Staked bolts

[heavyfire7537]

Does anyone manufacture and sell "staked" bolts? I am in the learning process on the AR.

[C4IGrant]

Does anyone manufacture and sell "staked" bolts? I am in the learning process on the AR.


What is a staked bolt? You mean staked carrier key?


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[heavyfire7537]

yes, I was multi tasking

[C4IGrant]

yes, I was multi tasking


Most all companies stake their carrier keys in some fashion, but only a couple of them do it right. Here is a short list:

LMT
Colt
BCM
FN contracted BCG's that we assemble
Sabre Defence
Armalite
S&W 15A/15T (these are LMT BCG's are well)



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[Robb Jensen]

Most all companies stake their carrier keys in some fashion, but only a couple of them do it right. Here is a short list:

LMT
Colt
BCM
FN contracted BCG's that we assemble
Sabre Defence
Armalite
S&W 15A/15T (these are LMT BCG's are well)



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Grant,
I just installed a 7" DD Lite Rail yesterday on a brand new just delivered unfired Armalite carbine (.223). This was a private purchase directly from Armalite to a federal law enforcement officer. The key looked as if it was staked by a hamster. The barrel nut was so tight that I had to cut off the delta ring, weld spring and snap ring with a monster set of bolt cutters and use a big plumbers monkey/pipe wrench to break the barrel nut loose. It was on with zero moly grease and probably torqued to somewhere around 150lbs+.

Robb

[C4IGrant]

Grant,
I just installed a 7" DD Lite Rail yesterday on a brand new just delivered unfired Armalite carbine (.223). This was a private purchase directly from Armalite to a federal law enforcement officer. The key looked as if it was staked by a hamster. The barrel nut was so tight that I had to cut off the delta ring, weld spring and snap ring with a monster set of bolt cutters and use a big plumbers monkey/pipe wrench to break the barrel nut loose. It was on with zero moly grease and probably torqued to somewhere around 150lbs+.

Robb

That is a shame. The ones I looked over at Shot had promise. Then again, that just might be a small batch of bad stake jobs that got out.

The 150lbs torque job I think is common through out the industry. I see them on everything from LMT, Colt, RRA, BM, Stag and DPMS. I also see the 10lbs torque job as well. :rolleyes:

A local cop brought his BM in for some work and asked me to look it over. The stake job was as you say "done by a hamster." I also decided to take Ned's 556 reamer to it and go all kinds of material back. So much for a 556 NATO chamber....



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