Assembly pins

[PEARL DRUMS]

Morning gun builders

I have a question on handling the pins holding a rifle together. Is it common practice to peen them or simply cut them short enough to recess them on both sides of the stock? Seems to me peening them would essentially eliminate taking the rile apart down the road without destroying the pin holes.

Thanks for the help

 

[Flintandsteel]

Why would you peen them? Might as well use a nail.
Pins are made to be removable, slightly tapered on the ends to prevent tear out.
Cut them a little short if you like.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Thank you for the reply.

 

[ArmorerRoy]

Peening is for knife handles not guns. Parts need to be removable.

 

[Eric Krewson]

I round off the sharp edges but leave the end flat enough to get my punch in it for pin removal. A pin with a sharp edge can take out a chunk of wood when you knock it out.

I can often push my pins out with my fingers or just finger pressure on a punch. On my last rifle build the forward pin was so tight I had to hammer I out. My gun was not the best shooter and I suspected the binding pin was the problem. I plugged the pin hole and redrilled it for an easy pin removal. My rile started shooting like it should and became very accurate.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Thanks Eric. I assumed as much. But, don't want to make a silly mistake on this rifle.