I found this series of videos a few years ago and continue to come back to them when working on my CS9. I am currently enrolled in a gunsmith school and use my CS9 among others while learning about extractors and such. After all these years there is still almost nothing to be found online pertaining to the disassembly/reassembly of this generation of Smith and Wesson and I still return here and rely on these exceptional videos to follow the excellent step by step procedures. Bookmark this one folks, there is nothing that even comes close. The best you can expect is a novice field strip from all the others. Thank you very much for taking the time to clearly teach the proper techniques involved. This video should be the first thing that comes up when you type in Smith and Wesson CS9 or 3913 but unfortunately for some reason you have to search hard to find it.
I know the video is five years old, but I wanted to thank you for the detailed disassembly of the 3rd generation slide. Recently, I needed to replace the recoil spring in my S&W 4566, and I ordered a replacement from Wolff. Along with the recoil spring was a firing pin spring. Having never replaced a 3rd generation firing pin spring, you video was spot on and made the task much easier...thanks.
Thanks for a very good explanation and description of disassembly. My 6906 was becoming almost impossible to move the safety lever. Field stripping and cleaning didn't help. Probably dirty, but after taking it down and wiping surfaces clean, it now works smoothly and easily. Really a great pistol!
Thank you, sir! That was a wonderfully clear explanation of how to disassemble the slide. I replaced my firing pin spring with an absolute minimum of deleted expletives.
Great vid, recently purchased a 6904 that was missing the right side safety lever which would cause the whole safety/decocker assembly to become frequently misaligned and would cause the decocking function to not work and also make reassembling the pistol a bit of the bear.
I am a master gunsmith and I enjoy watching what others do and work on, this was by far one of the most informative and in depth videos explaining things for people who do not know I have personally ever seen. Great job keep it up.. I’m sure this set of videos has helped lots if you have a model 39 to 39-2 I believe the slide install is a bit different as far as the rear site and springs underneath, The decocker is a bit different as well
It never fails to amaze me how easy it is to take a pistol apart on TH-cam. I got mine apart as far as the rear sight. Even with a decent sight removal tool. I couldn't get it to budge. Yes, I took the allen out first. =) At least I got to clean and lube the assorted parts. It didn't look like that had been done before, ever. Now the safety is a LOT less crunchy. Thanks for posting this! ~beer.gif~
And another excellent video. I gave my late brother a S&W 910S about 15 years ago and am getting it back. It looks like it was buried in his yard to 'antique' it. I am going to clean it up.
FOR ANYONE REFERRING TO THIS VIDEO FOR THE DISASSEMBLY OF ITS LARGE FRAME SINGLE STACK COUNTERPART (IE 1006/4506) : I found the selector must be in the SAFE position to disassemble.
Thanks for taking the time! I'm assuming the 6946 non-safety slide still comes apart the same way? Wanting to spruce up my dads old carry pistol for him.
Very good viedeo;Thanks a lot.I own this model but I don't like how the barrel looking and bushing;So ia replace with a nother model slide complete and work same...
Thank you for uploading these videos. Well done sir! After contacting S&W, I found the M459 safety lever is interchangeable w/ M3913 lever, and is still available. I would not be surprised if it will fit other models as well. Do you have any thoughts on disabling the mag. disconnect?
@@dougtinkler3118 Mine had all the parts. The internals were in decent shape, outside not so much. Not sure what the point of paying for the best of 10 is. You pay an extra $20, but it seems to make no difference.
I remember when they had that sale! If I hadn't already gotten my decommissioned CHP from Copper Custom, I'd probably have gone for one of Classic's pieces
Strip it. Find someone with a bead blaster, not sand, hit the frame and slide, if they're stainless, with #8 glass bead. Blow clean with compressed air. Reassemble. Congrats, youre a gun refinisher
a trick that makes removing/inserting the slide safety lever *much* easier: 1. put some electric tape on a pair of narrow pliers 2. when you've trapped the firing pin behind the pin safety, instead of using a punch to push in out of the way from the rear, pull it out by the other end with the pliers protected with tape 3. standing the slide on its nose helps - you pull and stabilize in one motion, so you don't need three hands this way the pin is completely out of contact with the safety lever and manipulating the lever becomes a breeze, in or out
Does the hex screw in the top of the sight need to be backed out? I don't see that mentioned but mine is flush and from the video it looks like your isn't.
