Holy shit. They sure make 'em sturdy. I've never had a problem removing any other taper pins (including a few Colts). This is a whole new animal.
The front pin came out after about 15 minutes of pounding and cursing. The rear pin hammered in flush with the FSB and refuses to move further. I've mushroomed three punches and a two nail sets trying to get it to go any further. Part of the problem is that I keep on slipping off of it (since it is flush it is hard to get any purchase, even with a nail set). All I've accomplished is tearing the shit out of the FSB.
I've had the FSB either supported by the jaws of my vice or on an action block on the concrete floor of my garage. I started with a 5/16 punch to get the pins moving. Moved down to the smaller punches/nail sets once they pins went flush. I've been using a 2.5 lb. sledge to hammer. The front pin just refuses to move any further. It's been soaked in several different types of oil. I don't have any Kroil or PB Blaster on hand and don't have any available locally. I've now put about two to three hours into trying to remove this second pin.
Anyone have any more suggestions or similar stories to make me feel better?


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