Remove firing pin from Norinco NP22?

[Grizzlypeg]

Anyone remove the firing pin from their NP22? I tried to remove the cross pin through the slide, trying to drive it to the left to remove it, to no avail. Is it removed from right to left just like a Sig? Were you able to remove it by tapping the pin out? Or did you need to use a press? I want to strip the slide down as I am drilling and taping holes for optics mount.

 

[sky52]

A big hammer and its not the standard size sig pin. Since you are doing an optic cut, a refinish is usually required thus dont worry about scratching it. If it still doesn't budge from a BFH, take it to a smith.

From my experience of building a few of those dlask 394, a short punch works better than a longer one to drive that pin in and out.

 

[marshall]

Use a real good solid block ( hole in it ) and hit solid., or harder, But I have not taken one out on this model.
Something I found that makes a good bench block for this stuff is a piece of plastic comp. deck board, it will not mark the gun and will give a bit, better than 2x4.
And as Ski said a hi quality , right size of punch makes all the difference.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

I wrapped the slide in painters tape and laid it across the open jaws of a vice. Hit the punch so hard that I saw sparks come off the pin. It didn't budge. So, I said to hell with it and drilled and tapped the hole without removing the firing pin. Touched up the now shiny end of the pin with Birchwood Casey Super Blue, and called it a day.

I had mounted a dovetail mounted optics mount, but no matter what I did it wouldn't say in position after 50 shots or so, the two 3mm screws that secure it to the dovetail piece would eventually loosen up. So I drilled a third hole at the front of the mount, counter sunk it and drilled and tapped the slide for a 6-48 screw. Hopefully that will secure it. Put blue Loctite on all screws, and will take it to the range tonight and give it a workout.

If I ever had to remove that pin, I will try using an arbor press to press it out.