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  • drking2

    Ultimate Member
    Nov 29, 2008
    2,737
    Carroll County
    Does anyone have a couple of takedown detents and maybe a spring? I have managed to launch the four I have across the room

    Please pm me. I am in reisterstown
     

    K31

    "Part of that Ultra MAGA Crowd"
    MDS Supporter
    Jan 15, 2006
    35,632
    AA county
    Am I the only one who thought that the OP wanted equipment to go to decampground, from the title.
     

    outrider58

    Eats Bacon Raw
    MDS Supporter
    Jul 29, 2014
    49,816
    Does anyone have a couple of takedown detents and maybe a spring? I have managed to launch the four I have across the room

    Please pm me. I am in reisterstown

    4? That's a pretty shallow learning curve!:lol2:
     

    Kagetsu

    Active Member
    Feb 4, 2009
    448
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    What's a takedown detent spring? And... is it a good idea to always have more than four on hand?
     

    navyis2

    im a grown ass man
    Oct 10, 2013
    440
    Lexington, KY
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    What's a takedown detent spring? And... is it a good idea to always have more than four on hand?

    It's the spring for the detent that keeps the pins in place on an AR. I always recommend assembly in a plastic bag for that part. It'll catch them if you launch one.
     

    lsw

    לא לדרוך עליי
    Sep 2, 2013
    1,975
    I lost one when I was assembling a lower a few months ago and made a "temporary" one out of a piece of coat hanger. Its still working OK!
     

    Lou45

    R.I.P.
    Jun 29, 2010
    12,048
    Carroll County
    4? That's a pretty shallow learning curve!:lol2:

    :lol2::lol2::lol2::rofl::rofl::rofl:

    I lost one when I was assembling a lower a few months ago and made a "temporary" one out of a piece of coat hanger. Its still working OK!

    Coat hangers (wire type) are a multitool almost as useful as duct tape. To name just a few:

    hanging up coats,
    making AR detents,
    welding rod (in a pinch),
    major heat source by repeatedly bending it in one spot to start a fire on dry paper or burn a friend's plumber crack ass (don't ask me how I know 'bout that one:innocent0:innocent6:),
    a crude but effective abortion tool,
    etc.
     

    Reptile

    Ultimate Member
    Sep 29, 2014
    7,282
    Columbia MD
    I have several in my workshop...where exactly I can't say...last seen flying toward points unknown. Guess I'll try the magnet idea.
     

    BossmanPJ

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 22, 2013
    7,057
    Cecil County
    I found that when I built my first lower to put a large box in front of the lower for them to fly into. Then I discovered a clever way to put them in with a plastic punch that doesn't let them fly away. I have a few spares if you are ever in Cecil county.
     

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