Finally got the pin out. Had to punch it out from the top. It seems as though the hole in the bottom is larger than the one on the top. The pin is not tapered. Had to put the pin back in from the bottom.
Would you happen to know if a 4043 slide would work properly on a 5906 frame? I know the mag wells are different, but 40's do seem to funtion in 5900 mags, with fewer rounds able to pushed in of course
you did not dhow removing the rear sight screw... what size allan / hex is that ?? thanks. seems like if you just want to disable the mag disconnector you dont need complete slide disassembly.. just the rear sight... of course nice to clean firing pin and channel and the extractor etc...
Hi,...great job sir✓!!.....My 3rd gens appear to have an Allen locking screw in the center of the rear sight.... Is that correct, and does that screw need to be loosened before knocking the sight out, ....L to R?.. Thanks.
I have a Model 39-2 that I want to Duracoat just the slide, it has the later extractor much like this slide in the video does but the decocker is the left side only version. How much different would it be, having a hard time finding any info on taking that apart.
+Bayan1905 The slide on the 1st and 2nd gen guns are very similar to the 3rd gen gun. You should be able to follow the same methods for disassembly and reassembly as you do for the 3rd gen. Good Luck BB
For anyone still watching this video: he's showing the WRONG way to remove the extractor pin. The pin hole is tapered and the pin must be driven from the top down, or you'll damage the slide.
I'm about to replace some parts in my slide - thanks for the How To. I was wondering why the screw in the rear sight does not have to be removed or loosened? What is it for, if not to hold the rear sight in place?
I assume you are talking about a slide with with the fixed "Novak" style rear sight. If so, then you do have to loosen that "set screw" in order to remove the rear sight. That screw is there to provide "tension" from the sight to the slide in order to keep it from drifting during firing of the gun. Some sights fit rather loosely and it is obvious that that screw is what holds the sight in place. Hope this helps.
My 5906 does not have the small plate under the rear sight, nor a recess for it. When I took off the sight, the springs went flying. I found them, but putting the Meprolight rear sight on is going to be a task. Any advice?
+RhetoricalQuestion With the slides that do not have the plate it is still pretty easy to re install the sight. Get the sight started on the slide first and tap it into place just until it barely starts to cover the hole for the first plunger and spring. Then drop that plunger and spring in to the hole and while holding the spring in place with your finger tip or something like a pencil start to gently tap the sight further into place on the slide and you will see that the sight will cover the hole enough to release the spring with your finger. Now when you get the sight to the last hole you are ready to drop the last plunger and spring into the hole and again hold it into place just like the last time and drive the sight into place. If you are concerned about losing control of the springs again and losing them while you are attempting this try doing this work while your hands and gun parts are inside a small plastic trash bag or extra large zip lock bag. This way if anything goes flying the bag will catch it. Hope this helps. BB
Can you remove the rear sight without have to strip the whole slide or without having to remove the firing pin? I mean cant I just remove the rear sight only?
bb2 trying to get my mag disconnect off, sight wont freakin budge tried pb blaster still no go. any tips. tried punching it out , quit after marring the sights . and i am punching it out left to right like your video
I have the 5904. I want to replace the rear sight. Can I just remove the rear sight, being careful of the springs underneath . Or do I have to go through the slide disassembly process?
I have a 6906 mfg. in 1990 that had a chip in extractor. I have shot ammo with steel casing. Do the extractors on Gen 3's normally chip easy? Thanks, great videos by the way.
The extractors on these guns are known to wear. Probably a good idea to replace them every 10000 rounds or so. Shooting steel case ammo is going to accelerate wear and tear on any part that it comes into contact with, especially the extractor and feed ramp. Just how much faster it will wear gun parts than brass cases is open to opinion.
Thank you, in my question I meant to say " I have never shot ammo with steel casing" and never will. Your videos are outstanding. I love the Gen 3 pistols, I also have a CS-9 and just picked up a like new 3913.
So if anybody has any advice on how to remove a hooded recite let me know I remove the adjustable site itself and the retaining Allen head screw and tried a site remover and tapping it with a hammer and it won't budge
I do not know for sure if it will fit as I have never mixed 2nd gen parts with 3rd gen guns before but I would not be surprised if it does actually fit.
blubelly2 Ok, thanks for the reply. I've found a 6906 for sale locally but it's missing the right side safety/decocker lever and was just looking for another option since I can't find the right side lever in stock anywhere.
