New PX4 Safety Levers

[Guerrero]

What size punch did people use to drift out the roll pin in the decocking lever? I ended up snipping the end off of a small nail and using that as a makeshift punch.

[Bucky]

I'd speculate to reduce glare. My Mk25-D can get a little bright in direct sunlight.

Strikes me as a “poor man’s full top serrations” solution for one handed manipulations.

These were my top two guesses.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

What size punch did people use to drift out the roll pin in the decocking lever? I ended up snipping the end off of a small nail and using that as a makeshift punch.

1/16th"

[Guerrero]

1/16th"

I thought I tried a 1/16 and it was too big.

[FrankB]

I thought I tried a 1/16 and it was too big.

I ground a 1/16” punch down a bit, and it was perfect.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

I thought I tried a 1/16 and it was too big.

Whereas the size, 1/16th, is correct that does not guarantee the quality of the punch will deliver that.

If the punch quality is not up to snuff it is possible that it might need a little home lathe work.

I got quite a few of those punches from Brownells and they all worked well.

When I needed something a little smaller for the hammer strut pin, I put the handle of the punch deep into a hand drill and spun it against a needle file for a little while. Vòilà, one resized punch.

I have heard recently of others that have experienced these punches being a little bit too big.

[gruntjim]

This matches my experience. I needed a 1/32 punch to complete the removal.

[FDE_PX4_CC]

Here are some side shots. I was curious to see if it would help manipulate the slide any but I really didn’t notice a difference and I went with black to try and break up all that fde.

[sheepdog]

The "PX4 Carry Lever (Decocking Lever)" is awesome (pictured with the excellent Dara MTO Minimalist AIWB Holster). Given my body shape, method of carry and matter of dress, etc. I am fine concealing my PX4 Storm Compact with the full-size ambi slide stop (and hammer for that matter), but these carry levers I bought from LTT last year were a godsend. The bat wings were not cutting it, but these are very comfortable, easy to actuate and low profile enough IMO. They in no way print for me. Ever.