How To Remove That FN Pin 

I guess there will be a bunch of FN slides for sale.......

Roger Joseph Ill buy your slide if its a tactical

I just bought a customer a new gun. Following the instructions from the video, mushrooming the pin on the second hit. I would not bother with these. The plastic trigger in them can be smoothed out with garnet lapping compound and bunches of dry firing, and of course clean it out when you get the desired results.

The packaging says, "We recommend this product be installed by a competent gunsmith."

No reply from apex... go figure. Smh. Hope you got this resolved @rogerjoseph

Clever.

Thanks for the feedback.

Do you have any slides you want to sell

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Mark A Cinense NO NO NO. You’ll risk warping parts or the frame.

I am thinking the same thing. To much flex. I used a piece of yellow pine stud on the slab. Drilled a 3/4" hole in the 2x4 so I could drive the pin out the rest of the way. Supported the frame better.

If you've got a vise handy with that large of an opening, that's a great way to do it. Jiat make sure that pin is straight and the right size.

Great to hear.

that blows, I have a 509T but two gunsmiths have refused to work on it...now I'm regretting buying it

@@mr.c.3760 well ill give you an update, i got my apex trigger installed, actually easy with the apex armorers tool which is pretty cheap, and some good quality pin punches. gun feels so much better

@@snackyxchan thanks, did u use the same pin or replace it?

@@mr.c.3760 same pin, still very tight

While you drive the pin back in use you have to kind of reverse setup the armorer's tool to get the pin back in, do not attempt to just punch the pin in with a hammer and no armorer's plate, slow taps at first to make sure everything is lined up, triple check, then slowly tap the rest of the way in

i believe some are tighter than others took mine to work and had the machinist try to tap it out using this method and ended up cracking my frame now my frame is scrap

Actually, it was simply faster to use an arbor press. But as Scott points out it is easier for him to use a roll or tape with the proper pin and hammer. Of course, Scott is an exceptional gunsmith with far more experience with the FN striker-fired line than most.

So are you planning on doing free installs? I tried his method. Did not work.

Jon DPD22 Hey Jon, please let me know what you hear about doing the free installs if we pay for shipping. Never heard about that until I saw your comment. Thanks in advance cause I don’t want to attempt this install

Email from apex Let us install your FN trigger for you Apex Tactical Smith & Wesson - Glock - CZ - SIG - Walther Apex Offering FN Install Assistance For those of you that have tackled the disassembly of the FN 509, FNS or FNS Compact, and run into the challenge of removing the Forward Un-Locking Block Pin without any success, or have decided to not even try it for fear of breaking your pistol, we have some options for you. We’ve torn apart 50 some FN pistols through the R&D process leading up to the release of our new Action Enhancement Kit, and all without breaking a single frame. So, when it comes to the disassembly process we’re kind of the leading experts outside of FN itself. But how does that help you? Option #1 - Use Our New Installation Tool We are finishing the design and manufacture of a new fixture to hold the FN frame for pin removal. This fixture will secure to the frame and align a set of holes to guide a pin punch onto the pin to aid in the prevention of damage to the frame. Once these are final we will go into production and make them available for sale. However, we will also have some available as loaner models which we plan to distribute for free to a few online groups. We’ll ship one to the first person on the list and from there on the user forwards the fixture to the next person on the list in a pay-it-forward kind of scenario. Option #2 - Have Apex Install It For You If you still want Apex to install your FN trigger kit you will be able to ship your pistol to Apex. We have two pricing options for shipping your gun, and a third option for locals, but first the most important thing to remember is this: Regardless of your chosen method of shipment, all customers MUST contact Apex Customer Service to setup a sales quote prior to shipment of any firearm to us. The first option is to ship directly to Apex via a common carrier (FedEx or UPS). This option is going to be expensive. FedEx and UPS policies dictate that a pistol must be shipped overnight each way. In most cases, we’re finding the charges to be over $140 each way. The second option, which is the least expensive, is to ship your pistol through your local FFL. An FFL can legally ship a pistol via the United States Postal Service (USPS) with some minimal additional paperwork. Your FFL will have to determine what to charge you to ship your firearm to and receive it back from Apex. For our part, Apex will charge a flat rate of $35 to return your pistol to your FFL via USPS Priority Mail in a Flat Rate box, with $1,000 insurance and Signature Required. The third option, for those of you local to Apex, meaning you are in or near the greater Phoenix Valley area of Arizona and within driving distance, please contact Apex Customer Service directly to make your arrangements. Before you decide which process you want to go with - and before you contact Apex Customer Service - please review the complete details and overview of our FN Installation Assistance service. We have also prepared a document for you to share with your local FFL if they are unfamiliar with the United States Postal Service’s shipping process. Regarding Labor Charges For the time being, Apex will not charge customers for installation of Apex manufactured products into their FN 509 or FNS series pistol. Download FN Install Assistance from Apex Download FFL Guide to Shipping View this email in your browser Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Copyright © 2018 Apex Tactical Specialties, Inc, All rights reserved. You joined our email list via our website, during checkout or at a tradeshow. Our mailing address is: Apex Tactical Specialties, Inc 8009 W. Olive Ave. Peoria, AZ 85345 Add us to your address book Email Marketing By Ballistic Agency

