surprisingly soft
this punch arrived bent no problem I just straightened it out and used it. I have used it repeatedly often bends and I straighten it out again. has not broken yet. perfect size must have tool. never had a punch bend so easily and repeatedly without breaking. works perfect. no complaints.
Worth every penny!
The 1.5mm punch is exactly the right size punch you need to install the Wilson Combat safety on your M9, or 92. Yes, it is really expensive for a one time use only situation, but it is EXACTLY the size you need to remove the two spring pins (roll pins) from the right side safety lever. A 1/16" punch WILL NOT work and will either damage your existing safety or flatten your roll pins, and no specialty shop I could find offered a punch this small. I just wish brownells offered a special tool rental program, for situations like this where you ABSOLUTELY need this tool for ONLY 30 seconds and then lock it in a drawer for ever after... Like I said though, all-in-all, worth every penny!
Not the best
Perfect size for Beretta decocker, but it bends very easily. Had to straighten it out a couple times before I got the pin out. Disappointing for a $12.00 tool. A finish nail might have worked just as good.
Piece of junk
These are overpriced garbage! Even light use resulted in the punch bending like a paper clip. Go buy a set of high quality punches instead. I ended up using a little sander and just made a 1/8" punch small enough to fit the small beretta pins and it was 100 times better than these flimsy pieces of trash. Don't waste your money.
1.5 MM JUNK punch.
JUNK..This is the cheapest tool. The metal is so soft you can bend it so easy. One light hit with hammer it bent 45 degrees.Do not buy this. Waist of money.
Socket was too small
I tried to use a 1.5 mm pin that was shipped straight from Beretta but the pin would not go in the starter punch's socket. The socket was too narrow. That's a bummer. So ... upon receipt of the punch measure the diameter of the socket.
Bent on first use
The punch was the right diameter to drive out 1.5 mm pins on a Beretta 90 series pistol. Unfortunately, the shaft of the punch was slightly bent. It's possible to straighten the pin and use it again (as I did), but really this is unsatisfactory. In the future I'm just going to buy a 1/16" (1.6 mm) punch and turn it down to 1.5 mm.
