Originally Posted by
Duffy
Thanks guys for allowing us to talk about our products sometimes
Chad and Roger, I am fairly sure the vast majority of people on this forum (including myself) welcome and value your input.
Keeping this post on topic, I'm not sure how I feel about the cam pin orientation. Over the years, sometimes I reinstall them in the same orientation. But sometimes I flip them around to get more even wear out of them, trying to make them last longer (like rotating tires on a car). However, most of the time I don't pay attention to the orientation.
I do think cam pin wear is an often overlooked cause of bolt breakage. So I probably replace mine more often than most just as preventative maintenance.
I noticed that some bolt carriers chew up cam pins simply because of the rough or inexact machining of the cam pin path in the bolt carrier.
Joe Mamma
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