Taking apart gas mags

[Russe11]

SZo as was predicted to me, my SMLE mag has sprung a leak. There are plenty of guides to fixing this but 1st I have to take the mag apart. It's held by 2 screws and some pins. How do you get the pins out without damaging them?

 

[jcheeseright]

I use an appropriately sized punch and a small hammer, once you've shifted it a few mm it'll come out much easier.

 

[Russe11]

Well that was waaay easier than I thought it would be. Opened it up, cleaned the seals, silicon oil on seals, bit of PTFE tape for luck and put back together. Works perfectly again