Removing wedge

[alrod013]

Is it best to use a hammer of some sort to tap out the wedge on a rifle or a punch? Some say brass hammer or rubber or plastic. Others say use a punch. I know they make a tool for this made from steel, but won't that mark the gun?

 

[Rifleman1776]

won't that mark the gun?

Only if you are as clumbsy as me. :grin:
Make a simple wedge banger by whittling a piece of wood then whack away.

 

[alrod013]

I used a wooden dowel from a craft store and it worked great getting the wedge partially out. Guess I could use a brass punch to knock it all the way out.

 

[cynthialee]

I give it a light whack with a rubber mallet to push it out some, then use my T/C tool to pull the wedge out.

 

[alrod013]

Is that T/C tool that is steel and has like a hammer on one end and claw on the other?

 

[Vaino]

Any handy piece of wood pushes it out and then my finger nails do the rest. Mine aren't in that hard and don't shoot loose and they are all captured anyways.....Fred

 

[alrod013]

Mine is pretty tight. Maybe a little lube might help.

 

[bubba.50]

I also use the t/c tool. tap it with the little hammer poll then pull it out with the claws. haven't boogered up any of my guns with it. only fault I have with it is the so-called nipple wrench end.

 

[cynthialee]

huh, I have had no issue with the nipple wrench part of the tool

 

[mooman76]

A small screwdriver usually can gently pry it out or if it has two and you can get one of them out, the one that you get out can pry out the other.

 

[Bill Hall]

I make little tools that look just like the wedges, only thinner and have a groove cut in the end. But before I started using them, I would use a screwdriver (very carefully), popsickle stick, whittled down clothespin, or just some thin scrap of wood laying around. All carefully tapped with a small hammer.

I don't know about that tool with the claw on it. Kinda scares me. :shocked2: Bill

 

[Rifleman1776]

use my T/C tool to pull the wedge out.

Yep. Just like the original mountain men did. :wink: :rotf:

 

[M. De Land]

I like and use pop cycle sticks with the end cut flat to drive them out. It will fit right in the slot and won't scratch anything up. MD

 

[alrod013]

Will give it a try. Thanks

:bow:

 

[Billnpatti]

I used to use a small screw driver to tap the wedge out. I never boogered up the gun doing it that way but I now have a wedge shapped piece of brass that I cut from the lower part of an artillery shell.

 

[Danny Ross]

I am with Cynthialee on this one. I have never had a problem using the nipple wrench on the, hammer, wedge pin puller. For that matter it is the only one I use and have used. DANNY

 

[George T.]

Are the T/C tools still available? It looks just like a thing I need. I have done well with a small tap with a hammer and pulled with my fingers. A while I had one fall out so after snugging them up I now need to use something other than my fingers. Geo. T.

 

[Rat Trapper]

I give it a light whack with a rubber mallet to push it out some, then use my T/C tool to pull the wedge out.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[cynthialee]

hey now...
If one of them mountain men saw the T/C tool, they would have paid good hides to get one.
:grin:

 

[Rat Trapper]

I agree, the TC tool is handy to have. Not only does it remove the wedge, but also the nipple. I'm always on the look out for another one at gun shows where they are often offered cheap. Same thing goes for the TC star seven capper. Last gun show I went to the guy just up and gave it to me, said no one would buy it anyway as people all use inlines now. The TC capper is not pc or hc, but works great in the woods or range.