THX 1138 I agree. I thinks it’s a pretty good trigger after a good break in!

Hunter Villarreal ill buy your slide assembly if you want yo sell

George McWilliams Ill buy your slide if its a tactical

Smh. Sorry bud.

We won't be working on a trigger for the FNX. Only the striker-fired models.

Contact customer service and they may be able to give you some options or guidance.

The moment my G30S broke at the front rail with a weaponlight attached while under recoil I wished I'd bought an FN....LOL. Actually, it wasn't very funny at the time, and certainly not "Perfection"!

I'm sorry but I simply don't believe your Glock frame cracked from having a weapon light attached to it and shooting factory ammo.

Most people that purchase this firearm already had other variants of handguns. Why can't you have both, as they fill different niches and styles.

And yet it was FN itself that wanted companies like Apex to develop an aftermarket trigger. Go figure.

I didn’t know that. I agree that wouldn’t make much sense.

A better question is, why did FN ask Apex to design an aftermarket trigger for the FN 509? Apparently, replacing the trigger is acceptable.

Watch our install videos, especially how to use the disassembly fixture. It is not as hard as it seems, and certainly shouldn't be for anybody calling themselves a gunsmith. We have 9 or 10 Apex employees here that can do the installation. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 we cannot take in customer guns right now.

Yeah, we have an excellently designed tool specifically for this gun and we highly recommend using it to avoid damaging the pistol. We have more than just a bit of experience with the FN 509, so you may want to heed our advice.

Bc the slide rails hold the trigger bar down and no matter how you wiggle it the trigger is to big to back out, part of the design to keep the pull firm and flat but it is a pain to work on.

Contact FN America directly.

A brass hammer works for this just fine, as long as you use a steel punch. And the Gorilla Tape does the job very well.

If you have the jig, reinstall it and use your punch from the back side

It's an FN pin so we do not have the manufacturing specs.

So form doesn't actually follow function?

We won't be working on triggers for the FNX models.

No kidding. This was done quick and dirty so we could get the info out fast.

@@apextactical I had the volume all the way up and could barely hear your voice and then you placed something on the desk and blew out my eardrums lol

It's not bad, I had the volume turned almost all the way down and heard him perfectly fine. You need to listen with headphones or buy hearing aids or something. Thanks for the info Apex.

The trigger isn't completely terrible slightly heavy, but can be better.

You mean like we did in the disassembly video, which we posted upon release of the new kit? Perhaps you missed that video.

@@apextactical if i purchase this trigger can i send my 509T for apex to install?

@@kellytruong5404Yes. We are currently offering free installation of the FN triggers for those that do not want to tackle it themselves or do not have a local gunsmith/armorer comfortable with working on the gun. Please contact our customer service for details.

Really...They gave plenty of warnings. It’s your responsibility as the owner of the gun to be smart enough to know what you can and can’t do as far as gun smithing/Armor work goes. Not everyone has the skill and sometimes even with the skill shit happens. We’re only human. Apex doesn’t want people cracking they’re frames while trying to install their triggers. 5 minutes of searching and you can find all the info about the possible issue. Good luck.

Sounds like someone's brain wasn't big enough to not break their own gun more like it. Take responsibility.

There are about 10 people here that can disassemble the FN 509 and install our kits. It isn't that hard to do if you understand what needs to be done to successfully remove the pin. But for some it is still daunting. That's why we designed a tool specifically to help people take their FN 509 apart. They must be useful because we keep selling out of them.

Yes and no. The Gunsmith has to absolutely follow the instructions on how to get that pin out. The greatest mistake we see is not placing the fixture on a hard enough surface. It needs to be on a Vise Anvil, over a table leg or on the concrete for the shock wave to travel through the pin and get it to move.