Drifting rear sight on 75th Anniversary LCP Max

[Punch7]

An update on this earlier thread. It took a qualified gunsmith after I tried several more times to remove the sight based on suggestions voiced here and on other forums, too. The gunsmith admitted he'd run across very few other rear sights as tight as was this one, even when reinserting the sight in the slide. He made a few adjustments on the base of the sight by stoning the ways and the base to make movement easy but the sight is far from loose.
I'm satisfied and now I can take a brass punch and with a couple taps with my double ended hammer move to the sight where I need it.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions for solutions in the rather lengthy original post.

 

[Hvymax]

Most decent gunsmiths are a little better equipped for such things. Various clamps and jigs with a hydraulic press will move most things. I would venture that Ruger heats the slide and freezes the sight for installation.

 

[Punch7]

That's a possibility and, apparently, a probability, Hvymax. But to advertise a drift adjustable sight that takes a gunsmith to move the dang thing is just not understandable to me. The gunsmith has enough smarts to return the pistol back to the owner allowing a fit that IS adjustable.
Why Ruger would want to freeze a production model pistol rear sight in place to begin with is unreal to me. Liability purposes? What could possibly be considered liable in the sense of the word?
Do what a gunsmith would do to begin with; make the sight adjustable from the factory. Don't add the gunsmith charges to the price of the pistol!

 

[davevabch]

Most decent gunsmiths are a little better equipped for such things. Various clamps and jigs with a hydraulic press will move most things. I would venture that Ruger heats the slide and freezes the sight for installation.

I learned a long time that a gunsmith can save a ton of frustration, and even damage to firearm. While I work on my guns, there are just some things that I know better than to push to the limits or some things a Professional can do a hell of a lot better than myself. I guess that is why they are "Professionals". They actually work on Firearms all day. Not just a few hours a month.