrs in both places, and to reduce the dimension on the sight. Do this in test stages so too much material isn't removed from the sight. Note that there is a set-screw in the sight to lock the sight position. The sight is mounted off-center on the slide to obtain a gap between the sight dovetail and the safety/decocker on the slide's left side. A reasonable gap will discourage dirt/grit from causing a malfunction. A future project will be to machine a clearance notch in the sight dovetail so the sight can be centered on the slide and maintain the gap. Other issues are: sight overhangs the hammer, reducing thumb access to the hammer; this sight is going to snag on clothes, etc, so muscle memory needs to consider; I think this sight will not do well if it absorbs a pistol drop on the sidewalk.

My 92 always shot about a foot low at 25 yards. After almost selling the gun I decided to try adjustable sights. I am so glad I did. Now my 92 hits point of aim every time. I couldn't be happier. Regarding a sight pusher, nope didn't work. I ended up using a padded vice, a brass punch, and a mallet, to get the sights changed. It was a pain, but well worth it.