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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:34:18 PM EDT
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Are you putting the selector in the right direction? The selector it self needs to be put in from the left to the right. So when holding grip with your right hand you use your thumb to switch the selector.
You actually cant put the rifle on safe without the hammer being "cocked". |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 2:14:34 PM EDT
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I would be checking the length of the pistol grip screw, if it protrudes into the cavity, it will lock up your safety.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 2:36:22 PM EDT
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If the hammer is down, the safety should not be able to move.
Sounds like it is in backwards or upside down, or it was manufactured wrong. |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 2:37:26 PM EDT
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I just finished a build and what I am finding is that when the rifle is cocked and ready to fire I can not move the safety selector to the safe position. I have to remove the magazine, cycle out the round in the chamber, squeeze the trigger to simulate firing a round and then the safety selector works fine. Any ideas of what could be causing this? It is an Anderson lower with all quality parts installed. Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give me. When you press the trigger so the hammer goes forward and strikes the firing pin, it is now uncocked and the safety selector cannot physically go into the "Safe" position due to the hammer being forward and the back of the trigger being rotated upward. When the hammer is cocked, then you should be able to rotate the safety from "Safe" to "Fire" and back again as the back of the trigger is down. If the safety selector will not rotate correctly when the hammer is cocked, then check to make sure your safety selector detent (under the right side of the grip as if your;e behind the gun shooting it) is out in correctly with the pointy end of the detent going into the hole first and facing upward as if you are behind the gun shooting it. Also check to make sure the trigger reset spring in on correctly. 
CY6 Greg Sullivan "Sully" SLR15 Rifles TheDefensiveEdge.com (763) 712-0123 |
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Posted: 4/18/2017 9:09:03 AM EDT
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I put the safety selector in from the correct side so that won't be it. Thanks for the info though! I'll keep looking. Its probably something I did wrong, now just to narrow down the possibilities.
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Posted: 4/18/2017 9:09:37 AM EDT
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I will check this tonight. The screw did seem a little long when I put it in.
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Posted: 4/18/2017 9:13:16 AM EDT
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I will check this out tonight. I'm pretty sure I assembled it correctly because I referenced a lot of photos to be sure of the position and location of everything but it won't hurt for me to double check it all. Thanks!
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Posted: 4/18/2017 9:16:01 AM EDT
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I will go back into it tonight and see if everything is installed correctly. The small pin under the spring could be the culprit. When I put it in I had a difficult time finding any difference in the two ends of it so thought it was able to be installed in either direction. Thanks for the info! I will update with my findings after I go through it tonight and inspect everything.
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Posted: 4/18/2017 3:56:21 PM EDT
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I will go back into it tonight and see if everything is installed correctly. The small pin under the spring could be the culprit. When I put it in I had a difficult time finding any difference in the two ends of it so thought it was able to be installed in either direction. Thanks for the info! I will update with my findings after I go through it tonight and inspect everything. Sounds like you are describing a takedown pin detent. Many LPKs come with three takedown pin detente because they are easy to lose. |
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Posted: 4/18/2017 3:57:29 PM EDT
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This is a safety detent.
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Posted: 4/18/2017 5:41:36 PM EDT
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Might want to check that the safety mechanism isn't interfering with the trigger bar on the sides. When you look down into the lower, make sure there is clearance on both sides of that trigger bar that runs back under the safety bar. Interference on the sides there does indeed happen. If so, a dremel will fix it.
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Posted: 4/18/2017 11:17:11 PM EDT
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All is well now! I actually didn't explain correctly the issue I thought I was having. I checked everything over and all appeared to be correct. I got one of my other AR's out of the gun safe and the safety works the same on it so problem solved! Thanks so much for all the input!
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