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So.....just got my p-226 frame back, fde duracoat..love it...in my excited state, I forgot to orientate the mag release retaining pin....now I can't get it apart to correct the issue....need help from sig gurus.....please help a old fool!!!!! Thanks in advance...import

*****UPDATE******
Well thanks to all those who offered their opinions....was a little nervous....but yeeeaaaaa....hot damm, the feeler gauges worked...used the finest, but sill stiff, put a small curve in the end, and from the spring(rhs) wiggled the gauge in all the way, very light tap with a punch, and out it popped..no damage....re installed and all good......
Again many thanks....this forum rocks (again)
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I wish I could help you that's one part I've never removed.

Unfortunately I've seen a thread about this maybe try searching it I'm pretty sure in the end the dude broke his pistol frame trying to remove the saftey so don't get to hulk on it
 
Some people have had luck using a feeler gauge. It really depends on how tight the tolerance is on the parts. I saw one of the instructors on a armorers course get one to come out using this technique but it took some doing and all the pistols they use for teaching have been apart many many times so the parts are a bit worn.
You might try a search on Sigforum as there have been many threads on this issue in the past. You certainly are not the first person to do this.
 
If a feeler gauge fits in but doesn't quite get under the spring or whatever it has to get under you can stone a bevel on the edge so it wedges itself into the place.

Alternately use something like a super small screwdriver and grind then stone the tip into a sharp ended wedge shape. It may be possible to "walk" the tip under the part you need to move.

I don't own a Sig so I've certainly never had this issue or can fully appreciate the problem. But when I read that a shim can be slipped in to correct it but only sometimes then it wakes up the inner toolmaker in me and I start to see it as an issue of just needing a finer or otherwise correctly shaped end to get the job done. So even if these suggestions are missing the mark it may wake up a bit of inspiration to you looking at it and working with tool ideas that almost but don't quite work.

Best of luck with coming up with a solution that results in no harm to the finish.

One other thing. Even oven baked finishes take some time to fully harden and achieve their maximum bond and toughness. If the new finish is still less than a month old I'd strongly suggest that you take a "patience pill" and put your error aside for a while until it is a month old so the finish is that little extra hard and damage resistant. Don't give in to compounding the problem by wanting to see it done RIGHT NOW!
 
Thanks for the advise guys......I may just wait a little, I was wondering how cured the finish was...last stop will be the drill....that reminds me...better mail dlaskarms..see if they carry spares..welcome any more suggestions..can't at this point have too many options....import
 
In the meantime use the waiting to search around for the best or alternate options for a cure some more. I'm sure you're not the only one to have done this.
 
That was where I was heading until I got some better advise...turned out to be quite simple in the end....scary though..

Maybe a "sticky" wouldn't be a bad idea for tips for idiots like me..lol
 
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That was where I was heading until I got some better advise...turned out to be quite simple in the end....scary though..

Maybe a "sticky" wouldn't be a bad idea for tips for idiots like me..lol
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Naw!! there are too many areas where things can go wrong dealing with firearms not an idiot issue at all..
 
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