firemanpete

LOL, well I'm from NY sooo yeah haha. All good. Thanks again guys, really I do very much appreciate the info and advice.

@98Z5V @survivalshop gentlemen, like I say in the video, sorry for the thousand and 1 questions.... And thank you for both of yours inputs.... Oh and I'd also like to thank Dremel and the tungsten carbide metal scraping/milling bit LOL. I GOT IT!!!! **edit: don't think the movie from my phone was loading.... Here's a still with my bolt held back and catch working properly.

@98Z5V @survivalshop gentlemen, like I say in the video, sorry for the thousand and 1 questions.... And thank you for both of yours inputs.... Oh and I'd also like to thank Dremel and the tungsten carbide metal scraping/milling bit LOL. I GOT IT!!!! IMG_4049.MOV

That's what I was originally thinking also between the cut and shaving of the paddle, but since I've never built or worked on a .308 ar I figured I'd better ask people who have lol It may be a mistake or a way for them to make more money, as I saw on their website a weird looking pushed out bolt catch that looked sorta like: _p < _ = horisontal bar from where it normally is pinned/screwed into place, p= top of bolt catch paddle head> . Which of course now I can't find on their site lol.

I understand what you're saying. I'm going to pick up a digital caliper and a dremel tool tonight when I get home from work. Yeah, that's what I was thinking originally also.... Hence why I wanted to shave the paddle head... I think if I shave the head and a TINY bit off the receiver I should be ok... Wanted to get a more experienced opinnion though from y'all. Hence why I posted originally.

Lol, see that's what I was thinking originally as well.... Glad you're seeing it the same as I am LOL. Going to see if I can't combo it... Ie: shave the bolt catch paddle a d bit and extend that relief cut a bit too. Hopefully it won't blow up in my face, that would kind of suck, LOL Yes I see what you mean.... I guess I got a blem upper... Eh I'm not worried... I'll make it work. Thank you again for your help I do appreciate it.

Thanks for all the info guys (and gals if it so applies) I gotta find me the right size allen key and see if I can't spin that bitch outta there LOL. then if I can, obviously get a bery thin head bolt catch paddle LOL. Or hell I just might have to get a new upper....

Lol yeah but they gotta be super neutered.

Looks nice. I see what y'all were saying about the round paddle... Just gotta figure out now if the paddle on my lower is a roll pin (makes no sense, since no way to remove roll pin if bolt catch breaks) or a "screw top" type, if that's the case what size is it designed for? Cause as I'm sure you saw in the pic aint a hell of a lot of meat to mill out from the upper to extend the relief cut for the paddle.

Ooohhh ok, my apologies I misunderstood you. Going to call my boy who has a dremmel tool and get that done. Thanks for the advice. PS: sorry for sounding like a complete tool bag during this.... It's my first 308ar "build" perse @survivalshop here's a few pics I just took. (Woke up earlier than planned lol) it looks a little off but rifle's also laying on my bed lol. I assure you the whole are all lined upand the pins fit and close.

So you mean to tell me, the .308 BCG and barrel that fit perfectly are really in a 5.56 (based on the square cut) upper?! That's going to cause a problem if I try to use .308 than, which is what the ejection port is the size for.... Both my 5.56 bolt catch top paddle pieces are round though, so now I'm confused now LOL regardless, the milling bit you showed a pic of, slapped into a dremel should mill out the relief on the upper yeah? Just making sure cause it doesn't look like there's enough meat there, hence why I wanted to shave the paddle on the bolt catch I can get a pic of that yeah.... I'll do it after I get home frok the second job tomorrow evening.

Hi all, name's Pete, from NY. built plenty of 5.56 ar's trying my hand at a .308 one.

@98Z5V got the video to load.....hopefully you can see it.... what do you think? IMG_4014.MOV

video's being a bit of a bitch to get off my phone....need a min or so more for that lol

just took a few pics and a video to show exactly what I mean.....give me a sec to get them from my phone to the computer and upload them... I don't think there's enough meat on the upper for that idea....

ok, Yes I'm new (just created an account today) yes I searched the forum for a thread regarding my issue, obviously didn't find my answer....so here we go. I bought a Si-Defense upper from someone and also bought a DPMS LR308 lower from someone else(lower was already assembled, same w/ upper just minus a few parts) now my problem is this, they fit together fine, but the Bolt catch paddle (the upper part that has a relief cut for it on the upper) doesn't line up with the relief cut and the bolt will not pull back because the paddle is pushing the catch up and locking the bolt forward. Obviously diff companies have different specs however, I have read in a few places that the DPMS lowers used a "screw" type thing instead of a standard roll pin because there's no way to tap a pin out if something on the catch breaks and needs to be replaced. is that true? if it is, what size screw(or allen key) is it? I've tried a few standard and metric allen keys with no success. can I just "shave down" perse the paddle to make it fit and not cause the catch to stick up making my rifle inoperable? Or do I just have to sell the SI-D upper and get a dpms one? my ultimate last resort option is dremelling the paddle part off and having a friend weld a piece onto it that sticks out more so as not to interfere with the upper. I can get pictures to better explain/demonstrate my issue. Any help is greatly appreciated. ((and yes btw this is my first 308AR, figured I'd built enough 5.56 ones how much different can this be? lol obviously a lot) -- Pete