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The lower striker pin on my Citori was showing signs of wear & tear. The head of the pin looked like it had little pocks & craters in it, almost as if it was becoming brittle and starting to break up. I didn't want the pin to let me down during a shoot so I opted to replace it before it got any worse. Interestingly the upper pin still looks fine. I've seen this type of uneven wear on a couple of other Brownings too. Maybe the under barrel gets more use and the pin wears quicker.... who knows. If anyone has any ideas then let me know. Below are some pictures of how I replaced it. Removing the butt pad - there are two hidden slits in the rubber of the pad through which the screwdriver is pressed to undo each screw. My stock bolt removal tool - I don't have a screwdriver long enough so I made this up from various 3/8" extension bars. The business end of the stock bolt removal tool - a flat-head bit in a 6.5mm socket in a 1/4" reducer on the end of the 3/8" extension. The end of the old lower striker pin awaiting removal. The striker retaining pin that must be removed before the striker can be replaced. On this gun the retaining pins are knurled on one end. The knurling isn't visible with the pin in situ, but the pin is shorter than the drilling it sits in, so I simply tapped it out from the end of the drilling where the pin is recessed, not flush, using a suitably sized pin punch. In this case I was tapping out from the opposite side of the action. Tapping the striker retaining pin through from the other side of the action. Retaining pin half-way out, showing the knurled end. The retaining pin has fully disengaged from the striker and the striker and spring has been removed from the action. New striker and spring from Midway UK. Old striker on the left, new striker on the right. In this photo the pitting on the old striker can just be seen (bad quality photo). I measured the new pin to make sure it was about the same as the old pin (just a little longer but not so long as to cause issues when breaking the barrels after firing). Tapping the retaining pin back in after installing the new striker and spring. Finished - the new lower pin and the existing upper pin. In all, the job took about 30 mins, maybe a little more due to taking photos.