Hammer pin broke in half

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hammer pin broke in half

Posted: 10/31/2006 2:22:54 PM EDT

I just bought my first ar a few days ago. I noticed after 400 rounds that the hammer pin had walked out. I read the post on the problem but I didn't have any of the symtoms. I started to disassemble the lower and went to knock out the hammer pin. Only half of it came out.

First, what is the quickest way to get a new one? Order off internet, if so what site do you recomend?

Second, what did I do wrong to break the pin or was it already broken?

Posted: 10/31/2006 2:25:09 PM EDT

[#1]

either it was damaged on assem.(how, IDK), or it just had a flaw from the get go

Posted: 10/31/2006 2:32:59 PM EDT

[#2]

I'll just order one from www.olyarms.com I guess I'll get the anti-walk type $6.00 for 2 instead of $2 for the regular ones. Part number ar64. Thank God that I had already printed the parts list and exploded view. I would be totally lost right now. Not to menchion that I wouldn't even know what the part was called.

Posted: 10/31/2006 2:49:14 PM EDT

[#3]

Done!

Just called olymipic and ordered the 2 anti-walk pins, a field service kit $32, and a sight adjustment tool $6. The field kit has a bunch of parts of which I have no idea what they do or what they are. I guess that was a good idea? Very good customer survice so far.

Posted: 10/31/2006 4:47:37 PM EDT

[#4]

are you the same guy they gave the wrong ammo @ KC this last weekend ?

7.62 X39 ??

Posted: 10/31/2006 5:41:32 PM EDT

[#5]

I don't think so. I was given 7.62X39 when I rented my AR by Kenny. He quickly exchanged it and I went on my way to test drive my new AR. I don't think that I gave anyone any ammo. I did bring 1000 rounds of wolf 7.62 and 100 rounds of remmington .223

Give me more details. I'd like to know what happened.

Posted: 10/31/2006 5:45:38 PM EDT

[#6]

Were you the guy that had the AK constant extraction problems and the round stuck in the glock barrel?

Posted: 10/31/2006 5:49:44 PM EDT

[#7]

nope wearing camo pants and black and white shirt and coat

the one on the far right

Posted: 10/31/2006 5:59:04 PM EDT

[#8]

I'm the one with the brown jacket holding the bad arse m16 with the terrible profile. I had never even touched a rifle much less a fully automatic AR in this pic.

So what happened with the wrong ammo?

Posted: 10/31/2006 6:13:28 PM EDT

[#9]

i was talking about what happened to you

Posted: 10/31/2006 6:39:28 PM EDT

[#10]

Sorry, I read the post incorrectly. At least I think I did. For some reason I thought someone gave YOU the wrong ammo.

Posted: 10/31/2006 6:43:34 PM EDT

[#11]

Whos on first?

Posted: 10/31/2006 6:48:32 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Whos on first?

Correct

Posted: 11/1/2006 8:08:29 AM EDT

[#13]

Got to love it when the topic goes chat,

Sounds like just a bad/defective pin if the rifle is not a SMG. If it is a SMG, broken pins are the norm, and the reinforced pins should be a item to consider.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Hammer pin broke in half

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