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Posted: 5/20/2020 3:51:12 PM EDT
[#1]
You actually got them out in reverse? DAMN!
Pins should be 2/0 size tapered. MCMASTER TAPER PINS MCMASTER DOWEL PINS I would look for hardened. Eta: 2/0 taper pin head should measure 0.141". |
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Posted: 5/20/2020 3:55:45 PM EDT
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Usually we hear someone complaining that their pins won't come out. You Sir are the opposite. Although you knocked them out the wrong way, I congratulate you on your no holds barred approach. Not only did you 'not put up with the stuck pins', you pounded the suckers out backwards just to show them who's boss!
I'm not sure where to get pins online? The last time I changed a FSB and needed bigger pins, I got pins from Fastenal. |
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Posted: 5/20/2020 5:05:20 PM EDT
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I should note that based on the fact the gas block is now loose, I am assuming they were tapered. I had to remove the gas block a few times, and assume I beat them back in backwards. I honestly thought they would be straight pins since this is a "second tier" barrel. I do have some colt taper pins somewhere I could try and beat in, that didn't occur to me until now...
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Posted: 5/20/2020 6:52:49 PM EDT
[#4]
Showed that MFer who's boss, huh?
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Posted: 5/20/2020 7:13:25 PM EDT
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I highly doubt that you beat them out backwards....
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Posted: 5/20/2020 7:32:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By uniquesnd: I highly doubt that you beat them out backwards.... I've seen stranger shit.... |
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Posted: 5/21/2020 7:38:47 AM EDT
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I would look into finding some over-sized taper pins first to see if they would work first prior to taking a drill to it. What most thought couldn't be done was done in reverse, must have beat that bitch into submission.
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Posted: 5/21/2020 2:03:20 PM EDT
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If you're only going off the fact that it is now loose, I'd be surprised if you tapped the pins out through the taper. That's unlikely. What is likely is that you beat the pins out and they are now deformed and fit loosely.
Drilling out the FSB and barrel for larger pins is not something you should try to tackle on your own. |
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Posted: 5/21/2020 8:23:56 PM EDT
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Well, I've got my AK rigged up in the drill press to get drilled for pins. If that goes well, I dont see why I can't rig something up for an AR15.
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Posted: 5/21/2020 8:47:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I highly doubt that you beat them out backwards.... This^^^^^ If you actually did beat them out backwards you possibly ruined the barrel and maybe the FSB. We need pics. 
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Posted: 5/21/2020 8:51:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you're only going off the fact that it is now loose, I'd be surprised if you tapped the pins out through the taper. That's unlikely. What is likely is that you beat the pins out and they are now deformed and fit loosely. Drilling out the FSB and barrel for larger pins is not something you should try to tackle on your own. This^^^ Get some new taper pins at the hardware store and use them if you screwed your pins up. |
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