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robinsre · 10-06-2007, 04:34 PM

So after reassembling my AR today i realized I forgot to put the firing pin in...real genius maneuver I know.

Now my damned bolt is stuck in the forward position, because of this the bolt carrier won't slide all the way out of the stock and I can't separate the lower and the upper!

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

leeindy · 10-06-2007, 04:47 PM

i just did the same thing with my ar and had no problems disassembleing it to re install the firing pin.

try this. cock the weapon and if the bolt doesnt go all the way in take the weapon and hold it by the sock and firmly thump the flash hider against the floor. that should make the bolt fly forward enought to open the take down pin.

leeindy · 10-06-2007, 04:51 PM

is your buffer spring due for a change. did you try the forward assist.

robinsre · 10-06-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeindy

is your buffer spring due for a change. did you try the forward assist.

Yes, have tried the forward assist and it seems to be stuck. The buffer spring is brand new.

The take down pins i can open, but the problem is the upper won't slide off the lower. there's SOMETHING holding onto it

Snake_Eyes · 10-06-2007, 04:54 PM

remove both front and back take down pins, make sure that you compress the upper from the lower. Once both pins are removed, you can now slide the upper from the lower.

robinsre · 10-06-2007, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snake_Eyes

make sure that you compress the upper from the lower.

What do you mean by this?

leeindy · 10-06-2007, 04:58 PM

is the bolt all the way forward?

robinsre · 10-06-2007, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeindy

is the bolt all the way forward?

Yes. Forgive my lack of technical terms but the bolt is pressed into the forward position inside it's housing(?).

The piece through which the firing pin protrudes has two positions, it is in the one that is farthest forward, thus the rest of the bolt is unable to fall completely forward.

leeindy · 10-06-2007, 05:21 PM

lock the bolt back and see if you can straighten it out with a small screwdriver until its straitght. or put a small tooth pick threw the firing pin hole and try to line it up that way

robinsre · 10-06-2007, 05:35 PM

No dice so far.

Damned thing won't turn

10-06-2007, 04:34 PM	#1
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,986	Help! Dumb mistake = AR Trouble So after reassembling my AR today i realized I forgot to put the firing pin in...real genius maneuver I know. Now my damned bolt is stuck in the forward position, because of this the bolt carrier won't slide all the way out of the stock and I can't separate the lower and the upper! Anyone have any ideas how to fix this? __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

10-06-2007, 04:47 PM	#2
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	i just did the same thing with my ar and had no problems disassembleing it to re install the firing pin. try this. cock the weapon and if the bolt doesnt go all the way in take the weapon and hold it by the sock and firmly thump the flash hider against the floor. that should make the bolt fly forward enought to open the take down pin. __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

10-06-2007, 04:51 PM	#3
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	is your buffer spring due for a change. did you try the forward assist. __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

10-06-2007, 04:54 PM	#5
Snake_Eyes XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beach City Posts: 32	remove both front and back take down pins, make sure that you compress the upper from the lower. Once both pins are removed, you can now slide the upper from the lower. __________________ "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" If you want Peace, prepare for War

10-06-2007, 04:58 PM	#7
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	is the bolt all the way forward? __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

10-06-2007, 05:21 PM	#9
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	lock the bolt back and see if you can straighten it out with a small screwdriver until its straitght. or put a small tooth pick threw the firing pin hole and try to line it up that way __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

10-06-2007, 05:35 PM	#10
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,986	No dice so far. Damned thing won't turn __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

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