Jim, Before you drill any holes or anything drastic, if you can wait a few days I'll re-read the instructions given in one of the Brownells' Gunsmith Kinks books. As I recall, it was as simple as pushing the toplever opposite of the way you move it to open the gun, but I wouldn't swear to that. I have done it myself a few times with difficulty and was impressed that the proper way was so simple. Going out of town for the weekend, so I'll post it when I get back.

Voting for anti-gun Democrats is dumber than giving treats to a dog that shits on a Persian Rug