I was told the extractor pin on a M.59 is removed from the top down. This vid says from the bottom up. I was also told that the hole is tapered. What gives?
lee sherman you’re right.... he showed the opposite. Also don’t use the hammer by itself to drift out the sight, first loosen the Allen, which he didn’t mention, then use a brass punch with the hammer
When this happens you need to try soaking overnight the sight/slide in liquid wrench or other similar product. After one day of soaking it will break free from the slide.
@Stefano Dawg tried it with a 0.9mm diameter punch . I can feel it pushing down but the safety only moves about 0.1 mm and eventually I give up and let go and I can hear the safety click back into place as soon as I let go
WARNING! A word to the wise regarding any attempt to remove the extractor pin. Removing the extractor pin is by far the most difficult task, it is factory pressed in with hydraulic tools. To pose even further obstacle: most of these 5900/6900 series models are long out of production and the pins are now seized in place. Getting the extractor pins out of an older gun can be a challenge (understatement ALERT!), as they usually require some force to break them free and get them moving. We're talking a 4 oz ball peen hammer and a starter punch. If you can manage to get the pin broke free to move with a starter (bend resistant) punch, the pins can then be removed using a 1/16" steel pin punch. Bending the 1/16" punches is likely but it so happens to be a great way to create a new 'starter punch' when the punch is broken off at the base where the taper starts. If the pin won't budge (and it likely won't) and you persist with more forceful strikes, you'll likely mar, or deform your slide. S&W performance center will be your only recourse then, if they even work on an altered slide, you gotta call them in the United States at their country code, then 800-331-0852. Smith & Wesson no longer supports these long out-of-production guns - though some limited parts are still available until supply runs out. Most extractor pins will definitely NOT move as easily as this one did in the video here. The remainder of this vid is accurate and helpful regarding slide dis-assembly and well presented.
+Boris Bordeaux Seized in place? Well, isn't that what a soaking penetrating oil will overcome? As far as factory hydraulic pressed, so what? Drive it in and out with a punch!
I thought you were doing great untill you busted out the hammer and started on that rear sight and left hammer marks...even if the hammer was nylon or something soft...get the tool and press it out.
+lilstevo74 Surprisingly, using a nylon hammer like I do in the video will not mar the metal surfaces. Any marks you see left behind are because the oil is completely quenched from the metal surface. As soon as you spread some oil the marks disappear. I have removed countless sights and other gun parts over the years without damaging the cosmetic surface using that same hammer.
9 years ago and still one of the clearest and easiest to follow gunsmithing videos
I found this series of videos a few years ago and continue to come back to them when working on my CS9. I am currently enrolled in a gunsmith school and use my CS9 among others while learning about extractors and such. After all these years there is still almost nothing to be found online pertaining to the disassembly/reassembly of this generation of Smith and Wesson and I still return here and rely on these exceptional videos to follow the excellent step by step procedures. Bookmark this one folks, there is nothing that even comes close. The best you can expect is a novice field strip from all the others. Thank you very much for taking the time to clearly teach the proper techniques involved. This video should be the first thing that comes up when you type in Smith and Wesson CS9 or 3913 but unfortunately for some reason you have to search hard to find it.
I know the video is five years old, but I wanted to thank you for the detailed disassembly of the 3rd generation slide. Recently, I needed to replace the recoil spring in my S&W 4566, and I ordered a replacement from Wolff. Along with the recoil spring was a firing pin spring. Having never replaced a 3rd generation firing pin spring, you video was spot on and made the task much easier...thanks.
Thanks for a very good explanation and description of disassembly. My 6906 was becoming almost impossible to move the safety lever. Field stripping and cleaning didn't help. Probably dirty, but after taking it down and wiping surfaces clean, it now works smoothly and easily. Really a great pistol!
Best of the best videos. Thank you sir!
Thank you.
I installed a double sided safety on my 915.
I could not have done it without your video.
Thank you, sir! That was a wonderfully clear explanation of how to disassemble the slide. I replaced my firing pin spring with an absolute minimum of deleted expletives.
Great content and production quality. You should continue your videos.
Thanks a bunch for making this video my friend..
Great vid, recently purchased a 6904 that was missing the right side safety lever which would cause the whole safety/decocker assembly to become frequently misaligned and would cause the decocking function to not work and also make reassembling the pistol a bit of the bear.
Great instructional video!!!!
Thanks for posting this.
Really good
Brilliant video, much appreciated!
