I put this on the back burner but got out my best Tell that was boxed and untouched. The pin did back out with gentle tapping as said above. Also as Don said the pin is not the only issue. The sear bar at the end fits into a slot in the end cap. It is not fully retracted by pulling the trigger. It appears there are 2 pins that would need to be knocked out to drop it down. At that point I thought it was less risky to just flush out the sear mechanism with a thin oil. This seemed to clean it pretty well and the pistol operates fine. Not sure if anyone can speak to disengaging the sear bar. Don’t know if I am missing something. John Griffith’s book just says remove the pin?