Colt commando upper starting to get froggy

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

Y’all are right! The bolt catch pin and spring are so badly peened it won’t fall out. I need to figure out how to get it out. Lol

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

OK, so I lightly filed the edge until the pin and spring popped out. What do you guys think I should do? just file it smooth? Swap the bolt catch? What causes that peening? My gun has a shitload of rounds and I do a lot of reload drills (lots of 7-10 round mags to maximize reloads. Just wear and tear or...?

[danieljmaunder]

OK, so I lightly filed the edge until the pin and spring popped out. What do you guys think I should do? just file it smooth? Swap the bolt catch? What causes that peening? My gun has a shitload of rounds and I do a lot of reload drills (lots of 7-10 round mags to maximize reloads. Just wear and tear or...?

Do you grip the gun by the magazine well? I've seen severe peening on bolt catches caused by people inadvertantly having pressure on it while the gun is cycling. Can you post some some pictures of the bolt catch? Also, replace the bolt catch, spring and plunger. If the parts are peened then they need to be replaced.

[The Dumb Gun Collector]

Not typically. I have a little hands stop on the rail that keeps my hand near the tape switch. I will replace all the bits.

Do you grip the gun by the magazine well? I've seen severe peening on bolt catches caused by people inadvertantly having pressure on it while the gun is cycling. Can you post some some pictures of the bolt catch? Also, replace the bolt catch, spring and plunger. If the parts are peened then they need to be replaced.