AMD 65 Barrel Pin

[Eisengratz]

Hey folks. The barrel pin on my AMD 65 is being an asshat, and refuses to come out short of the application of the hand of god. I'm leaning towards drilling it out, but I was curious about replacement parts. I dont have a lathe, so I cannot make my own, so I ask - will a standard 7.62x39 AK barrel pin work all right? They're all of $6 on Apex. Consensus seems to be yes, but I wanted to ask a more knowledgeable group of people.

Thanks for your time.

[baih777]

are you using a press ?

[Eisengratz]

I have no press, nor access to one unfortunately. All attempts to remove the pin have been with hand tools, punches and a large table-mounted vice. I had heard that AMD 65's were known for having very stiff pins, but I've been banging and pressing on this thing for quite a while, and I don't want to damage it.

[hung380]

Harbor freight press worked for me.
If the pin is hardened it'll give you a hard time to drill out.

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[Alex$]

turn front trunion over and try punching from other side. (supposes that the pin is not already work hardened in place and won't budge)

[munkeeboi]

if you can't get it out and drill it, you still might have problems getting it back in. I've had trouble removing rusted in pins with a 12 ton press. I'd suggested finding a way to press it out and foregoing drilling it. Drilling it has the potential for more problems.

without a press, you might also have problems taking off/putting on the barrel unless you have the toth barrel tool.

[Eisengratz]

Well, I tried attacking it from both angles, to loosen it up before pounding it out the correct side, but with no results - after two days of attempts, the thing hasn't even so much as shifted. I really dont want to drill it, either, it just seemed like the next step.

And I did pick up the tothtool barrel remover thingy, as I'm short on space here and felt they were good investments. However, if I cannot even progress in the build without a press, I mine as well take the plunge and see if I can't stash it somewhere. Living in small spaces sucks.

[munkeeboi]

they have a smaller A-frame 6 ton press that might work if space is tight.

[Eisengratz]

Hrm, I'll have to take a look then. I can see multiple uses for a 6 ton press, assuming it's small enough.

Thanks for the info.

[V1OLENTACTUAL]

Your going to need a decent 12-20 ton press. Believe me in my 7 builds I've done thus far the press is probably the second most important tool you will need. Plus you really wont be able to correctly replace the barrel pin without the use of a press.

Just my two cents... If your really desperate and dont mind driving 2 hours I have all the tools you could possibly need to build AK's. PM me if your interested....

[tujungatoes]

Yep the barrel pins on those AMD's can be a real motherf**ker. You'll never get there with a punch and hammer. I've done a couple where I was leaning on the handle scared something on the press was about to let go. And then BANG it finally starts to move and all your orifices can relax.

[ar15barrels]

I have no press, nor access to one unfortunately.

Why bother removing the barrel pin then?

[1lowluv]

the RSB pins are a pain too

[Oldmandan]

Yep the barrel pins on those AMD's can be a real motherf**ker. You'll never get there with a punch and hammer. I've done a couple where I was leaning on the handle scared something on the press was about to let go. And then BANG it finally starts to move and all your orifices can relax.

^What he said

I tried to demill 2 of these without a press. I finally broke down and bought a press because of them. The press makes everything much, much easier for everything.
I actually used an old gouged barrel pin off a Maadi to get the AMD barrel pin to start, and it bent my barrel pin?

[bksa]

Why bother removing the barrel pin then?

how would you rivet the front trunnion without pulling the barrel first?