ok,
so lets take this another direction.
why would you need to peen that hole?? iv worked on, restored, and built
100,s of 1911 variants, and held as many more.
and have yet to see a frame wear in the area. let alone be staked so poorly.
i have however repaired many with that same damage.
and had the chance to ask more then a few, who, why and what they did?
and all said the same basic thing...i didnt know you have to have the hammer back before the safety would rotate up and come out.
so i got a punch out of my tool box, and with my trusty hammer. we went to beating the tar out of it..
funny, it never came loose. and i never got it apart.. until i was shown how to do it.
likely if any of the holes didnt pass specs, they frame was tossed asside as scrap, and new one was found.
i have the GI repair manual on my desk, and it doesnt show any repairs as such..only a gage for the slide latch and link pin holes.
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