[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Front Trunion Rivet Question

Posted: 1/8/2006 9:42:32 AM EDT

Me and a buddy started our builds last weekend and all went OK except we couldn't get the barrel pin out. So I decided to drill one of the front trunion rivets since we WERE going to do screw builds but now probably use the U-drive screws that dalesimpson told us all about. ANyhow my question is how do I know when I have drilled enough of the rivet to get the screw or the u-drive screw in deep enough to work? How do I know how deep is to deep to drill so that I don't drill into the barrel? Is there a drill stop I could use or is it just a guesstimate? Thanks for the help in advance.

Posted: 1/8/2006 9:59:37 AM EDT

[#1]

Try to not go deeper than around .240". If you go .250" you are generally getting into the barrel. I just drill a little at a time and use my caliper to gauge depth.

Posted: 1/8/2006 10:14:21 AM EDT

[#2]

where are you at in or ?
there are few builders in or with tools who will help you
do it right

Posted: 1/8/2006 10:55:31 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
where are you at in or ?
there are few builders in or with tools who will help you
do it right

I live in Roseburg.

Posted: 1/8/2006 2:10:59 PM EDT

[#4]

ahh thats quite a jog
you could still ship it to me and ill pull the barrel for you

you can make a set of rivet squeezers for under 20 bucks
and ill walk you threw building it right

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