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Pivot Pin Installation Tool $27.06
are you serious ? most of the above replies are right on......, but this ?? gimme a friggen break !!!!
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The Op was asking about tools and this is the best tool made to perform this operation. Yes, it is expensive (less if you qualify for the discounted price) and not for everyone. But for an armorer or someone who builds allot of lowers it works. I have installed pivot pins without any tools at all, it can be done, but it is usually frustrating and you spend some time looking for detents. This tool works and for some may be worth the price.
I just use the Pivot Pin itself. I don't understand why people think that it is such a difficult task that they need a $27 tool to do it? :confused:
I made one from a peice of broken plastic coathanger. Almost anything that's close to the right diameter , easy to turn , and tough enough can get the job done. A clevis pin would have been less work , but I didn't feel like driving to the hardware store that day.
The plastic bag is a great thing for working with any parts than can self-launch. If something can launch , sooner or later it will.
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There is a reason for that. All of these small parts are made with a built-in homing device that is pre-programmed to seek out the darkest, most inaccessible place. After the small part has successfully secreted itself in that dark and inaccessible place it then orients itself so that all shiny or brightly-colored surfaces are hidden. It's a plot that all of the gunmakers are part of. That way they sell more parts.