Posted: 2/19/2006 8:45:47 PM EDT
| I found some directions online on how to remove the mag-saftey for hipowers (I have an M95 "Classic" Agentine copy), specifically saying to push the pin from the tapered side out of the frame. However, after some "ginger" tapping with a light, padded hammer over a padded block of wood, the pin didn't budge at all. What am I doing wrong? Do I need some sort of special press/vice to push out the pin, or am I just to not applying enough tapping to the pin to drive it out? |
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That sucker is in there tight. Getting enough whack on it usually results in the punch slipping and scratching the frame. I put the frame in a very sturdy vise. The more solid the vise and jaws, the less it will absorb hammer energy. I also put duct tape around the pin as an added safety measure in case of slippage. I try to start the pin moving with a brass punch that I have that is very square. I hit it very hard the first time. Once you've done a few, you develop a touch for it. Anyway, I whack it until I get it flush. If I slip, I start all over with the tape. Once the pin is flush, I swith to a smaller steel punch, and finish it off. Good luck! |
| Cool, I think I'll try that. Also, will my HiPower work when the disconnect is removed? I though I heard somehwere that the FM HiPowers made today have gaurd against removing the saftey feature. I assume if that was true, I could just slap in an older drigger pack to remedy that, right? |
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The "guard" FN started using lately is staking the magazine disconnect pin at both ends. This swages the pin into the pin hole, and makes removal very difficult. I had to drill mine out with a carbide drill on a jig bore, but any sturdy drill press or a milling machine should do. Not sure if Argentine FM factory does that. LT |
Hmm, I was thinking about this (still at school, didn't get a chance to work on the HP yet), but how should I put the HP frame in the vice? |
| lol, I give up. I tried a brass punch and all it did was chew thru the tape and scratch the paint a bit. The pin moved less than a mm and wouldn't go any further. I guess I'll leafe this to a smith whe nI get this puppy blued (BTW, how much does getting a pistol like a HiPower blued cost? Is it cheap (its just a "dip", right? or does it entail more costs? |