Removing the Romanian "G" kit barrel pin

[Wrangler]

Hi I feel your pain. Mine finally got drilled out. I just too outhte two pins on the rear trunnion. Only cost me two punches broken and one bent but glory be after drilling them out I pushed the rest out fairly easily. Believe it or not one day I will have a finished kit if I am not bankrupted by all this first. Believee it or not I bent a flat with my version of a poor mans jig and the hole all lined up. Wow! Will wonders never cease. One day it will go bang if not boom.

[KillJoy149]

Could you post a pic of your bending Jig?

I know the feeling. I could have bought an AK for $350. So far, I have close to $800ish in one gun. I just purchased another. So, I have $900 in two. About another 3 kits, and I will be making some headway!

At this point, I wish I would have just bought that damned AK! But, at least this way I will have a little pride when it goes bang (hopefully not bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang) :) That would be a bad thing. I ain't goin to jail for no damned gun!

KillJoy

[Wrangler]

HI,

I made a cheap 7 mm barrel pin by going to Home Depot and buying a 7mm x 50mm bolt. I cut off the head and the threads and had a perfect fitting replacement. Cost 58 cents plus a couple of pennies for the tax.

[Davidfxs]

I tried the hardened bolt, a punch. About the time I was about to commit Hari Keri. I tried a Torx socket. After some cringing, and standing as far away from the Old 12 ton Press while still pulling the jack rod, a loud “Pop” was heard. I figured “Great” another broken tool. When I looked it had moved. Believe the difference was the wide top of the socket kept the socket straight.

Pushing out the Barrel was easy. 3 pennies “Now crushed” and again the good ole press.