Gas key staked enough?

[maroonandwhite]

I just got in my new Nitride BCG and am wondering if you guys think this gas key is staked enough. Not sure what's normal and to be honest I have never looked at my other one.

[maroonandwhite]

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[ooperz]

Going off of the pics, I'd want a bit better staking on my rifles. It doesn't look like the metal from the screws is having any contact with the metal of gas key, which is the whole purpose of having it staked.

 

If you're friends with a local gun smith, I'd see if he'd throw you a bone and do a little work to it for you. It's only a 5 min job or so. or you could just buy a punch and do it yourself. There's a lot of resources out there on how to do it and what it should look like when you're done.

 

Here's another forum's post that has some examples of good staking (Colt, LMT) and bad staking (RRA, Bushmaster).

 

http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?6993-bolt-carrier-staking-%28comparison%29

 

These are samples of one and I'm not saying that RRA and Bushmaster always have bad staking, just that in these pics they do.

 

Your BCG seems to fall in with the RRAs and Bushmasters in that post. From what I can tell at least.

 

Hope that helps!

Edited July 2, 2015 by ooperz

[peejman]

Can you turn them? If not, they're fine.

[maroonandwhite]

Can you turn them? If not, they're fine.

Haha it can't be that simple! Sure enough I can't so they should be good. They are actually touching the screw.


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[Dolomite_supafly]

Yeah, the staking is fine.

[EssOne]

Yep.