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Posted: 5/27/2005 12:48:15 PM EDT
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I know the new kits from DPH come with the bits of receiver still riveted to the front trunnion, the rear tang and the trigger guard. My question is this.....How do I go about getting the old receiver and the new rivets out without damaging the trunnion and tang? And what tools work best for doing this? Joe |
I got a kit from DPH recently, it has the ends of the receiver left on, I believe that's the way they are coming now. The rivets in those things are evil! I'm still trying to get the ones out of the rear trunion, I cut the tops of the rivets off with a Dremel tool, and I have drilled and drilled, both sides are off but I still can't get the full width rivets out! I spent about 1 1/2 hours this afternoon just getting the rivets out of the trigger guard.  I have yet to try to get the rivets out of the front trunion, they should be easier....I hope! 
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| I feel your pain on the rivets, I resorted to the drill press on the trigger guard, and I'm still wrangling with one of the rear tang rivets(already ate one of my drill bits) I thought romy kits were supposed to be easy due to slightly looser tolerances. hell pressing the barrel and barrel pin out of my AMD65 kit was easier than these things. |
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