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Posted: 6/9/2005 9:45:48 PM
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
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Posted: 6/9/2005 10:02:49 PM
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Rollyman
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Posted: 6/9/2005 10:31:55 PM
Detent and springs humph. I was given the advice of placing the weapon in a large clear plastic bag while working on it.
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CAR-15
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:10:33 PM
Taggage
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:10:47 PM
tag...great topic!
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:24:46 PM
for installing the bolt catch pin,i have a small set of channellock plyers with 'liquid electrical tape' on the jaws,the stuff is soft enough hold the pin while starting it and it won't mar or damage the lower's finish while installing the pin
it doesn't take much of a squeeze to get the pin moving |
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npd233
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:41:40 PM
Tag for the hints. Even with the idiotic off topic posts, this thread is still worthwhile.
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R-32
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:44:07 PM
If you need some parts for a build, and there is no gunshow, and you are a little short on cash...
Call up DaBunny, He has everything.  |
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Posted: 6/9/2005 11:47:24 PM
Use pipe cleaners to clean out the gas carrier key and the gas ports on the carrier. Go to the cloth store (Walmart, etc.) and buy a couple of yards of cloth (beware of different thicknesess). Using a ruler that is 1" wide lay down your cloth and mark it with a pen (1" X 1" patches). For cleaning the rear of the bolt, use emory cloth (what the Colt instructor told me to use).
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Posted: 6/10/2005 12:04:59 AM
+1. In addition, the front detent pin can be held in with a very small slotted screwdriver until the pivot pin is installed. |
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Posted: 6/10/2005 1:01:48 AM
+1 3/16" flat blade, round shaft screwdriver (works great for me) |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 5:41:41 AM
that works? i thought of hitting my baby glock with that stuff. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:22:21 AM
Tried it on wood (beater Cetme), the stuff flaked here and there-its just OK. On the plus side it is cheap. I would not put it on a Glock, maybe try a section of rubber hose or a Hogue rubber grippy thing. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:46:20 AM
12 inch cleaning rod .40 cal bore brush lot's of Sweet's 7.62 Speaking of Sweet's. I have taken to using plastic bore brushes instead of the bronze ones. A bit of Sweet's and a minute of brushing cleans up the bore plenty good. Don't forget to rinse the bore with a non-agreesive solvents afterwards....and only use Sweet's in you chrome lined bores for just a minute or two....after 15 minutes ammoniated solvents can damage chrome lined bores. So, 'tis said. Plastic brushes and Sweet's ( or an equivalent ) take a heck of a lot less time, they're easier to use and last MUCH longer than bronze brushes which are destroyed by ammoniated solvents. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:28:16 AM
Dont use either - they can (and do) slide around blocking the magazine release and occasionally preventing insertion of a magazine. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:36:54 AM
Use a couple pieces of electritians tape over the muzzle while afield will not change point of impact and keep snow/mud etc out of barrel. Shoot right through it as it will be off the muzzel before the bullet reaches it. m-dc
+1 You WILL launch springs and drop small parts sooner or later. Home Depot and other places have a magnet thingy on a handle used for picking up nails in your yard after work. Get one. Or an old speaker magnet taped to an old mop or broom handle. "Sweep" the area and you will find all kinds of lost parts. A ty-wrap around the base of a sling swivel will tighten it enough so it does not rattle. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:59:54 AM
Tageroo.
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Posted: 6/11/2005 12:00:35 PM
Here is what I did for a front detent installation. I took a screw driver cut off the tip (flat or cross, doesn't matter), at a point approx 3/8 from the end drill a hole that will allow the spring and detent to pass thru it (I don't know the dims for the hole). This allow you to insert the screwdriver into the front takedown holes, insert the spring/detent, push it thru and turn the screw driver shaft capturing the spring/detent in the down position. Now chase the screwdriver out with the takedown pin. This make a frustrating job fairly easy IMHO.
HTH If someone wants a pic I can post it, I don't know if this is a common tool or not, I get comments at the shows when I'm building lowers though. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 12:18:53 PM
[Last Edit: 6/11/2005 12:29:08 PM by xanadu]
Here's my contribution - so you don't have a vice?
If your gas tube is being stubborn, dont grab the vise grips just yet. A pair of commom electrical pliers with the strippers in the handle and the crimper in the jaws works great, Place the extension on the floor (muzzle pointed up) Grab the tube with the 14-16 jaw, give is a few rotational twists, get a hammer and tap on the pliers near the tube - sucker come right off. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 2:18:59 PM
For installing front pivot pins use a 1/4 adjustable clevis pin.
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Posted: 6/11/2005 3:06:22 PM
a .50 cal brush works great for scrubbing the inside of the bolt carrier.
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Posted: 6/11/2005 4:30:08 PM
If for some reason you find yourself removing your old stock and you have no idea what you are doing, and your rear take down pin spring flies across the room never to be found again (Because you didnt have a sheet over your head
 ) have no fear you have an unlimited supply of these springs at your local 7-11. What the hell is he talking about!!? Im talking about the spring in A BIC lighter that pushes the flint up aginst the rolling strike wheel. It is exactly the same diameter and applies enough force on the detent when installed to keep the TDP from moving indefinitly. This way you dont have to order a .50 part and pay $7 in shipping for a stupid little spring that should have stayed in the gun anyway goddamit. JLS7 |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 6:45:44 PM
+1 |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 7:31:12 PM
[Last Edit: 6/11/2005 7:32:52 PM by DocGP]
Yet another use for a nice piece of bicycle innertube. And no sticky stuff to clean off the handguards. Doc |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 7:32:11 PM
Not to give away my age, but when Glocks first came out, and before Hogue rubber grips, some of us on swat with plastic guns, used bicycle innertube for a grip sleeve. Tight, tacky, and cheap, l still use 'em instead of hogues, pac's etc.
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