AR15 build setback

[EMTRN]

I am awesome. I was on track to have my build done this week, but now it will have to wait. I was tapping in the bolt catch roll pin and it broke in two. The AR looks awesome, just no bolt catch. So now I will sit back and wait for Brownells to send the $0.80 part that is holding up my build.

And I ordered three of them just to make sure!

[Guest Astra900]

And I ordered three of them just to make sure!

That was an excellent move. And @ 80cents how the heck could you go wrong?

[Guest OttoMaddox]

Argh! Gotta hate the lil setbacks! Good luck with the rest of your build. Hopefully this will be your only setback.

[Magiccarpetrides]

Yeah I got a little setback too...no upper lol.

[poak]

I am awesome. I was on track to have my build done this week, but now it will have to wait. I was tapping in the bolt catch roll pin and it broke in two. The AR looks awesome, just no bolt catch. So now I will sit back and wait for Brownells to send the $0.80 part that is holding up my build.

And I ordered three of them just to make sure!

I think I've got an extra roll pin... let me know if you want it

Edit: Whoops, the extra one I had will be to large, it's for the trigger guard.

Edited March 10, 2009 by poak

[Guest Astra900]

Ohh sure, now tell him after he paid more for shipping than he did the parts:biglol:

[poak]

Ohh sure, now tell him after he paid more for shipping than he did the parts:biglol:

Haha, not much I could do before knowing the situation!

[Smith]

I've found "squeezing" the pin in works better and will avoid breaking it.

[poak]

I've found "squeezing" the pin in works better and will avoid breaking it.

That's what I did to start it, then I finished driving it in with light taps from a 4oz tack hammer (with it's head covered w/ electrical tape).

[Fadex]

Dang...that seriously suuuuucccckkkksss!!

(Making mental note to buy spare parts for the AR)

[Smith]

Dang...that seriously suuuuucccckkkksss!!

(Making mental note to buy spare parts for the AR)

especially those stinkin detent pins!

[EMTRN]

Yep, buy extra detent pins, roll pins and springs.

[dcloudy777]

Those hollow-end roll pin starter punches that Brownell's sell are worth their weight in gold as well. Takes a lot of the $*&(^!! out of roll pins.

DanO

[Guest sling]

Small nails are the same diameter (cant remember the size) as the roll pins. I've had instances in the past where i've lost a roll pin or ran out on peoples builds and improvised. Cut to length... squeeze in there. Same thing.

[Guest Jcochran88]

Small nails are the same diameter (cant remember the size) as the roll pins. I've had instances in the past where i've lost a roll pin or ran out on peoples builds and improvised. Cut to length... squeeze in there. Same thing.

I used a small bolt it worked fine till mine came in, shoot over 1k rounds through it like that.

[Guest Halfpint]

Oh dude that sucks. I had to rob parts out of my rifle for a buddy's, yesterday, but I had already ordered a bunch of spares--I know the feeling, though.

Nothing sucks worse in gun hobbies than looking at your 99.999999% complete build, and waiting on that one extra part. In my case, I'm currently short a takedown detent pin.

[Guest db99wj]

Yeah I got a little setback too...no upper lol.

I feel your pain.

[EMTRN]

Package from Brownells arrived today, finishing this weekend!

[Fadex]

Congrats!!! I still have to order spares.

[Guest mark_justmark]

post some pictures!