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Buffer retainer pin


Spaniky73

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I was breaking down my rifle to clean it, when I noticed the buffer retaining pin is bent and will more than likely break if I keep shooting it. Looking on the RRA site at the parts list, they use the same one as the LAR-15. Is there an heavy duty one on the market?

Darn good question!

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Jon

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What's the face of your buffer look like, brother?  Chewed up around the edges?  Looks like the back of the bolt carrier isn't pushing the buffer off that retaining pin, when you close down the upper onto the lower.

Check to make sure the carrier does that - pushes the buffer off the retaining pin when the receivers are closing/closed.  If it's NOT pushing the buffer off the retaining pin, then you're gonna need a Tubb CWS, which adds 0.080" to the length of the carrier. 

Pics of the buffer face, next?  ;D

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DAMN!

It probably looks like the carrier is pushing the buffer back off that pin now, because the pin is bent so far forward.  If the pin was directly perpendicular to the two, I'd bet the carrier wouldn't push the buffer off the pin anymore.

You need a new pin, brother, and you need a CWS, whether you use the weights or not, or just the shell.  I'm just sayin'. 

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