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Thread: Who drills Colt lowers for front pivot pin detent and spring?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmaster-M4A3 View Post
    Anyone has instruction on how to do it yourself? I'll look into it if it's really doable with a Dremel and 2min,

    Oh No! Not a Dremel!

    Don't even think about using a hand held tool.
    Not on a Colt lower.

    Send it to ADCO or Specialized Armament and have it done properly.
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    DIY

    I, too, would send it to SAW or ADCO.

    This can be a DIY project, but there a lot of ways for it to go wrong.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    Mark it, punch it, drill it, done. Its pretty simple, and takes all of 2 minutes.


    Why do you post this stuff?

    It does not take 2 minutes to do.

    You cannot do it with a hand held tool.
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    any Machinist worthy of the name can do it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    Why do you post this stuff?

    It does not take 2 minutes to do.

    You cannot do it with a hand held tool.

    I post this stuff it because I did it in less than 2 minutes with a cordless drill.




    No, I hadn't been drinking.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stickman View Post
    I post this stuff it because I did it in less than 2 minutes with a cordless drill.




    No, I hadn't been drinking.

    I'm still calling bullshit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    I'm still calling bullshit.
    I have no dog in this fight but Stickman does not talk bullshit. He is a straight shooter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    I'm still calling bullshit.

    I don't have my feelings hurt in the least, there is no question that I did it, your belief or lack of doesn't change that it was dirt simple.



    I find it hard to imagine that I'm the only person here who has done this.
    Last edited by Stickman; 12-11-08 at 22:37.
    Stick


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    scottryan,

    I halfway think you are just having fun with this thread, but on the off chance you aren't, here is a quick picture.

    The flattened little section was there when I got it, the ding in the side next to the hole is probably from me. I drilled it out while on break from teaching a carbine course. It was something I had been meaning to do, and ran out to the shop while the guys were on lunch. I didn't bother anodizing where it was drilled out, and the hole is a smidge larger than the standard hole. I was in a hurry, and certainly could have done a better/ prettier job, but I've got no regrets in how it turned out.











    packinheavy- If you are still active duty, guard, or reserve, talk to your CATM guys if you are reluctant to do it yourself.
    Last edited by Stickman; 12-11-08 at 23:19.
    Stick


    Board policy mandates I state that I shoot for BCM. I have also done work for 200 or so manufacturers within the firearm community. I am prior service, a full time LEO, firearm instructor, armorer, TL, martial arts instructor, and all around good guy.

    I also shoot and write for various publications. Let me know if you know cool secrets or have toys worthy of an article...


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    Drilling a long aspect ratio hole precisely with a hand drill is not something that can be done accurately.

    You either did this on a drill press or mill or didn't drill the hole its full length and didn't use a full length spring.

    ETA: I see you didn't use a full length spring as you picture does not show a flat ground spring on the exposed end.
    Last edited by scottryan; 12-11-08 at 23:52.
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