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You will need to peen, but do so with respect to the material being used.
You said it was synthetic. If that means something like Acrylester or reconstituted gemstone, the peening witl be super light--almost to the point of offering no retention. If it is canvas Micarta or G-10, peen the hell out it, because that material can take it.
I like Nickel/Silver for pins. It (and other non-ferrous metals like brass and copper) peens very easily as it is soft. You can really fill the gaps and get good retention with reduced risk to the handle.
If you use SS pins, the risk is higher because that stuff takes significant force to peen correctly.
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