Punched barrel hook!!

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Ok guys, I’ve broken barrel hook, the punched type. 
Now I know that the books are saying that a taper pin needs to be threaded and inserted at an angle etc as a replacement.

Is there a way to form another punched hook in the barrel wall??

[praezis]

There are (were) special pliers for punching the hook.

 

Frank

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On 11/18/2022 at 10:58 AM, praezis said:

There are (were) special pliers for punching the hook.

 

Frank

Frank, having put an appeal out to my local BHI members I had a look on eBay just now, and would you believe it, I found a set, hopefully here midweek I will do a couple of test holes in a spare barrel before the customers barrel gets the good news.

i will probably only use these once but they are worth their weight in gold . 
thanks for the picture of the tool that you posted