Thank you for making this video!
Excellent video, thanks for sharing. I finally learned how to completely strip my gun for a through cleaning. 2 thumbs up!
Awesome vid Excellent visual instructions
I need to replace my decocker as the lever broke. Your videos on this are great! I really appreciate this.
I am a master gunsmith and I enjoy watching what others do and work on, this was by far one of the most informative and in depth videos explaining things for people who do not know I have personally ever seen. Great job keep it up.. I’m sure this set of videos has helped lots if you have a model 39 to 39-2 I believe the slide install is a bit different as far as the rear site and springs underneath, The decocker is a bit different as well
Very good and informative video, it explains the disassembly very well so anyone can understand.
It never fails to amaze me how easy it is to take a pistol apart on TH-cam.
I got mine apart as far as the rear sight. Even with a decent sight removal tool. I couldn't get it to budge. Yes, I took the allen out first. =) At least I got to clean and lube the assorted parts. It didn't look like that had been done before, ever. Now the safety is a LOT less crunchy.
Thanks for posting this! ~beer.gif~
Thank you for your video. Just bought one trying to clean it up.
Very helpful video, thank you for posting it.
And another excellent video. I gave my late brother a S&W 910S about 15 years ago and am getting it back. It looks like it was buried in his yard to 'antique' it. I am going to clean it up.
Thanks for this video.
Just changed a broken extractor on a 659 and reinstalled the magazine disconnect on a 5906. Went like a dream. Thanks...
FOR ANYONE REFERRING TO THIS VIDEO FOR THE DISASSEMBLY OF ITS LARGE FRAME SINGLE STACK COUNTERPART (IE 1006/4506) : I found the selector must be in the SAFE position to disassemble.
You Sir are my here! Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time!
I'm assuming the 6946 non-safety slide still comes apart the same way? Wanting to spruce up my dads old carry pistol for him.
Very good viedeo;Thanks a lot.I own this model but I don't like how the barrel looking and bushing;So ia replace with a nother model slide complete and work same...
thank you so so much !!!
The best Video to Work on this Fine S&W SA Pistol.way better than AIG did,in their Armorer DVD Course.
Thank you for uploading these videos. Well done sir!
After contacting S&W, I found the M459 safety lever is interchangeable w/ M3913 lever, and is still available. I would not be surprised if it will fit other models as well.
Do you have any thoughts on disabling the mag. disconnect?
Excelente sabes lo que lo felicito
Got mine from Classic Firearms, so no need to worry about scratching the outside. It's already scratched to s$!t.
I got mine yesterday and it has very few scratches, but is missing the decocker lever on the right side.
@@dougtinkler3118 Mine had all the parts. The internals were in decent shape, outside not so much. Not sure what the point of paying for the best of 10 is. You pay an extra $20, but it seems to make no difference.
I remember when they had that sale! If I hadn't already gotten my decommissioned CHP from Copper Custom, I'd probably have gone for one of Classic's pieces
Strip it. Find someone with a bead blaster, not sand, hit the frame and slide, if they're stainless, with #8 glass bead. Blow clean with compressed air. Reassemble. Congrats, youre a gun refinisher
a trick that makes removing/inserting the slide safety lever *much* easier:
1. put some electric tape on a pair of narrow pliers
2. when you've trapped the firing pin behind the pin safety, instead of using a punch to push in out of the way from the rear, pull it out by the other end with the pliers protected with tape
3. standing the slide on its nose helps - you pull and stabilize in one motion, so you don't need three hands
this way the pin is completely out of contact with the safety lever and manipulating the lever becomes a breeze, in or out
Does the hex screw in the top of the sight need to be backed out? I don't see that mentioned but mine is flush and from the video it looks like your isn't.
Hi. What kind of rear sight does your 5906 have? It does not like a factory one. Is that an aftermarket Novac sight? Thx
Finally got the pin out. Had to punch it out from the top. It seems as though the hole in the bottom is larger than the one on the top. The pin is not tapered. Had to put the pin back in from the bottom.
Hi again,... Love to know why you did not back off the Allen screw before trying to move the rear signt?? Thanks...
Would you happen to know if a 4043 slide would work properly on a 5906 frame? I know the mag wells are different, but 40's do seem to funtion in 5900 mags, with fewer rounds able to pushed in of course
Wish my rear sight moved as easily as yours!
you did not dhow removing the rear sight screw... what size allan / hex is that ?? thanks.
seems like if you just want to disable the mag disconnector you dont need complete slide disassembly.. just the rear sight... of course nice to clean firing pin and channel and the extractor etc...
