Posted: 12/8/2012 7:21:33 PM EDT
| Got this with a lower kit that I bought from Palmetto State. I couldnt get the set screw to start. Would start crooked and bind up. Was able to get 2 threads on it until they pulled out. Looks like it wasnt threaded correctly, or if/whent he threads were chased it was done crooked. Do I need to talk to Magpul or PSA about getting this resolved? Thanks. |
| All the ones I have done it seems hard to line up as well. Don't force anything or you will damage the threads if you haven't already. For one there is no chamfer on the threaded hole in the trigger guard. Here is what I do and it works for me. I take a small drill bit a little larger than the tapped hole in the guard and spin it with my fingers creating a small chamfer on the threaded hole in the guard. It doesnt take much, just a little, use very light force. You just want to create a small guide so to say. Then I start the set screw first but don't tighten it all the way down, then line up the roll pin side and put a pin or punch through it to keep it lined up. Then start your roll pin with your starter punch, then tap it through, as the roll pin seats it will tap out your guide pin. Be sure to support the ears on the lower or they will break, and that will suck. Anyway, not telling you what to do but that works for me, just take your time with it. They make it look so easy in the videos right? I have not had one line up so perfectly yet. |
| It's already junk. Once I got it lined up I got a few threads in then it stripped them out. It's the first time I've used the MOE guard and I'm not impressed. I took it out and replaced it with the metal one I scavanged from another build to get me by. I'm not gonna make a huge deal over such a cheap part, but would like to see if I can get a replacement for this build. |
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Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html |
| Here's a little tip. Get the rear roll pin installed. Then take the small all thread Allen screw and insert the Allen key to hold it. Then take a lighter and heat the screw up. It doesnt take much heat for the screw to cut its own threads. Gently screw the Allen screw in place. |
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Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html The roll pins arent the issue here. |
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Quoted: Roll pin is one hole, exits both sides.Quoted: Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html The roll pins arent the issue here. The other hole is the set-screw, exits one side. 3 inserts, 3 button cap screws. What other issues are you having? |
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Roll pin is one hole, exits both sides.
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Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html The roll pins arent the issue here. The other hole is the set-screw, exits one side. 3 inserts, 3 button cap screws. What other issues are you having? 
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Quoted: Ah, I see.Quoted: Quoted: Roll pin is one hole, exits both sides.Quoted: Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html The roll pins arent the issue here. The other hole is the set-screw, exits one side. 3 inserts, 3 button cap screws. What other issues are you having? I've got 9 of the Magpul trigger guards installed as above. I was trying to add a solution that a lot of people use, and like that it dresses up the look. Sorry.  |
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Roll pin is one hole, exits both sides.
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Brass inserts in the holes and button head screws. They look a lot classier than the roll pins. http://www.ar15.com/archive/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=476751 http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/181279_.html The roll pins arent the issue here. The other hole is the set-screw, exits one side. 3 inserts, 3 button cap screws. What other issues are you having?
I've got 9 of the Magpul trigger guards installed as above. I was trying to add a solution that a lot of people use, and like that it dresses up the look. Sorry.
No sorry needed. You always have good advice. I've got 2 others to put together after this one and I'm going to try that out. They look sharp like that. |
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The front hole in the MOE Trigger Guard is not threaded when you first install it. The set screw creates its own threads which means you have to apply a little force or heat the screw slightly. If you stripped the hole you will need to put a helicoil in it or go to a lager screw but using a larger screw means you have to open up the hole in the lower.
If you want to spend a few bucks shipping it to me I'll put a helicoil in it for you. It would cost you about $5 round trip; IM me if you're interested. ETA.. Also I still have some of the button head screws although I cannot advertise them on here since it was determined that I was a non-paying dealer..
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The front hole in the MOE Trigger Guard is not threaded when you first install it. The set screw creates its own threads which means you have to apply a little force or heat the screw slightly. If you stripped the hole you will need to put a helicoil in it or go to a lager screw but using a larger screw means you have to open up the hole in the lower. If you want to spend a few bucks shipping it to me I'll put a helicoil in it for you. It would cost you about $5 round trip; IM me if you're interested. ETA.. Also I still have some of the button head screws although I cannot advertise them on here since it was determined that I was a non-paying dealer.. This, or just shoot us an email and we'll get a replacement guard out asap. 
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The front hole in the MOE Trigger Guard is not threaded when you first install it. The set screw creates its own threads which means you have to apply a little force or heat the screw slightly. If you stripped the hole you will need to put a helicoil in it or go to a lager screw but using a larger screw means you have to open up the hole in the lower. If you want to spend a few bucks shipping it to me I'll put a helicoil in it for you. It would cost you about $5 round trip; IM me if you're interested. ETA.. Also I still have some of the button head screws although I cannot advertise them on here since it was determined that I was a non-paying dealer.. This, or just shoot us an email and we'll get a replacement guard out asap.
I appreciate the offer, sir. I think I will try and give it a fix myself. I broke it, I fix it. 
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Quoted: I appreciate cormorantslayer posting the fix years ago.I need one of those screws now. I don't know who was responsible for it first, but it was his threads that got me to do it. Mahamotorworks posted just how good it looks. Now, you need to read this thread, too. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_118/395777_Simple_fix_for_the_rear_takedown_detent_spring_blues____.html |