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Post by ibmikey on Dec 7, 2019 1:37:39 GMT -5
Bandito, If you really need the mag safety parts PM me and I will send them to you.
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Post by bandito on Dec 8, 2019 17:11:55 GMT -5
Did you get my PM Mikey? Bandito
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Post by ibmikey on Dec 9, 2019 17:42:44 GMT -5
Got second one but not the original.
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Post by bandito on Dec 11, 2019 19:02:15 GMT -5
I don't know what I did. Maybe fell asleep with my face on the keyboard. Have a sinus infection and I'm going to beat it without the doctor. Echinacea, vitamin C, sinus irrigation, and exercise. Not sure I'm winning. Thanks for the heads up. Be Well, Bandito.
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Post by jonfhp40 on Dec 17, 2019 10:24:38 GMT -5
The pins that retain the magazine disconnector and trigger spring in the trigger group are a royal pain to remove. While I was able to disassemble the receiver down to the trigger grou, I was unable to dislodge the to pins,and had to go to my gunsmith, who had the tools and expertise to accomplish without undue drama.
I had the proper set(s) of punches and an armorer's block, but removing (or even dislodging) the two retaining pins was beyond me. Cearly FN did not set up this gun for anything but a professional gunsmith/armorer...
Best, Jon
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Post by ibmikey on Dec 18, 2019 0:55:30 GMT -5
BHSpring Solutions has a tool kit for removing the trigger pin and it does it without damaging anything. Remember to put the pin back with the dimpled end to the right as the holes are different sizes.
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Post by BHP on Dec 18, 2019 8:42:29 GMT -5
Mikey, I've never seen a trigger pin with a dimpled end. The right side end of all my trigger pins have a taper on the end and the left side is flat. Maybe you have some that are older or newer than the ones I've seen. Could you share a pic of one of the dimpled pins?
I will concur that the BHSS trigger pin tools are the way to go, especially the one with the cupped tip and the rubber cushion that keeps the punch from marring the frame.
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Post by Mister Coffee on Dec 18, 2019 14:40:55 GMT -5
BHSpring Solutions has a tool kit for removing the trigger pin and it does it without damaging anything. Remember to put the pin back with the dimpled end to the right as the holes are different sizes. Mikey, I have that tool, but I have never used it. Have you? If so, how did it go?
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Post by ibmikey on Dec 18, 2019 19:29:40 GMT -5
Dimpled.? What I was referring to was the raised tit on the end of the pin, anyone with a HP should have wondered why it stands up like that. Yes I have used the tools on a half dozen or more t pops the pin just fine ( actually two punches one with a padded end).
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Post by tpelle on Jan 31, 2020 16:49:38 GMT -5
One thing that nobody has mentioned, if you take another try at driving the pin that passes through the frame that holds the trigger in, the trigger pin must be driven out from right to left! The left side of the pin is larger, so if you drive it out from left to right, you will enlarge the right side hole in the frame.
Of course you must reinstall it from left to right.
I have an FEG that some gun butcher drove the pin out from left to right, and the result is a pin that walks out during firing.
There is an easy and quick way to repair the damage. I discussed it on the FEG forum.
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Post by ibmikey on Feb 1, 2020 0:26:50 GMT -5
Bandito, How did the parts I sent you work out? Were you able to retain them and still have a nice trigger pulll?
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Post by CXM on Feb 1, 2020 10:00:36 GMT -5
I had one that someone had done the same thing to... I tried for years to find a way to fix the problem... Then someone told me to simply 'preen' the metal around the pin's hole on the inside right of the frame, cautioning me to do it very cautiously and slowly. Two 'wangs' on the hole with a punch and the problem was solved... Bob Reed probably knows a lot more about this than I do... FWIW Chuck One thing that nobody has mentioned, if you take another try at driving the pin that passes through the frame that holds the trigger in, the trigger pin must be driven out from right to left! The left side of the pin is larger, so if you drive it out from left to right, you will enlarge the right side hole in the frame. Of course you must reinstall it from left to right. I have an FEG that some gun butcher drove the pin out from left to right, and the result is a pin that walks out during firing. There is an easy and quick way to repair the damage. I discussed it on the FEG forum.
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Post by tpelle on Feb 1, 2020 14:28:09 GMT -5
I had one that someone had done the same thing to... I tried for years to find a way to fix the problem... Then someone told me to simply 'preen' the metal around the pin's hole on the inside right of the frame, cautioning me to do it very cautiously and slowly. Two 'wangs' on the hole with a punch and the problem was solved... Bob Reed probably knows a lot more about this than I do... FWIW Chuck One thing that nobody has mentioned, if you take another try at driving the pin that passes through the frame that holds the trigger in, the trigger pin must be driven out from right to left! The left side of the pin is larger, so if you drive it out from left to right, you will enlarge the right side hole in the frame. Of course you must reinstall it from left to right. I have an FEG that some gun butcher drove the pin out from left to right, and the result is a pin that walks out during firing. There is an easy and quick way to repair the damage. I discussed it on the FEG forum. CXM, that's pretty much what I did, but I used a roll pin punch. I put it through the left-side frame hole, then used the little projection on the punch to locate it in the hole on the right side of the frame. Then I used a light brass hammer to tap the punch while I used the projection on the end of the punch to guide it around the inside of the hole. This keeps everything nice and even.
Same idea, though.
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Post by bandito on Feb 4, 2020 20:37:54 GMT -5
Mikey I haven't installed it but took it to the polishing wheel and polished the rest of the foot so it will work as easily as possible. Need to get it going tomorrow but I have to go to Kansas City for business tomorrow and I will have to go around all the Chief's Super Bowl parade and celebrations. Not good. Lots of DWIs tomorrow. Be Well, Bandito.
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