No 5 Flash Hider Removal?

[green]

Which side do you punch the retaining pins out from, L to R or R to L?

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[Peter Laidler]

Can't remember but it's been answered on here a hundred times before together with details of the nickel press tool insert used to press the barrel off.

[Vincent]

Mine are Left to Right. The left ends of the pins are approximately 0.122” and the right ends about 0.139”.

Use a press to get the pins out, not a punch. A press less likely to damage the pins or the flash hider and you’re going to need a press anyway to get the flash hider off.

[tbonesmith]

On the topic of these pins, does anyone know where i can get a few. They are usually 4-0 & are sometimes 3-0 presumably when they've come off and been reinstalled. Im not keen on buying the 1000 id need to from a commercial supplier.

[Vincent]

They are easy to make from drill stock steel. You can use the poor man’s lathe method if you don’t have access to a real lathe. All you need is a reversible high-speed drill and a sander. Put the drill in your vice and run it in reverse. Sand a little and check often. You will have them done in no time.

Don’t forget to use a tapered reamer if you’re cutting new grooves in the barrel. If you don’t have the taper reamer, the poor man’s way is to use 3 or 4 drill bits, decreasing in size to make “steps.”