Originally Posted by
mikemorton
OK chaps, this is a really basic question in which I expose my lack of DIY skills and blokeness:
What tool do I need to drive out those pins neatly?
I'm also looking for something (same tool I guess?) to get the pins out of my Sako Finnfire bolt so I can disassemble it.
TIA
MM
You could purchase a set of pin punches (careful as the sets suitable for motorcars are rather too big for firearms), or it is possible to get by with a set of cheap drills (use the back end as a punch and grind the pointy end flat) if the pins are not too solidly in place. If you are really keen, punches for roll pins have a shaped nose to centralise in the pin, but will not work very well with plain pins so you need two sets.
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