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Posted: 3/19/2016 5:15:26 PM EDT
I have had other people do it for me and owned several already put together so this is a new and fun experience for me.
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Luck favors the well prepared. Do your homework. Use the resources here and elsewhere. Know the pitfalls (e.g. breaking trigger guard "ears" and marring the lower driving the bolt catch pin). Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. |
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Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. Quoted:
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Luck favors the well prepared. Do your homework. Use the resources here and elsewhere. Know the pitfalls (e.g. breaking trigger guard "ears" and marring the lower driving the bolt catch pin). Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. A tiny bit of grease and vise grips with tape on the jaws is how I did all of mine. Take it slow and steady On the front take down pin I fed a dowel through the reverse side to get the spring and detent in place. Then push the take down pin in and push the dowel out. If that makes sense 
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Good luck, OP. Once you build your own, it's hard to ever buy a completed one again. 
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/226782_Assemble_your_own_LOWER__UPPER__FREE_FLOAT__TRIGGER__GAS_BLOCK___Step_by_step_instructions_.html |
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Quoted: Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. Quoted: Quoted: Luck favors the well prepared. Do your homework. Use the resources here and elsewhere. Know the pitfalls (e.g. breaking trigger guard "ears" and marring the lower driving the bolt catch pin). Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. Makes perfect sense, though. Put masking tape all over the side of your receiver when you do the bolt catch pin. I also tape the pin to the punch. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/226782_Assemble_your_own_LOWER__UPPER__FREE_FLOAT__TRIGGER__GAS_BLOCK___Step_by_step_instructions_.html |
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I am not sure I have ever done it that way. Makes perfect sense, though. Put masking tape all over the side of your receiver when you do the bolt catch pin. I also tape the pin to the punch.
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Luck favors the well prepared. Do your homework. Use the resources here and elsewhere. Know the pitfalls (e.g. breaking trigger guard "ears" and marring the lower driving the bolt catch pin). Yes, definitely fit the front of the trigger guard first to hold it and swing the rear into place when initially placing the trigger guard pin. This will prevent the ear snapping off. Makes perfect sense, though. Put masking tape all over the side of your receiver when you do the bolt catch pin. I also tape the pin to the punch.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_4/226782_Assemble_your_own_LOWER__UPPER__FREE_FLOAT__TRIGGER__GAS_BLOCK___Step_by_step_instructions_.html I have learned a lot about assembling these things in the past couple years, most of it from this site. I can actually install the bolt catch without buggering up something, now! 
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Congratulations. If you're like me, you might be planning your next build before you finish this one
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Luck favors the well prepared. Do your homework. Use the resources here and elsewhere. Know the pitfalls (e.g. breaking trigger guard "ears" and marring the lower driving the bolt catch pin). green painters tape is your friend !! my first AR15 was an Aero lower too !!, I think they are really nice pieces. I built mine at the first big scare 2012/13 and paid way too much, oh well and also found an Aero upper from gunbroker to match it.... im also collecting parts for a couple more builds at the moment, scored some spikes crusader lowers a couple weeks ago, but still trying to get a range tool lower for an A2 style build, but so far no email from them saying when I can hope to get one :-( |
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Congratulations. If you're like me, you might be planning your next build before you finish this one
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Congratulations. If you're like me, you might be planning your next build before you finish this one
I don't believe BRD really starts until you start building. Building, swapping parts, playing with ergonomics, figuring out what you like and what works for you, the collateral effect is a net gain of parts. Before long, you start to see that you are only a lower, or a barrel, away from another rifle. |
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I've done that! Now I keep a healthy supply of spares. Speaking of which, OP, looks like your bolt catch pin could use a few taps to become flush. Quoted:
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Buggard up my bolt catch roll pin and had to order another, good job OP. I've done that! Now I keep a healthy supply of spares. Speaking of which, OP, looks like your bolt catch pin could use a few taps to become flush. Looking at it you are right. bolt catch pin could use another tap. It was hard enough to do it with out an extra set of hands though. |
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