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 out of spec?
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03/20/17 01:05 AM
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Matt Hejl
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the most current AR15 that I built would not take the entire spring and detent for the front take down pin. I could not push the spring and detent down enough to get the pin started in the hole. The spring would compress all the way and bottom out and I am 100% positive I had the right detent and spring. I ended cutting off about 1/8" of the spring off and it worked perfectly fine.
Is it just the spring and detent hole not drilled to spec for depth?
It all works perfectly fine now, was just curious what you guys though.
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Re: out of spec?
[Re: Matt Hejl]
#6709767
03/20/17 05:07 AM
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TexFlip
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May have had some grit or dirt in it. An 8th is quite a bit to have to take off though. You sure you didn't drop a detent in there on accident?
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: out of spec?
[Re: Matt Hejl]
#6710153
03/20/17 05:20 PM
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HankePanky
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My bet is that before you got the lower, someone jammed the detent pin in before the spring and it's now stuck there. That would be about the right size for the amount of spring you had to cut off.
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