[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Bolt Catch Genius (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 1/20/2016 12:32:13 AM EDT
 </img /> |
|
Quoted:
LOL. That roll pin is a turd to get in, but a cotter pin is pretty sloppy. But I guess it works. Truth. I lost mine under my work bench at least 5 times before finally installing it on my first build. Fortunately I realized I would be mocked on arfcom and persevered. |
|
Quoted:
It's extremely easy if you have the right tools. Quoted:
Quoted:
LOL. That roll pin is a turd to get in, but a cotter pin is pretty sloppy. But I guess it works. It's extremely easy if you have the right tools. I bought the tools after the first experience 
|
|
Quoted: LOL. That roll pin is a turd to get in, but a cotter pin is pretty sloppy. But I guess it works. tap it in and squeeze the vice grips to push it in the rest of the way. That is a $2 fix |
|
To be honest, if buying that rifle, I would rather have a cotter pin there than a buggered receiver from some ham-handed amateur's attempts to install a roll pin. I've done enough of these to know how to install a roll pin properly, and I could do it in 5 minutes.
That trigger guard would bother me. Ugly as sin. As far as shooting with gloves, that's why the trigger guard is hinged in the first place. It's supposed to be able to swing down out of the way. BTW, I have a couple of Colt SP1's (that I bought new back in the day) that came from the factory with nicks where they installed the bolt catch roll pin. They covered those wioth little dabs of black paint. As a matter of fact, to collectors, the presence of those dabs of black paint is a sign that the gun is original and untouched. (So, if you have one, don't remove the black paint!) |
|
Quoted:
To be honest, if buying that rifle, I would rather have a cotter pin there than a buggered receiver from some ham-handed amateur's attempts to install a roll pin. I've done enough of these to know how to install a roll pin properly, and I could do it in 5 minutes. That trigger guard would bother me. Ugly as sin. As far as shooting with gloves, that's why the trigger guard is hinged in the first place. It's supposed to be able to swing down out of the way. BTW, I have a couple of Colt SP1's (that I bought new back in the day) that came from the factory with nicks where they installed the bolt catch roll pin. They covered those wioth little dabs of black paint. As a matter of fact, to collectors, the presence of those dabs of black paint is a sign that the gun is original and untouched. (So, if you have one, don't remove the black paint!) I had one build where the hole was drilled too small. Roll pin punch and vise grips with protected jaws both took much cursing. In the end, my cute little vinyl vise grip protectors were shredded, and the lower's finish got a little shiny spot. Wait, wait, wait. Is that Picatinny riser plastic?! |
|
Quoted:
Probably good considering you don't normally tap a bolt catch hole. Quoted:
Quoted:
Could be worse. In an 80 percent group Im in on Facebook a guy discovered his lower didnt even have the hole tapped for the bolt catch pin. Probably good considering you don't normally tap a bolt catch hole. Shaddup. I meant drilled. Im tired and didnt even realize I wrote tapped.
|
|
Quoted: It's extremely easy if you have the right tools. Quoted: Quoted: LOL. That roll pin is a turd to get in, but a cotter pin is pretty sloppy. But I guess it works. It's extremely easy if you have the right tools. I use pair of pliers to squeeze it in after getting started. |
|
Quoted:
I've heard roll pins work pretty well there...and easy to put in. You can do without the mag release though, just wrap tape around the bottom of the mag to the top of the receiver and back down. It's actually kinda cool how many of the "little parts" you can leave off of an AR and still have a functioning rifle. |