Stock Pin

[DCWilson]

I have a .38/44 whose stock pin is a little out of position to one side, as well as being bent on the short side. The regular wood stocks fit over it , but some Grashorn stags I just bought can't be fitted properly to the frame on the long side. I tried to tap the pin back into position, but it won't budge. Do I need to really pound on this to make it move? I'm concerned about mushrooming the head of the pin and ending up with a situation worse than what I have now.

Topical heat? Penetrating oil?

[500 Magnum Nut]

Might be rusted, try the penetrating oil, or hit it smartly with a steel hammer. If you peen the end, just file the burr off.

[DCWilson]

Thanks for the encouragement to proceed. This thing is really stuck, and it's looking worse and worse the more I try to deal with it. I may have to cut it flush and drill it out, then replace it.

I think the problem is that the pin was driven bent, or bent in the insertion process; it is now really wedged in tight.

But I shall be victorious. My strength is as the strength of 10, because my heart is pure. And also because I am really annoyed by stuck pins.

[Culina]

And I have the opposite problem, my pins are loose,

are you interested in a trade?