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Posted: 10/13/2013 2:22:06 PM EDT
Look at this shit. I know it's my fault. The little fucker was sorta tight going in so I was tapping it with a punch and now its stuck and won't screw in. It still works but it's bothering me.
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| Carefully slot it with a dremel, then back it out with a screwdriver. You may be able to chase the threads if it isn't to buggered up. 2 out of 3 of the the bolt catch pins I recently bought were to tight to use on my last build and would not go all the way in. Dunno if DPMS is having tolerance problems. |
| First thing that went wrong, is your using a AR-15 bolt catch on a MATEN (.308). Second thing that went wrong is your using a PSA bolt catch. We warn against using a PSA bolt catch with our AMBI AR-15 lowers for this reason. The PSA bolt catch has a hole that is too narrow for our threaded pin. Everyone else's will fit but their's. You are going to have to grab the end of the screw with a vise grip or equivalent, and smack it with a hammer to remove the boogered up screw. Call in to us to get a replacement once it is removed. Also, get a .308 bolt catch. We DO recommend DPMS or CMMG for that. |
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I would recommend taping everything you can on the receiver with a few layers of masking tape to avoid buggering up your receiver before doing anything more with this. Anodize aluminum is hard, but not as hard as steel.
It saved me a lot of grief when I installed the mag catch. |
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First thing that went wrong, is your using a AR-15 bolt catch on a MATEN (.308). Second thing that went wrong is your using a PSA bolt catch. We warn against using a PSA bolt catch with our AMBI AR-15 lowers for this reason. The PSA bolt catch has a hole that is too narrow for our threaded pin. Everyone else's will fit but their's. You are going to have to grab the end of the screw with a vise grip or equivalent, and smack it with a hammer to remove the boogered up screw. Call in to us to get a replacement once it is removed. Also, get a .308 bolt catch. We DO recommend DPMS or CMMG for that. The Seekins enhanced bolt catch works fine in my other MKM build. Is there a reason to ONLY use a "308" bolt catch? |
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