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re: Official AR-15 thread
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:23 pm to Eric Stratton
Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:23 pm to Eric Stratton
I think its cool. I kinda like some tacticool crap sometimes 
It was a PITA for the smith to install the bolt catch pin becasue the skull was in the way some and my window pmags are a little snug. But I dig it...
It was a PITA for the smith to install the bolt catch pin becasue the skull was in the way some and my window pmags are a little snug. But I dig it...
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Posted on 2/9/17 at 4:49 pm to NOLAGT
I like it a lot, my last build was a little on the tacticool side itself.... didn't receive a lot of positive feedback in here but I like the way it turned out.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:03 pm to Eric Stratton
Finally putting my lower together... having trouble getting the roll pin for the bolt catch...
Any tips to get that thing in?
Any tips to get that thing in?
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:13 pm to Glock17
If you don't have roll pin holders/punches, I've done quite a few with just a set of channel locks. Tape the hell out of the receiver and the channel locks though, and even then you run a pretty high risk of scratching the receiver.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:18 pm to Glock17
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Finally putting my lower together... having trouble getting the roll pin for the bolt catch...
If you have the starter AND the pin punch set - and it may be too late for this.
Don't laugh - LUBE, LUBE, LUBE - I ultimately had to just get really aggressive with the first one and finally got it going.
If you don't have the starter, you can use tape and get it going with a regular punch. I would tape the hell out of that side of lower, whether you use the starter, the punch and tape OR any of the channel lock/pliers options.
This post was edited on 2/9/17 at 5:19 pm
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:20 pm to Soul Gleaux
I don't have the punches so I used a lot of painters tape to avoid scratches and I took a regular sized nail, cut the tip off with my needle nose pliers making it a flat end then used a hammer to tap it in and it worked with no problem.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:27 pm to NOLAGT
Nice!
I cheated and just ordered DDM4V7 Pro.
I cheated and just ordered DDM4V7 Pro.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:35 pm to Ace Midnight
That's for the feedback... it's my first time putting one together and I'm probably going at it half cocked since I don't have a vice ...
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:52 pm to Glock17
I just finished my first build and I didn't use a vice or punch kit. You'll get it with no trouble. It might take a little more time but that's it. Biggest trouble I had believe it or not was putting in the front takedown pin... gotta have patience.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 5:58 pm to Eric Stratton
Same here. And yes the front takedown is a PITA
Posted on 2/9/17 at 6:30 pm to jimbeam
If you can manage to put you first build together without losing part of the front takedown pin assembly.... it's a successful build.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 6:34 pm to Eric Stratton
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Biggest trouble I had believe it or not was putting in the front takedown pin.
The Wheeler tool (or equivalent) made it almost easy - not completely easy, but compared to the horror stories of E/R visits ("You'll put your eye out"
) and other mishaps, with Mrs. Midnight's help, that was the fastest part of the lower build. I had more trouble with the buffer retention pin and spring and to hell with that damned bolt catch - I bought one of the German made hand vises for the future.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 7:35 pm to Eric Stratton
Bathtub, with stopper in & shower closed is the place to install that front detent.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 8:03 pm to Eric Stratton
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If you can manage to put you first build together without losing part of the front takedown pin assembly.... it's a successful build.
I was so close I shot the rear detent take spring across the room several times before I finally lost it ... it's gonna be in the room somewhere so hopefully I can find itThis post was edited on 2/9/17 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 2/9/17 at 8:31 pm to Glock17
I would have to turn of the lights and scan the whole room with a flash light trying to catch the spring. The shower idea sounds solid though, I would've never thought of that.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 8:57 pm to Eric Stratton
Cheap clevis pin and a small allenbwrench make it a breeze.
Posted on 2/9/17 at 9:24 pm to Ace Midnight
I watched him for a cpl min trying to put it together. The skull head was getting in the way of his guid and other tools. I wound up leaving and he dot it in just not sure how. Looks a little mashed on the end so I'm sure it gave him hell.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 1:08 am to Glock17
What we used to call in the Army a Jesus pin (or spring).
Posted on 2/10/17 at 7:36 am to Sancho Panza
Anywhere local to BR to buy some detent springs? I hate to have to order them online.
Posted on 2/10/17 at 8:39 am to Soul Gleaux
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If you don't have roll pin holders/punches
You can get these on Amazon for so cheap, it's almost pointless not to have them. So many uses for roll pin punches and a complete hex key set.
The part that hurt the most for me to buy was the Geissele reaction rod. Expensive, but god damn if it doesn't make working on barrels, handguards, muzzle devices, gas blocks a million times easier.
This post was edited on 2/10/17 at 8:41 am
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