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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooch_ View Post
    Thanks this is what I was looking to hear. What I can keep...for now. Yes I'm balling on a budget haha.

    As for the BCG I went NIB from Aeroprecision. I know it's not necessary but I bought into the less maintanence hype and I happen to get it for almost as much as a regular one.

    I was thinking buy an H buffer and hope my spring in "in spec" and I wouldn't have any problems.

    The other thing is my Magpul CTR stock(also bought from a shop "off the workbench") seems to have a bit of play in it..... Is this normal.



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    You using the friction lock on the stock?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooch_ View Post
    Ok I missed few posts up there. Yes I did have the rear take down pin in place.....
    Align & install the front pivot first. Hold them at 90° from each other when doing so. After the pivot pin is in, then close the two halves. The rear may still be stiff to push in. That's normal & after some use it'll loosen up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nola_Jack View Post
    You using the friction lock on the stock?
    Is that the extra detent in front of the one used to move the stock?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ryno12 View Post
    Align & install the front pivot first. Hold them at 90° from each other when doing so. After the pivot pin is in, then close the two halves. The rear may still be stiff to push in. That's normal & after some use it'll loosen up.
    Got it. That actually make sense.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooch_ View Post
    Is that the extra detent in front of the one used to move the stock?



    Got it. That actually make sense.



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    There should be one lever to adjust the stock and a second(triangle in shape) to lock it down and remove the wobble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nola_Jack View Post
    There should be one lever to adjust the stock and a second(triangle in shape) to lock it down and remove the wobble.
    Yes we are talking about the same thing. Mine does nothing. It just snaps in place. It doesn't change the amount of play at all.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooch_ View Post
    Yes we are talking about the same thing. Mine does nothing. It just snaps in place. It doesn't change the amount of play at all.


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    I wonder if you might have a commercial buffer tube vs a milspec stock (or whichever way it goes)
    Point being, the tube may be thinner than what the stock was made for.

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    ^ I think you mean a mil-spec diameter RE and a commercial dimension stock.

    OP, I don't know what your budget is but at this point I would just replace the trigger group with either an ALG QMS, an ALG ACT, a Geissele G2S, or if you can find one on a Christmas sale a Geissele SSA. Make sure the RE tube diameter and the stock are both mil-spec. Put in a "H" buffer. Buy some Fireclean, clean your rifle, lube it, and go shoot.

    Later you can take a closer look at 1.) The RE (receiver extension) and spring. 2.) The BCG.

    That's what I would do if I was in your place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gooch_ View Post
    Yes we are talking about the same thing. Mine does nothing. It just snaps in place. It doesn't change the amount of play at all.


    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
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    You may have made a mistake on the stock/buffer tube combo. My advice to you is to confirm the stock and buffer tube are both mil spec. If the stock is not, sell it/maybe swap it at your place of purchase. If you've got to sell, I'd suggest a B5.

    Go out and shoot the rifle. The biggest room for improvement is probably the user not the tool. Spending money on things that may not be a problem doesn't make sense to me. You can spend it on ammo, improve yourself, and see with certainty what you like, don't like, and need to improve on the rifle.
    Last edited by Nola_Jack; 12-04-14 at 07:56.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nola_Jack View Post
    You may have made a mistake on the stock/buffer tube combo. My advice to you is to confirm the stock and buffer tube are both mil spec. If the stock is not, sell it/maybe swap it at your place of purchase. If you've got to sell, I'd suggest a B5.

    Go out and shoot the rifle. The biggest room for improvement is probably the user not the tool. Spending money on things that may not be a problem doesn't make sense to me. You can spend it on ammo, improve yourself, and see with certainty what you like, don't like, and need to improve on the rifle.
    I agree. I posted in hopes that some one could tell me if building it would be a waste with the parts in question. If not then I would rather just roll with it and go from there. I'm a "tinkerer" anyway so if it has to come apart later I won't mind. I'll have to look up the dimensions of mil spec vs commercial and get the calipers out and see what I have. I'm not thrilled about the stock anyway so maybe I'll have an excuse to buy one


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    “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”

    ― Robert E. Howard

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    Where is the weak point in this setup?

    Well.... I need a new set of pins

    The pin was barely in but it was so tight that just a little movement of the upper spun the pivot pin and sheared the detent pin.

    Any recommendations on some that aren't such a tight fit?

    Also I took my calipers to my RE and found I do have a mild spec. However the internal diameter of the CTR stick indicate it is likely a commercial dimension stock. So off to the interweb. The shop who sold me these clearly did not care that I was getting the wrong stuff.

    Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.
    -Robert E. Howard
    Last edited by Gooch_; 12-04-14 at 10:08.
    “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”

    ― Robert E. Howard

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