Do you stake your AR castle nuts?

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Just wondering what peoples thoughts are on staking the castle nut? I installed mine with some blue loctite and some pretty good force, but didn't stake it. Partly because I feel that I could possibly be changing parts in the near future as this is my first build. Should blue loctite and a firm tightening do it? Or is it really necessary to stake it?
 
What you've done should hold just fine. If you plan on going to war, staking it might be a good idea ;)

For a long time I had never seen a commercial AR with a staked castle nut, although lately it seems like it's WAY more common. *shrugs*

Even if you stake it, it's not like it's going to make it impossible to remove.
 
*MALICE* said:
What you've done should hold just fine. If you plan on going to war, staking it might be a good idea ;)

For a long time I had never seen a commercial AR with a staked castle nut, although lately it seems like it's WAY more common. *shrugs*

Even if you stake it, it's not like it's going to make it impossible to remove.
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That's what I figured. Saw a lot of conversation on AR15.com saying that you must stake it, but took it with a grain of salt.
 
I've never staked a castle nut on my first few builds. I just used loctite as well. Just a drop. Never had an issue. I always thought staking was for the Big Operators not range plinkers like me.
 
I stake them when the firearm is tested and complete, and I am happy with the setup. I go through 5000-6000 rnds a year on my training AR15's. The ones I shoot occasionally I wrench tight the castle nut and they are fine.
Staking the hard use ones gives me the piece of mind they will not come loose during courses. Mine get handled thoroughly during the course of teaching or recert's.

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I stake mine, just to be sure. *Probably* would be ok without it but last thing I need is it coming loose during a match or heaven forbid if I ever had to use it to defend myself.
 
I don't really see the advantage of not staking...it's not like it permanent. I've always been told to stake by anyone who takes their AR's seriously.
 
Anything that I am planning on leaving together for a fair while, I stake. If I have just thrown something together that may get changed in the not to distant future, I just snug it up good and shoot it. If I decide I like that configuration and decide to leave it set up like that, then I will stake it.
 
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