Slid is in great shape
You wouldn't happen to have a video on how to disassemble a 4526 side?
Given the 910 has a right handed safety only, how do you remove it vs. the ambi safety?
I was thinking about buying a 5906 and i wanted to clean it and replace all the old springs. how hard is this to do correctly.
Can it be reassembled with out the right side safety lever?
Hi,...great job sir✓!!.....My 3rd gens appear to have an Allen locking screw in the center of the rear sight.... Is that correct, and does that screw need to be loosened before knocking the sight out, ....L to R?.. Thanks.
I was always told that the extractor pin had to be driven from the top down because the hole is tapered.
Since they don't make them anymore, is it possible to get any parts from S&W?? I have three of these pistols, BB
I have a Model 39-2 that I want to Duracoat just the slide, it has the later extractor much like this slide in the video does but the decocker is the left side only version. How much different would it be, having a hard time finding any info on taking that apart.
+Bayan1905
The slide on the 1st and 2nd gen guns are very similar to the 3rd gen gun. You should be able to follow the same methods for disassembly and reassembly as you do for the 3rd gen.
Good Luck
BB
Wow thanks this will help me do chrome.plateijg on mine
For anyone still watching this video: he's showing the WRONG way to remove the extractor pin. The pin hole is tapered and the pin must be driven from the top down, or you'll damage the slide.
I have a model 910 looks identical to this does the 910 take same firing pin as model 59?
I'm about to replace some parts in my slide - thanks for the How To. I was wondering why the screw in the rear sight does not have to be removed or loosened? What is it for, if not to hold the rear sight in place?
I assume you are talking about a slide with with the fixed "Novak" style rear sight. If so, then you do have to loosen that "set screw" in order to remove the rear sight. That screw is there to provide "tension" from the sight to the slide in order to keep it from drifting during firing of the gun. Some sights fit rather loosely and it is obvious that that screw is what holds the sight in place.
Hope this helps.
how do i remove the safety and trigger on my S&W 459?
My 5906 does not have the small plate under the rear sight, nor a recess for it. When I took off the sight, the springs went flying. I found them, but putting the Meprolight rear sight on is going to be a task. Any advice?
+RhetoricalQuestion
With the slides that do not have the plate it is still pretty easy to re install the sight. Get the sight started on the slide first and tap it into place just until it barely starts to cover the hole for the first plunger and spring. Then drop that plunger and spring in to the hole and while holding the spring in place with your finger tip or something like a pencil start to gently tap the sight further into place on the slide and you will see that the sight will cover the hole enough to release the spring with your finger. Now when you get the sight to the last hole you are ready to drop the last plunger and spring into the hole and again hold it into place just like the last time and drive the sight into place. If you are concerned about losing control of the springs again and losing them while you are attempting this try doing this work while your hands and gun parts are inside a small plastic trash bag or extra large zip lock bag. This way if anything goes flying the bag will catch it.
Hope this helps.
BB
On the 3913 model is the same method ?
Will this safety work in the 2nd gen with the huge ugly Philips screw?
So i can disable the mag safety by only removing the spring and block from under the rear sight?
yes, but it'll become a place where dirt accumulates. Although it can be cleared with a pressurized spray
What size punch for extractor ? @blubelly2
Any idea on where i can find the parts to DAO to da/sa
Anyone know how to get the mag release on a S&W 6904 to work easier? Is there an extended mag release for this gun?
4:06 Extractor pin MUST be removed from the TOP down and replaced from the BOTTOM up of the slide.
why
Can you remove the rear sight without have to strip the whole slide or without having to remove the firing pin? I mean cant I just remove the rear sight only?
yes
bb2 trying to get my mag disconnect off, sight wont freakin budge tried pb blaster still no go. any tips. tried punching it out , quit after marring the sights . and i am punching it out left to right like your video
Did you ever get it out?
I have the 5904. I want to replace the rear sight. Can I just remove the rear sight, being careful of the springs underneath . Or do I have to go through the slide disassembly process?
No I removed the sight to disable the mag safety without a total tare down
I have a 6906 mfg. in 1990 that had a chip in extractor. I have shot ammo with steel casing. Do the extractors on Gen 3's normally chip easy? Thanks, great videos by the way.
