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Old 12-17-2018, 5:43am   #18
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Originally Posted by markids77 View Post
Spring for a quality set of punches like the Starrets I use. Get extra long punches as standard length tools can be just a wee bit short to completely clear stubborn pins from your receiver without bottoming out and making divots around your pin holes because you will not think JUST THAT EXTRA TAP to make sure it really is bottomed will phuck up the surface of the receiver.
Starrets are good!
I've ground down the side of a couple of long punches to fit the landscape of the
receiver and lower the longitudinal center of the punch to match the center
of the roll pin I'm working with. Much better angle of attack and less prone to
slip off.
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