[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Dimpled pins............

Posted: 7/29/2007 9:16:05 PM EDT

Anyone know why dimpled pins went away? Selecters also. Seems like an easy way to take down a rifle with a bullet. 601,602, early 605 carbines had 'em. Why did they change?
Manufacturing expense?

Posted: 7/29/2007 9:41:17 PM EDT

[#1]

My guess would be ease of manufacturing vs. actual benefit gained. Some bean counter in the Pentagon probably figured that it would save the government 20 quadrillion dollars.

Posted: 7/30/2007 3:31:25 AM EDT

[#2]

A machinist told me that the dimples were for holding the piece in a lathe. They switched production techniques because the old way took too long.

Posted: 7/30/2007 4:28:25 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
A machinist told me that the dimples were for holding the piece in a lathe. They switched production techniques because the old way took too long.

I've never heard that. I've always heard that it was because of the old "can be taken apart by a single bullet" thing.

Posted: 7/30/2007 5:17:29 AM EDT

[#4]

Originally, they were made on a lathe 1 at a time which was highly inefficient. As things progressed and they needed tens of thousands in a hurry they would turn several of them all connected end-to-end then cut them apart afterwords.

Posted: 7/30/2007 5:26:27 AM EDT

[#5]

'taken apart by a single bullet' would not be affected by the dimples. The selector dimple is on the side where thr switch has the operating mechanism-cab't push it through the receiver. the push pins also were dimpled on the ''head" side, thus not being able to push through the receiver either. You can use a cartridge today on a flat, non dimpled pin to seperate the upper and lower.

Posted: 7/30/2007 6:48:38 AM EDT

[#6]

It was a manufacturing remnant, had nothing to do with takedown. Improvements in manufacturing technology and techniques and the need to produce them faster led to new approaches in production.

Posted: 8/5/2007 9:18:36 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Originally, they were made on a lathe 1 at a time which was highly inefficient. As things progressed and they needed tens of thousands in a hurry they would turn several of them all connected end-to-end then cut them apart afterwords.

What about the selector?

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