AR help needed

[dhisle]

Built my first AR long time ago, only I lost tone of the pieces to the bolt release button.. It functioned so I left it alone. I found the piece at the 1500, I have it in the rifle but now it won't hold the bolt open. It's like there isn't enough pressure holding the lock up, so does that mean he piece is going in to far, or not far enough?

 

[william]

Did you re install the detent into the spring?

 

[usmcdjb]

Like william said, spring goes in first, then the detent, then the bolt release and install the pin. Sure you got all those parts in there and in the right order??

 

[HavokCycle]

Like william said, spring goes in first, then the detent, then the bolt release and install the pin. Sure you got all those parts in there and in the right order??

This is where one of those diagram gun mats comes in real handy

 

[dhisle]

Yeah the detent is what I was missing, I got a new one with a new spring, now it doesn't work, wonder if the hole needs drilled deeper

 

[Colt556]

Yeah the detent is what I was missing, I got a new one with a new spring, now it doesn't work, wonder if the hole needs drilled deeper

Or cleaned out.

 

[42769vette]

Yeah the detent is what I was missing, I got a new one with a new spring, now it doesn't work, wonder if the hole needs drilled deeper

dont drill it deaper, where are you located in union county.

 

[dhisle]

Liberty

 

[42769vette]

Liberty

If you want to bring it out somtime Ill help you get it squared away. Shoot me a email at alan@aaoptics.com if your interested

 

[dhisle]

Sent

 

[42769vette]

Sent

replied, we will get you squared away

 

[dhisle]

Update: there was a piece of the old (wrong) spring stuck in the hole, pulled it out with a small crochet hook, and wa-la! It works again!

 

[william]

Update: there was a piece of the old (wrong) spring stuck in the hole, pulled it out with a small crochet hook, and wa-la! It works again!

Glad you got it figured out! It's always the small things.