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Posted: 1/12/2009 2:50:12 PM EDT
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Ok guys, I got an odd one for you tonight. I was trying to get the ejector out of the bolt so I could tune the spring and keep my brass from flying 10 feet through the air. I got a small hammer and 1/16 inch punch and started tapping on the roll pin that holds the ejector in, but it wouldn't budge. So I started hitting it a little harder until it finally broke loose and a little more than half way through my damn punch snapped like a toothpick. I was able to get the roll pin out with some pliers, but no I've got part of my 1/16 inch punch stuck in the hole with about 2 mm sticking out. I got a pair of pliers and pulled on it as hard as I could and spent about 15 minutes messing with it and that damn thing just won't move. Any ideas? I figured I would go to the hardware store tomorrow and get another 1/16 inch punch but if I can't pull the piece out with pliers I don't know if another punch is gonna do the trick. This is really starting to piss me off. I hope I didn't damage the bolt, I tried to be as careful as possible but I'm a bit worried about the hole that the roll pin goes in, and the roll pin is messed up from where I had to pull it out with pliers but that's no big deal. Anyone else ever have this issue? Is there a chance that I ruined my bolt? And what do you guys use as a base when tapping out roll pins and stuff like that? I was using a 2x4 but it was hard to hold the bolt still so I could keep the punch lined up.
Thanks, Matt |
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Oh damn, well that makes sense now. The damn tutorial thing I read said to use a 1/16 inch punch, and I don't have a smaller one than that. Where can I get a punch smaller than 1/16 inch? Do I have to buy an armorer's punch set? I do need to buy some different ones anyways, the ones I have now aren't brass. Is there any chance that I ruined my bolt? How do I tell if it is damaged besides just looking at it?
Thanks, Matt |
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