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Kid’s first deer. X-bolt Micro in 6.5CR, 143gr ELDX. She outshot all the boys on this youth hunt…I was very proud! Good shoulder shot, deer was DRT

Howdy guys. I was active on the forum years ago as duckslayer, took a bit of a hiatus when I moved to NC, but now I’m back home in TX as duckslayer2...don’t have access to my old email anymore and couldn’t remember my password. Will be good to get back into the forum.

Maybe we should all sue helmke & brady bunch for slander for calling us "dangerous people."

70 days for me in Guilford Co.

Yeah, that's me alright. To get the firing pin out, you have to get that hard pin out of the slide. apparently the carbon steel slides have a small pin inside a larger pin. Punch the small one out and then the big one should come out. The stainless slides have the incredible hulk operating...

That says it is as simple as boiling an egg...hey, maybe even I could do it without tearing something up:o

I didn't think about removing the anodizing. How would one refinish an aluminum frame without blasting it? Would gunkote or duracoat stick to the anodizing? And on another option for me, are the frames the same for the 229 9mm and .40? If so, I could get a 9mm version and still have my...

I was thinking about moving the mag release to the other side too. Good idea.

I have done various home-gunsmithing to my rifles over the years with nary a problem. This is the only time I have put anything more than a scratch on one of my guns, but unfortunately I am pretty sure I killed the frame of what was otherwise a perfectly functioning firearm, which I would like...

That hard pin was in the slide. This happed on the frame when I punched out the mag catch.

Will do, if I get to refinish it. The frame broke where the mag catch stop goes, so I don't know if that can be fixed. I will now be taking it to a smith to see what can be done.

Whew!!! I got a 1 ton arbor press and finally got the pin out. That sucker was in there:eek:. I didn't booger up the slide very much, but I did put a little nick in it where the pin hole is when the pin finally broke free. I think it will clean up fine, and dura-coat or gunkote should hide...

Thanks for the link. Apparently I'm not the only one who has had trouble getting that darn thing out.

I'll look for the small pin tonight. The armorers guide had two numbers for it too, but i didn't put two and two together. Thanks for the help.

OK, overlooked is a better term. This is intended to be an inexpensive project gun (it is an old, relatively cheap police gun), so I was making a project out of it. And now I've made a bigger project out of it. While I value the services of a good smith, I was hoping to make this a DIY...

The pin is the same size on both sides of the slide.

OK, I realize this was a colossal mistake, so no need to tell me not to ever do this again!!! I decided to refinish my Sig 229, so I bead blasted it with Al Oxide, all is well there. I did forget however to remove a few of the pins in the slide, as well as the firing pin and spring. One...

1, I don't think any of them will allow firearms or ammunition on board the truck (they didn't in my case)...2, prepare to have some of your stuff stolen anyway so I certainly wouldn't put any of my guns on there.

I've got a Model 39 also...it is a good gun. I haven't seen a lot of those floating around.

Thanks for the heads up. I left a comment.