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Posted: 3/4/2008 3:39:15 AM EDT
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Has anyone had the bolt catch plunger become lodged in it's hole after being peened in by the bolt catch striking the frame? If so how did you remove the plunger and spring? Thanks, Tim |
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ummmm no? exactly how hard can the bolt catch actually hit the reciever unless it's been dropped. i can't imagine any scenerio where it could peen the reciever like that without significant damage. are you sure there isn't any debris jamming it up. i might suggest trying to flush it with some kroil? if you can see some actual peeing or deformation a properly sized drill could remove the damage/reshape it, but i think i'd try anything else before that. |
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First off, Welcome to the site!!!! As stated, check the catch buffer/spring channel for blasting media/bottom milling burs that may be clogging the bottom of the channel up. Next, the spring gets installed first into the receiver hole, then the buffer, not the other way around. If you loaded the buffer pin in first, then the tip will peen into the bottom of the receiver catch spring channel surface (read you want the tip of the buffer pressing against the surface of the hardened steel catch). Lastly, make sure that the bolt catch moves freely in the receiver slot, and the on the roll pin. If the catch is tight in the channel and binds when dry fitted, then you have some stoning to do. If the bolt catch will not rotate on the pin outside of the rifle, then either drilling the pin hole larger or removing the catch pin channel burs should solved the problem is you don't want to wait for replacement parts. www.ar15.com/content/guides/assembly/ 
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