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Posted: 3/19/2014 5:34:41 PM EDT
| Anyone know what the diameter of the holes in the bcg is for the firing pin retaining pin? I don't have calipers but on my list. |
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Anyone know what the diameter of the holes in the bcg is for the firing pin retaining pin? I don't have calipers but on my list. Not at the moment. Wanted to know because I was going to get a single cupped tip punch to make removing the pin easier and not damage the split end of the pin which I have done in the past. I did purchase a set of both cupped tip and flat tip punches. Thanx guys for your help. |
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Not at the moment. Wanted to know because I was going to get a single cupped tip punch to make removing the pin easier and not damage the split end of the pin which I have done in the past. I did purchase a set of both cupped tip and flat tip punches. Thanx guys for your help. Quoted:
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Anyone know what the diameter of the holes in the bcg is for the firing pin retaining pin? I don't have calipers but on my list. Not at the moment. Wanted to know because I was going to get a single cupped tip punch to make removing the pin easier and not damage the split end of the pin which I have done in the past. I did purchase a set of both cupped tip and flat tip punches. Thanx guys for your help. I don't understand. Why do you need a punch to get this pin out? |
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Quoted: I don't understand. Why do you need a punch to get this pin out? Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Anyone know what the diameter of the holes in the bcg is for the firing pin retaining pin? I don't have calipers but on my list. Not at the moment. Wanted to know because I was going to get a single cupped tip punch to make removing the pin easier and not damage the split end of the pin which I have done in the past. I did purchase a set of both cupped tip and flat tip punches. Thanx guys for your help. I don't understand. Why do you need a punch to get this pin out? I am wondering the same thing |
| Sounds like people are still getting bent pins from notched hammers and un-shrouded carriers and/or large flange firing pins. Just take the pin out and it should be straight. If its bent, making it hard to move, you need to fix whatever is causing it. If the pin breaks and the firing pin slips out, the bolt can come apart. This is a remote possibility but not unheard-of. |
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My M16A2 quit on the firing line of my last qual in 86
when the RO pulled the takedown pin and opened it up the Firing pin tumbled right out onto the ground, along with the broken FPRP. For me the only thing that happened (short of reshooting the last stage) is that the hammer could not fully release...most likey hitting the side of the firing pin. Not to say that BAD things could not happen, they just didnt THAT time. Some FPRPs are just a pain to reinstall. |
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Nothing to pull on. It is a solid pin where the hear is recessed. Quoted:
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Use a curved end of a dental pick (carbon scraper) to PULL that sum bitch out. No punch needed. Nothing to pull on. It is a solid pin where the hear is recessed. Get this style easier to remove. 
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