Originally Posted by
muzzlestuffer
i have a jeager rifle with pinned barrel i just put a piece of tape with a hole in it over the pin and the key for me is to have plenty of light,use a magnifier i also have a 1-1/2" thick piece of foam i lay the gun on flat on it's side which helps control the "hit" of the punch the foam also allows the pin to be pushed out of the stock. i also push down on the stock so there's no bounce when i hit the pins. i think it's much easier than trying to hit the pin out sideways say if the gun is in a vise. so far i have not damaged the wood but do not like taking the pins out too much due to the fact that eventually the holes will get sloppy.
That's a good idea. Maybe even something better than the tape would be a small wood jig (like a popsickle stick) with a hole in it to place over the pin and tape in place.
The pins on my rifle were small. I used a 1/16" punch to tap them out. but I only did that once because I had to get into the ramrod channel to remove a stuck jag the previous owner lost in there. I got the jag out by using a dremel tool to cut some of the barrel channel out to get to the ramrod hole.