Hi all. I've got an Ugartechea 20 ga. from the 70s that's a really nice tight little gun. It handles like a dream and has at least 95% blue and case colors. It's a typical Anson & Deely non-ejector boxlock, and while it's not a "best" gun by any means, it is pretty solid. It does have one problem, however.

The left firing pin appears to be blunted and no longer fires the shell in that barrel. When I first got the gun a few years ago, it worked OK, but now it's become a single shot.

I have always assumed that unscrewing the firing pin bushings would allow the firing pins to be removed without disassembling the whole action, but that does not seem to be the case. After removing the bushings, the firing pins are loose, but they can't be pulled out toward the front.

Is there some trick to getting them out? Thanks.


Rick