I have a simple question on a pin I cannot remove from a Ruger Blackhawk hammer.
The hammer plunger broke on me. So I need to drift out the pin that holds it to replace the plunger. This one is in incredibly tight. I bent a steel drift punch. Then I tried tapping it out with a couple of small nails that bent.
I pondered holding a torch on it but was leary of changing the temper. But I did light two consecutive wooden matches and heated it up like that. Then I took a Lee decapping punch that is very rugged and went after the pin. No luck. This however is starting to dimple the end of the pin.
I don't want to do something that will cause permanent damage and it occurred to me that there are people on these boards that will know just what to do.
Help!
The hammer plunger broke on me. So I need to drift out the pin that holds it to replace the plunger. This one is in incredibly tight. I bent a steel drift punch. Then I tried tapping it out with a couple of small nails that bent.
I pondered holding a torch on it but was leary of changing the temper. But I did light two consecutive wooden matches and heated it up like that. Then I took a Lee decapping punch that is very rugged and went after the pin. No luck. This however is starting to dimple the end of the pin.
I don't want to do something that will cause permanent damage and it occurred to me that there are people on these boards that will know just what to do.
Help!