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Posted: 4/8/2006 5:22:33 AM EDT
[#1]
tried accu-wedge?
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Posted: 4/8/2006 5:35:13 AM EDT
[#2]
Heard they sucked and was a waist of money... Do you have any exp. with it?
Also heard about the oring on the back lug... dont know how hot it can get ,,, anybody else know? |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 5:37:27 AM EDT
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u could use the accu-wedge but that is prolly the worst since it forces the upper and lower more apart making even more slop over time.
Jp rifles has this thing called the tension pin and works great. Its a screw with a cross cut sleeve that fits over and when tightens it grabs the receivers and bring them together. I've been using one on my AR 50 bmg rifle for 6 months now, and its works great. Only thing it sux about thats its not field strippable, u need a flat head and an allen key. check it out. www.jprifles.com |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 5:45:03 AM EDT
[#4]
u could use the accu-wedge but that is prolly the worst since it forces the upper and lower more apart making even more slop over time.
Jp rifles has this thing called the tension pin and works great. Its a screw with a cross cut sleeve that fits over and when tightens it grabs the receivers and bring them together. I've been using one on my AR 50 bmg rifle for 6 months now, and its works great. Only thing it sux about thats its not field strippable, u need a flat head and an allen key. check it out. www.jprifles.com Good idea but WHOA  the price is a little steep.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:08:41 AM EDT
[#5]
Little rubber O-ring on front lug. $.20 a piece.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:10:58 AM EDT
[#6]
you need about 2 feet of duct tape and just wrap it around your upper and lower. Works great.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:13:21 AM EDT
[#7]
Accuwedge works fine. Go that route. Besides, you'd only be out a few bucks and could probably off it in the EE if it didn't work out.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:34:13 AM EDT
[#8]
I took an AccuWedge and with an exacto knife trimmed the wedge till the rifle closed with next to no excess prssure to keep it closed and still be able to push the lock pin in easily.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:41:51 AM EDT
[#9]
+1 |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 6:45:21 AM EDT
[#10]
Does it really bother you that much?
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Posted: 4/8/2006 7:21:57 AM EDT
[#11]
+1 (I heard this works, but I have a Colt so I've never had to try it.)  
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Posted: 4/8/2006 7:43:57 AM EDT
[#12]
Accuwedge--fits in fine, and makes lockup tight
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Posted: 4/8/2006 7:45:53 AM EDT
[#13]
Leave it alone, it doesn't do any harm unless the whole rifle excessively wobbles. The wedge thingie is a misnomer, I'd love to see proof of it producing any accuracy to speak of. It also makes assembly/disassembly of the rifle a royal pain in the ass.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 7:47:24 AM EDT
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I finally had to put an Accuwedge in my Colt SP-1 after 21 years. Locked it up tight, not that there was much slop, just enough that I noticed it.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 8:26:57 AM EDT
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Home Depot sells 3M Duct Tape in Black if you have any worries I happen to have a roll and use it to patch my Black Pool Cover |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 9:02:34 AM EDT
[#16]
Only a yankee  
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Posted: 4/8/2006 9:30:10 AM EDT
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Even rifles/ carbines with severe slop don't run into any accuracy issues that are weapon related. However, there seems to be a mental game in tight receviers being more accurate, so perhaps people have a more positive attitude and shoot beter because of it. I've got an accuwedge in one of mine because of relief work I did with a certain upper. I rebarreled that upper and have it on a different lower, and its more loose than any Military or LE weapon I've ever seen with that combo. Its worse than the Chi-Com stocks......  However, I built up a new lower yesterday, and that one pais up much better, so the accuwedge is back to sitting in a drawer. |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 10:23:42 AM EDT
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A little Micro-Bed , or Acura-Glass will totally elimanate 100% of any play between receivers!! I always use the release agent on the lower and the bedding compound on any uppers that I will be useing with that lower....., it's the perfect fix!!! 
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Posted: 4/8/2006 10:41:12 AM EDT
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Hot glue also works quite well. I apply it to the upper lug, with the lower contact area coated with some form of release compound (oil).
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Posted: 4/8/2006 10:56:58 AM EDT
[#20]
+1 yup it works. |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 4:35:19 PM EDT
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Armalite's Library (Tech Notes) is your friend.
www.armalite.com/library/techNotes/tnote55.htm "TECHNICAL NOTE 55: RECEIVER TIGHTNESS "Receivers will normally exhibit a certain amount of looseness. This is normal and will not affect accuracy. Shooters may reduce the movement by insertion of a small amount of material between the receivers to improve the feel of the rifle, but it won’t improve accuracy." |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 4:47:23 PM EDT
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Colt is no different than any other AR. Oh I forgot my LMT is "just a copy" right? Actually I owned three Pre-Ban Colts, all had slop so what are you talking about. |
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Posted: 4/8/2006 4:50:40 PM EDT
[#23]
Accu-wedge works great on my Bushmaster, but not on my Stag.
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Posted: 4/8/2006 5:14:43 PM EDT
[#24]
+1 |
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Posted: 4/9/2006 1:12:22 AM EDT
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Accuwedge will not fit in RRA/STAG. Ask me how I know. They have a higher rear shelf. Trimmed the wedge down, but it fell apart during the trimming w/ razor. I found a 1/16" flat rubber washer to fit under the rear lug that does the same thing at ACE hardware for $.30. The o-ring on the front lug works too, but everytime you disassemble the rifle for cleaning, it puts a small tear in the o-ring. Eventually, it will tear. Cheap, but a pain in the ass when you look in the spares baggie and there's not an extra. Will not help accuracy, but makes for a tight fit between receivers.
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Posted: 4/9/2006 6:23:12 AM EDT
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Accuwedge will not fit in RRA/STAG.
If you have a RRA, there is no need for accuwedge! RRA has the best fit & finish of any AR that I've seen. Just my $ .02, YMMV. 700P |
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