tools to get pins out of the gun when dismantling

[springs]

hi guys,

 

need to dismantle one of my guns but need to get some pins out. can anyone recommend what i need to get to be able to get these in and out easily?

[n1ckh]

I use a thin Phillips head screw driver and pliers as a knocking stick (hammer) I get more control using the pliers

[Cheeky vimto]

I used Allen keys. My GB was held together by Allen screws so just used what was nearby.

[Lozart]

Pin punch. Use the right tools instead of knackering the parts and your tools.

[Mr Monkey Nuts]

If you are falling foul at the body pins it probably best you stop now!

[SimonQuigley]

I use the flat end of a pencil, seems to work.

[M_P]

Pin punch...

[Rock-climby-Dave]

Pin punch. Use a 2.5/3mm for M4 ones.

 

Or, if I'm not in the workshop, a Magpul 5.56 bullet pin push I've drilled a hole in and put on my keyring

[springs]

to conclude i managed to get a set of pin punches and eventually got my Pins out i was having issues with.

 

hopefully they will come in handy then next time i strip a couple of guns down.

[Airsoft-Ed]

I use drawing pins with the point sanded flat (Y) nice and easy to push on by hand, but has a fat enough head to use a hammer if you need too.
Plus if they break, who cares? You can get 80 billion for about a quid lol.

[Liam Porter]

I use drawing pins with the point sanded flat (Y) nice and easy to push on by hand, but has a fat enough head to use a hammer if you need too.

Plus if they break, who cares? You can get 80 billion for about a quid lol.

 

 

I wish you could actually get 80 billion drawing pins for a quid.

[Esoterick]

I use a pin punch to get them out and a lot of swearing to get them back in again.

[Chock]

Any sort of flat head drift that is smaller or close to the diameter of the pin will do, but using a phillips or pozidriv screwdriver, or in fact any other pointed head tool, will likely damage the pin or at the very least scratch up its surface, since the pins are not likely to be very hard steel; it won't do the screwdriver any favours either, since screwdrivers are not meant to be hit with hammers and mallets (that's one of the places where DIY injuries come from). You should be using the right tool for the job, and that does not have to be expensive. 'Pound shops ' invariably have a few tools in them, they're not normally devastatingly brilliant quality of course, but it is likely they will have punches and flat drifts. Use a small hammer to lightly tap the drift - not a bloody great big lump hammer - as a big hammer will cause damage and transfer shock to other parts of your weapon.