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Posted: 12/8/2008 10:48:28 AM EDT
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Could someone please post a guide with pics if possible on the assembly/disassembly procedure for the tacsol ar-22 bolt. Just got it in the mail today and the bolt fell on my floor and "disassembled itself." I now dont know if i have all the parts and need a little help getting it all back together...
Sorry guys BigBets |
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I'll give it shot but please bare with me because I'm not sure I'm using all the correct terminology for the Tacsol parts.
The Tacsol bolt carrier group is made up of the following main components: 1. Railed bolt carrier 2. Bolt 3. Bolt/Guide rod carrier key 4. Recoil spring guide rod 5. Recoil spring 6. Recoil spring plastic end cap 7. Rubber o-ring 8. E-clip 
To put it all together you need to do the following: 1. Put the recoil spring guide rod through the front of the bolt/guide rod carrier key so that it sticks out through the back. The guide rod will have one end that looks like a nail head and the other end will have the notch for the e-clip. Insert the guide rod e-clip notch end first toward the back. The larger nail head end will keep the guide rod from going all the way through the bolt/guide rod carrier key. 2. Now insert, in the following order, the recoil spring, the black plastic end cap and then finally the o-ring onto the guide rod. 3. Push the guide rod through the parts you installed above so that the notch for the e-clip is exposed. 4. Now put the bolt/guide rod carrier key on the top of the bolt by fitting it into the machined slot. 5. Carefully push the bolt back on the rails of the carrier until the e-clip end of the recoil spring guide goes through the hole on the the top of the rear of the bolt carrier. It's the part that will rest against the buffer when the upper is installed on the lower. To keep all the parts on the recoil rod together I use a punch through the front of the bolt/guide rod key and use it to push the bolt back and compress all the parts until I can install the the e-clip. The e-clip goes onto the notch on the end of the guide rod once it's between the machined slot. When it's all put together it should look like the pic below. 
BTW, according to TacSol you don't need to use the o-ring and function will not be effected by not using it. You can see in the pics above how the o-ring looks after about 500 rounds. I will probably not be using the o-ring with my Tacsol upper. I hope my description made sense! 
Good luck and post back if you have any questions. |
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Thank you very much. Couple more questions for ya or anyone else with experience...
1. Is that all the farther you take it down for cleaning or do you take apart the bolt 2. It is normal for what would be the "gas carrier key" part to move freely side to side in the notch when the bolt is put together, right. Im assuming this part is held true during recoil by the charging handle 3. What ammo do these uppers tend to love the most 4. What lube procedures is everyone having the best luck with |
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Thank you very much. Couple more questions for ya or anyone else with experience... 1. Is that all the farther you take it down for cleaning or do you take apart the bolt That's the basic field strip I do for regular cleaning. However, every couple thousand rounds I also like to take out the firing pin and extractor to give these parts and the bolt internal a good cleaning. 2. It is normal for what would be the "gas carrier key" part to move freely side to side in the notch when the bolt is put together, right. Im assuming this part is held true during recoil by the charging handle Yes, that's normal for the "carrier key". There is almost no movement when the BCG is installed in the upper. However, if you feel there is too much side to side movement with the bolt itself you can tighten things up buy carefully squeezing together the two rails that the bolt rides one. A little goes a long way, so only do a little at the time. I got this tip from Tom Hines at TacSol. 3. What ammo do these uppers tend to love the most So far I've had the best luck with Winchester Dynapoints and Federal 550 bulk. 4. What lube procedures is everyone having the best luck with When I first got my Tacsol upper I ran it wet and lubed it like I do my standard 5.56 BCG. This did not work too well and the .22 BCG was so fouled up after a couple hundred rounds that it would not run reliably. Tom Hines at TacSol suggested that I run my .22 BCG with dry with almost no lube except a tiny amount on the bolt rails. Running it as Tom suggested made a big difference and I can pretty much run 500-600 rounds before it starts slowing down. |
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Thank you very much. Couple more questions for ya or anyone else with experience... 1. Is that all the farther you take it down for cleaning or do you take apart the bolt That's the basic field strip I do for regular cleaning. However, every couple thousand rounds I also like to take out the firing pin and extractor to give these parts and the bolt internal a good cleaning. 2. It is normal for what would be the "gas carrier key" part to move freely side to side in the notch when the bolt is put together, right. Im assuming this part is held true during recoil by the charging handle Yes, that's normal for the "carrier key". There is almost no movement when the BCG is installed in the upper. However, if you feel there is too much side to side movement with the bolt itself you can tighten things up buy carefully squeezing together the two rails that the bolt rides one. A little goes a long way, so only do a little at the time. I got this tip from Tom Hines at TacSol. 3. What ammo do these uppers tend to love the most So far I've had the best luck with Winchester Dynapoints and Federal 550 bulk. 4. What lube procedures is everyone having the best luck with When I first got my Tacsol upper I ran it wet and lubed it like I do my standard 5.56 BCG. This did not work too well and the .22 BCG was so fouled up after a couple hundred rounds that it would not run reliably. Tom Hines at TacSol suggested that I run my .22 BCG with dry with almost no lube except a tiny amount on the bolt rails. Running it as Tom suggested made a big difference and I can pretty much run 500-600 rounds before it starts slowing down. +++1 to Yojimbo's answers. I run mine completely dry with Federal Bulk ammo. Mikey |
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