The extractors on these guns are known to wear. Probably a good idea to replace them every 10000 rounds or so. Shooting steel case ammo is going to accelerate wear and tear on any part that it comes into contact with, especially the extractor and feed ramp. Just how much faster it will wear gun parts than brass cases is open to opinion.
Thank you, in my question I meant to say " I have never shot ammo with steel casing" and never will. Your videos are outstanding. I love the Gen 3 pistols, I also have a CS-9 and just picked up a like new 3913.
So if anybody has any advice on how to remove a hooded recite let me know I remove the adjustable site itself and the retaining Allen head screw and tried a site remover and tapping it with a hammer and it won't budge
Do you know if these can be easily converted to decocker only having no manual safety option?
@Stefano Dawg I dont know. That's what I was trying to ask him. I wonder if there is a way like you can convert a Beretta 92 to decock only.
You have them any police and Terry trident did you not have safety extractor pin that you show in this video
Will a single sided safety/decocker lever from a s&w 459 fit in a s&w 6906?
I do not know for sure if it will fit as I have never mixed 2nd gen parts with 3rd gen guns before but I would not be surprised if it does actually fit.
blubelly2 Ok, thanks for the reply. I've found a 6906 for sale locally but it's missing the right side safety/decocker lever and was just looking for another option since I can't find the right side lever in stock anywhere.
I was told the extractor pin on a M.59 is removed from the top down. This vid says from the bottom up. I was also told that the hole is tapered. What gives?
lee sherman you’re right.... he showed the opposite. Also don’t use the hammer by itself to drift out the sight, first loosen the Allen, which he didn’t mention, then use a brass punch with the hammer
Cannot get the extractor pin to budge at all. Put the slide in a vice and the pin still would not budge. Any ideas?
did you get it out ?
My model 59 has no pin on the left side
I can't get the rear sight to even budge it seems pretty rough under there though
When this happens you need to try soaking overnight the sight/slide in liquid wrench or other similar product. After one day of soaking it will break free from the slide.
blubelly2 would silicon liquid wrench do it, or even break cleaner?
zombie1attacks I bet the silicon liquid wrench would do it but not the brake cleaner.
my safety won't slide off after pushing the tiny button down. I tried pushing it really hard with two pin punches too.
@Stefano Dawg tried it with a 0.9mm diameter punch . I can feel it pushing down but the safety only moves about 0.1 mm and eventually I give up and let go and I can hear the safety click back into place as soon as I let go
WARNING! A word to the wise regarding any attempt to remove the extractor pin. Removing the extractor pin is by far the most difficult task, it is factory pressed in with hydraulic tools. To pose even further obstacle: most of these 5900/6900 series models are long out of production and the pins are now seized in place.
Getting the extractor pins out of an older gun can be a challenge (understatement ALERT!), as they usually require some force to break them free and get them moving. We're talking a 4 oz ball peen hammer and a starter punch. If you can manage to get the pin broke free to move with a starter (bend resistant) punch, the pins can then be removed using a 1/16" steel pin punch. Bending the 1/16" punches is likely but it so happens to be a great way to create a new 'starter punch' when the punch is broken off at the base where the taper starts.
If the pin won't budge (and it likely won't) and you persist with more forceful strikes, you'll likely mar, or deform your slide. S&W performance center will be your only recourse then, if they even work on an altered slide, you gotta call them in the United States at their country code, then 800-331-0852. Smith & Wesson no longer supports these long out-of-production guns - though some limited parts are still available until supply runs out.
Most extractor pins will definitely NOT move as easily as this one did in the video here. The remainder of this vid is accurate and helpful regarding slide dis-assembly and well presented.
+Boris Bordeaux
Seized in place? Well, isn't that what a soaking penetrating oil will overcome? As far as factory hydraulic pressed, so what? Drive it in and out with a punch!
You remove it from the opposite direction as he showed since it’s a tapered pin and it comes out easily
Military
Can I send my 5906 to you?
I was told
I thought you were doing great untill you busted out the hammer and started on that rear sight and left hammer marks...even if the hammer was nylon or something soft...get the tool and press it out.
+lilstevo74 Surprisingly, using a nylon hammer like I do in the video will not mar the metal surfaces. Any marks you see left behind are because the oil is completely quenched from the metal surface. As soon as you spread some oil the marks disappear. I have removed countless sights and other gun parts over the years without damaging the cosmetic surface using that same hammer.