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Nice little 10/22 takedown tool

Started by ITB, December 01, 2011, 09:03:19 PM

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ITB

I've been messing around with my 10/22's, and had no idea how to easily remove/replace the safety plunger.  After doing a little bit of googling, I found this:

Gunsmitherâ„¢ - 10/22 Safety Tool

It's a neat little tool - makes it easy to push out all the pins.  But it has two more features I thought were really cool - it comes with a "cheater pin" for reassembling the trigger, and it makes it much easier to remove the safety plunger.  I already had a cheater pin, but I was always afraid of losing it.  Plus, the plastic body is the same diameter of the safety plunger, and it makes the job a heck of a lot easier.

The whole thing is the size of a pen, it has a removable/reversible metal punch tip, has the removable metal trigger cheater pin, and the black Delrin body.  The $14.95 price is worth the cost of aggravation messing with triggers and safety plungers.  As an engineer, I appreciate well-designed tools.  I recommend it to anyone who frequently tears down 10/22's. 
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Old Dog

 If its okay with you I'll try to add a link to this tool to the 10/22 section here as a nice tool to have for those folks who want to get to know their rifle better.
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