Gunsmithing 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

[Hellbender]

Part 7:

Many AR's have pins that are very tight and hard to push, requiring a tool (bullet tip, punch, etc) to push them in.

The tool tends to slide off the rounded head of the pin and scratch the lower.

I chuck mine in the lathe and put a slightly concave indentation on them.

If you don't have a lathe, you can chuck the pin in a drill and use a stone on your Dremel and do the same thing.

 

[McLarenross]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

Cool idea!

 

[nobbie333]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

that is smart

 

[uscbigdawg]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

Good call!

Rich

 

[pappy42]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

I like this idea. I would also like ideas to take slack out of the front pivot pin on AR's.

 

[steelcomp]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

The problem with this that I see is, now you're dedicated to having the need for a tool to take down the rifle. In a bad situation, you might not have time to fiddle fart around with that. I think with the time spent on modifying the pins, you could just as well make them fit correctly so as to be easily pushed without a tool.
Just my .02

 

[eli polite]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

i prefer the easy take down pins no tools needed at all

 

[Hellbender]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

Pappy42- Take a micrometer to a gun show and most vendors would have no problems with you looking for a "large" one. A couple of people also make a wedge shaped split pin to tighten this up.

steelcomp- I usually have a cartridge with me for the "tool", this is a match rifle with tightly fitted upper/lower. My combat guns are not this tight.

epdesign- I also have several sets of the Easy take down pins, but I haven't seen any for the large frame AR's. They also make another location for gear to hang up on.

 

[Sean the Nailer]

Re: 7. HOW-TO: Ultimate AR Takedown & Pivot Pins

Thank you (re-post before deletion)