Yes, I have failed spectacularly on my own, so I am asking for your help. As an inexperienced builder (yeah, I'm still on this first kit), I've made what is probably quite a large mistake.
Unable to press out the barrel pin, I tried drilling it out, without too much success - as you can see, the hole isn't aligned with the pin, and I think if I keep trying to drill it out I'll mess up the front trunnion or the barrel.
Any advice on what to do before I do something completely drastic? I was hoping there would be a solution among your collective minds so I wouldn't have to resort to one of my "bubba" ways out.
P.S. I am disappointed in myself for borking up this nice Polish PMKMS underfolder kit. I should have started with a Romanian G kit.
:sad:


Unable to press out the barrel pin, I tried drilling it out, without too much success - as you can see, the hole isn't aligned with the pin, and I think if I keep trying to drill it out I'll mess up the front trunnion or the barrel.
Any advice on what to do before I do something completely drastic? I was hoping there would be a solution among your collective minds so I wouldn't have to resort to one of my "bubba" ways out.
P.S. I am disappointed in myself for borking up this nice Polish PMKMS underfolder kit. I should have started with a Romanian G kit.
:sad: