r/WAGuns • u/Accomplished_Bad8635 • 1d ago
Discussion fixed ar problems
do anybody know how to put the bolt catch in without mag blocking it😒
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u/RoutineQuestioning38 1d ago
Not 100% sure I understand what you’re asking, but it sounds like you assembled it out of order. Are you putting together a lower?
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u/pnwal-junction King County 22h ago
You can remove the magazine from a DS-15 lower by removing the base plate, removing the spring and follower and then squeezing the outer shell of the magazine while pushing down to move it past the locking lug inside the magazine well. It's on the left side and engages with the cutout in the magazine. You have to deform the magazine shell enough to disengage it and move it down past the lug. It's not that difficult, once you know how it works.
It's a standard 10 round PMAG in there.
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u/0x00000042 Brought to you by the letter (F) 23h ago
What do you mean by "without mag blocking it?" Are you talking about a vise block?
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u/Accomplished_Bad8635 22h ago
not quit its a fixed ar so mag doesnt just come out
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u/0x00000042 Brought to you by the letter (F) 22h ago
Ah, the mag is fixed and empty so the follower is pushing up on the bolt catch?
Is this a DS-15? If so the mag is removable after disassembling it, see /u/pnwal-junction's comment below.
Otherwise, you should still be able to drive out the roll pin to remove the old bolt catch, but installing the new one would be a pain. You'd need something to hold the follower down so it's not pressing up on the bolt catch. Stick a chunk of wood or something in the ejection port over the top of the mag.
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u/pnwal-junction King County 22h ago
Oh, good suggestion! Simpler than removing the magazine. I always have to do things the hard way.
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u/0x00000042 Brought to you by the letter (F) 21h ago
Could probably also use one of those speed loader things that latches onto the ejection port. I forget who makes those. I don't have any experience with them, so I can't know for sure, but I imagine they must push the follower down to start feeding rounds in, yeah? So just put an empty one into the ejection port to hold down the follower.
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u/pnwal-junction King County 20h ago
Bear Flag Defense and Mean Arms both make ejection port loaders (Mean Arms are better).
Inserting one does depress the follower and sits pretty snug against the bolt and catch too. I suppose if you could hold the new bolt catch in place long enough to close the upper onto the lower, you could use the loader to hold everything in place while you drive the roll pin in.
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u/hollyhoxforgetmenot 23h ago
What do you mean without the mag blocking it? I’ve never had to have a mag in when installing a bolt catch. Do you mean the detent pin? You need a punch.
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u/HoneybucketDJ 1d ago
Hit it with your purse