Sunday, September 12, 2010

Removing a Crosman 101 Forearm From the Pump Arm

I’m building a “Frankengun” from parts of two beater Crosman 101 rifles. I needed to remove the forearms from the pump arms so I could swap them.

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The two forearms.

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One of the pins that holds the thing together.

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Cleverly hidden by a plug.

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I drilled out the plug with a smaller bit and enlarged.

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Transferring the location of the pin to the other side with pencil marks, one hopes.

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A smaller drill until I hit the pin and then punch with the pin punch.

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When you’re lucky the wood splinters minimally.

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It still leaves a ragged hole. It seems as though Crosman slightly peened over the heads when pressing them in as they do tear their way out.

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This is what happens when you’re unlucky. In either case I’ll drill the holes a larger diameter to the depth of the pin heads so I can plug them with a matching piece of wood.

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