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Posted: 2/17/2008 4:23:27 PM EDT
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I've read about people staking Castle Nuts, Thinking about it brings up three questions: 1) How do you do it? 2) Is it permanent? 3) Isn't Loctite good enough? Thanks! |
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No its not hard. Just go slow, and keep a good grip on your 3/32 punch so it doesnt jump and scrap the castle nut, end plate or your lower. Make sure the castle nut is tightened as hard as you can get it first. The only thing staking is supposed to do is keep the nut from loosening. A drop of loc tite cant hurt either but staking is the preferred method.   
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Look at the castle nut from overhead w/ the rifle in the upright position. U should see an indentation. Using a punch and a dead blow hammer -- wack it at moderate strength. It should displace enough metal to cause the castle nut to stay put under repeated fire. It is not permanent. U can get the castle nut off w/ out doing damage. Blue locktite is not enough. I have 2 AR's that I have not staked because in their role -- kids and my BS shooters it dosent matter if the castle nut gets a little loose. I do check it though. I would say torqued w/ the proper wrench it will begin to work loose after the 1k round mark. Mine did. |
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