Bolt Catch Installation and Roll Pin Source

[FPrice]

Is there any place in Mass (western hopefully) which carries LPKs? And the individual parts?

Need some spare roll pins. One right now for the bolt catch.

Yeah I dropped it.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Is there any place in Mass (western hopefully) which carries LPKs? And the individual parts?

Need some spare roll pins. One right now for the bolt catch.

Yeah I dropped it.

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[LuvDog]

Not sure the size of the bolt catch pin, but HF has an assortment

Roll Pin Assortment, 315 Piece

Amazing deals on this 315 Piece Assorted Roll Pins at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

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[jayhitek]

I know it's a few days with shipping.. But have you looked at Brownells for a roll pin kit?

 

[FPrice]

I know it's a few days with shipping.. But have you looked at Brownells for a roll pin kit?

Yeah, that's what I am doing right now, Brownells and Midway.

 

[shootymacshootface]

The hardware section of any decent hardware store.

 

[SKumar]

Any Home Depot or Lowes is surely going to have roll pins in stock for probably $1.

I bought an assorted spring pack from HD that came in handy when I lost the buffer retaining pin spring.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

The hardware section of any decent hardware store.

This. Go there first. Jack

 

[Fixxah]

Home despot has some.

 

[allen-1]

ACE hardware typically has a really incredible aisle of nuts/bolts/pins/etc. I'd go there before Lowes or Home Depot.

 

[jayhitek]

Someone might want to tell him the length and diameter..

 

[FPrice]

Someone might want to tell him the length and diameter..

I was just about ready to ask that question.

 

[jayhitek]

If you get a regular steel one.. Can try and roll it in bluing solution

 

[Marty McFly]

3/32 x1/2"

 

[Marty McFly]

@FPrice

Aubuchons carries them. Only the steel color but dab the ends once installed. I grabbed some because my ocd made me. If you PM your address I'll throw some in the mail to you. Probably get there tomorrow.

 

[Marty McFly]

@FPrice

Should arrive tomorrow

 

[Warm_Garand]

22 cents for a mil-spec roll pin, and UnBranded AR ships fast. Stock up on a lot of other small parts as long as you're paying shipping.

Mil-Spec Bolt Catch Coil Pin – Unbranded AR

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If you're the type who plans ahead, Damage Industries often has free shipping.

Roll Pin, Bolt Catch

Roll Pin, Bolt Catch

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[mac1911]

Not sure the size of the bolt catch pin, but HF has an assortment

Roll Pin Assortment, 315 Piece

Amazing deals on this 315 Piece Assorted Roll Pins at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.

www.harborfreight.com

Dont buy these, they are cheap and rust easy and theres very little “bite” to them.

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[Arto]

Brownells ... & get their Roll pin punches & holders to prevent dinging up your fine firearm

 

[FPrice]

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Already got them. And they do help a lot.

 

[Wildweasel]

I got ya covered if you still need one.

 

[FPrice]

Glenn,

I'm good for the moment.

At least until I try to install my next bolt release.

 

[jayhitek]

Glenn,

I'm good for the moment.

At least until I try to install my next bolt release.

Incase you haven't done it before.. This is the one roll pin that sucks to install. need 4 hands and a lot of patience.

 

[FPrice]

Incase you haven't done it before.. This is the one roll pin that sucks to install. need 4 hands and a lot of patience.

Got brave tonight and did the installation. Only took about 10-15 minutes (I went very slow and kept checking my progress). What made it easy was that a couple of years back I ordered a Wheeler Armors Kit that had a vise in it. Just used this to hold my lower in an upright position and I had enough hands to do it. My son showed me how to put some grease on the pin to make it go in easier.



I did come across an interesting video with an alternate way to put the pin thought. I'll leave it here for comment.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qURvqQYvKA

 

[FPrice]

I changed the name of this thread slightly since we (I?) am drifting off into the installation process.

Found another interesting installation video with some new tricks.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-6YW81-T4o&t=223s

 

[xtry51]

I use the channel lock method in video above. It's super easy and I give zero f***s about scratching a gun I'm going to carry around hanging from a sling and crawl on the ground with.

 

[paul73]

The easiest bolt catch pin install is a no pin at all on aero lowers - after getting to m4e1 there is no way back

 

[LuvDog]

I use the channel lock method as well with forged lowers, but with billet lowers the bolt catch is threaded which is a life saver

 

[50wt]

Grind down a lead on the roll pin so it'll start inside the hole and use channel lock pliers.

And, if you have stubs for fingers and cant grab the roll pin, chuck it up in a small rotary tool or drill and hit the end on a diamond file.

 

[FPrice]

Actually I squeezed the end of the roll with a pair of pliers just enough so that it would just enter the hole. I put some lube on the pin then placed the lower in the mag well holder of a Wheeler Vice. Then I was able to (lightly) hammer the pin in using roll pin punch.

Easy peasy, just like Miss Squeezy.