Who drills Colt lowers for front pivot pin detent and spring?

[twodollarbill]

I am surprised that none of the shop pros have not chimed in on this one and confirmed
what tool they use when they perform this modification..
But, I'm with Scott. You can not do a factory job on anything with a hand tool.
Unless you are an artist....then it would be called art and be priced higher then
what anyone in this forum would pay.

[scottryan]

I can also complete an 80% lower forging on a drill press.

Just because I can doesn't mean its the right thing to do.

That is the same with this situation.

[DocGKR]

Sorry I didn't see this one before. Now I am no gunsmith or machinist, but I am pretty familiar with precision drilling by hand. Even with my limited mechanical skills, I was able to drill 3 of my civilian Colts using a hand drill. Of course, I would recommend sending it to Don Lazzarini or SAW, as they do a great job for a fair price.