WVGunman
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- Feb 26, 2014
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While trying to replace an extractor on a Marlin 1894 I foolishly bent the extractor pin. I then DROPPED the pin and couldn't find it. This came at the end of a long, frustrating comedy of errors.
I took a drill bit the approximate size and snapped off the base without the grooves cut into it to make a new pin. I put that piece into a drill and smoothed then beveled it using sandpaper and a file. It went in pretty easy, and seems faily snug. I could not just push it out.
I'm a little worried that if this pin drifts it could chew up th action. I also have no idea how durable this might be compared to the original pin. Drill bits are made to take compresssion, not the tensile forces this pin would be under. Should I order the replacement part (it's very cheap) or am I probably fine?
I took a drill bit the approximate size and snapped off the base without the grooves cut into it to make a new pin. I put that piece into a drill and smoothed then beveled it using sandpaper and a file. It went in pretty easy, and seems faily snug. I could not just push it out.
I'm a little worried that if this pin drifts it could chew up th action. I also have no idea how durable this might be compared to the original pin. Drill bits are made to take compresssion, not the tensile forces this pin would be under. Should I order the replacement part (it's very cheap) or am I probably fine?