Need Help With A Lyman Forend Cap, It's Pinned....

[tincansailor]

Had a Great Plains Rifle stock carved for me and am removing the metalwork from the broken original stock
to the new one. The forend cap is pinned on the old stock. How do I remove it? Is it possible to save the pins?

And, just how do you mount it on the new stock? I have not a clue so appreciate some guidance.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Jerry Williams

[pietro]

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It's most likely a through, one-piece pin that goes through either just the wood, or also passes through a loop attached to the underside of the barrel there (to help with retention) - so just drive the pin out with a drift pin the same size as the pin.

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[Wayne Smith]

What he said - and Left to Right

[oconeedan]

On mine, they use a very small pin, guessing 1/16" or so. If you can't find the right pin punch, you could use a small brad with the tip filed square to get the pin started out. If you are careful you can reuse the pin. After removing the pin, the forend cap should slide off.

[mazo kid]

Wire clothes hangers are your friend. I keep 8-10 in the shop. Short pieces (squared off) can be used for punches, pins, depriming pins, etc. if too large, they can be chucked in a drill or drill press and filed down.

[tincansailor]

Thanks to everyone for the help. Those pins are dam small but i'll try the tips to punch them through.

[Gtek]

I would find nice flat, smooth non rolled over punches (like new just under diameter of pin). Also helps when one has a short forward shank length to reduce bending to get moving, and finish with the long.

[oconeedan]

I've also used those little cheap jeweler's screwdrivers. Find the right size, cut the tip off with a dremel tool to square it off. The sets can be found at Harbor Freight or Northern Tool for cheap.