The Mayhew Steel 1/8-Inch Starting Punch handles larger press-fit pins than the smaller sizes in Mayhew’s starting punch line. Mayhew Steel builds this punch with a stout striking face sized to break a 1/8-inch pin loose from a tight fit without deforming its head, an important distinction from a pin punch, which is built for finishing the drive-through rather than breaking a pin free in the first place. Pins in this size range show up on a range of larger triggers, hammers, and takedown pins, making the 1/8-inch starting punch one of the more frequently reached-for sizes in a general gunsmithing tool roll.

Key Specifications

• Sized at 1/8 inch.
• Built as a starting punch, meant to break a pin loose before a pin punch finishes the job.
• Ships as one punch.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of pins call for a 1/8-inch starting punch? Larger triggers, hammers, and takedown pins commonly use pins in this size range.

Can this punch finish driving the pin all the way out? It’s meant to break the pin loose first; a matching pin punch typically finishes the job.

Buy the Mayhew Steel 1/8-Inch Starting Punch

Bigger pins need the same careful start as small ones, just with more mass behind the punch. Order one from our gunsmithing tools and supplies selection at our Lubbock, Texas gun shop for fast shipping.