Thwarted again...curse you AR LPKs!

-Z/28- · Dec 19, 2015

I literally have crap luck with LPKs. Last time I got a Palmetto one and was missing a detent. This go around I picked up an Anderson kit and get two takedown pins and no pivot pin. To add insult to injury, I knew I had an extra pin from a previous build(again a messed up LPK) so I went hunting for it, and sure as sh*t it's another freaking takedown pin. One of these days I'll get a complete and correct kit.

So now I get to go out tomorrow an track down a pivot pin. Most likely one of our IPs will likely get to see my less than cheerful face. Sorry for the rant but it amazes me how poor QC can be on something like this; I mean I must have built a 100+ Lego sets as a kid which had way more parts than an LPK and those were never missing pieces haha. Anderson will be getting an email with a piece of my mind.

tommy gunn · Dec 19, 2015

Which one do you need? I got 2 sets of take down pins just collecting dust. You can have one if you want it.

tommy gunn · Dec 19, 2015

Scratch that 1st part. Brain isn't working. Still got the pin you need if you want it.

jimbobborg · Dec 19, 2015

This is why I buy my parts kits locally versus mail order. The one kit I got through the mail was from Joe Bob's, it was complete.

bkuether · Dec 20, 2015

I bought a PSA LPK from an IP (WWRN) here on the forum, who, when I contacted him about missing parts, decided to just refer me to PSA. And guess who PSA sent me to?

Needless to say, I didn't go back.

If you are looking for LPKs, I picked one up from South Carroll Sporting Goods, and I am betting they have more. They have odd hours, but great folks ....

-Z/28- · Dec 20, 2015

I would like to give a big shout to DC-W for giving me a spare pivot pin this morning. Thanks again man!

Pictures of the rifle in question will be posted in the AR pic thread later.

outrider58 · Dec 20, 2015

I usually buy my LPS one at a time, piece by piece. Fewer headaches and I don't end up with shnit I don't need. I do buy pin kits and spring kits though.

jasonk1229 · Dec 20, 2015

i guess extra parts is never a bad idea

thai · Dec 21, 2015

I purchased 4 LWRCI enhanced lower parts kit and each one was complete. On the very last build I stupidly lost a detent pin to the front take down pin. It was going so smoothly on the first three build, that I became careless. So I ordered a set of 4 springs and 10 detent pins off Amazon for 3 buck with shipping. No hassle. Easily rectified.

friendlyhippo · Dec 21, 2015

I make routine orders from Brownells, and will typically add a few small parts here and there for AR lowers and uppers especially if I'm close to a free or discounted shipping price. It's a good way to build up spares for when something like this happens. Sorry to hear it happened though; have you tried contacting whomever you bought it from and asked about a replacement?

Whitey · Dec 21, 2015

Precision Firearms takes a tackle box of every little detent and spring possible to shows. They saved my butt when the detent on the pivot pin I was assembling decided it wanted to become a projectile. Oh, and they sold the pin really cheap to. I now have spares!

DC-W · Dec 21, 2015

-Z/28- said:
I would like to give a big shout to DC-W for giving me a spare pivot pin this morning. Thanks again man! Pictures of the rifle in question will be posted in the AR pic thread later.

More than welcome. Don't forget the feet

Bolts Rock · Dec 21, 2015

I hate when they use those crappy coil pins instead of roll pins.

mdflyer · Dec 31, 2015

I just went through a mess with Anderson LPKs a while back I got one and loved it everything worked great. The last two I have bought were a train wreck, the hammer was missing the detent spring in it in one and on the second the sear would not fit in the trigger. To andersons credit they did ship me trigger parts, although they were different parts than what came in the kits. Also the take down pins did not work smooth at all and had to be tapped to move them. They forgot to send them in the first package so they sent me another set.

Then they asked did I need anything else, so I said sure I need an adjustable gas block so they were so kind to give me free shipping, after they were already shipping me replacements???

I do like their triggers they seem to work very nice with a no spring kit and a little tweaking.

Sewer Rat · Dec 31, 2015

Knock on wood, but when I lost my mind and bought a bunch of lowers back before the rush, also bought a bunch of LPKs from Palmetto... to date haven't had any issues, but also build over an old towel.. anything drops, it doesn't bounce or roll away. Have taken too many pumps apart and had small parts disappear to make that same mistake with these toys.

DutchV · Dec 31, 2015

I always install detents inside a big baggie, just in case one decides to run and hide.

Thwarted again...curse you AR LPKs!

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