How to index "Happy Face" mag. cap ?
- Thread starter Doc Hollandaise
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Its hit and miss sorry to day, or like posted above,shim it.
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Since the caps index based on the end-length of the mag tube (don't they?) and not on a "shoulder" on the tube, this is pretty easy to do in a ghetto way.
Cut thicknesses of aluminum foil and place them/glue them inside the cap such that they change the solid-set point of the cap and tube.
If it's all inside the cap, there's no need to go buy nice brass or stainless shim stock and cut washers out of it - just layer up the aluminum foil until you get where you need to be.
-M
Cut thicknesses of aluminum foil and place them/glue them inside the cap such that they change the solid-set point of the cap and tube.
If it's all inside the cap, there's no need to go buy nice brass or stainless shim stock and cut washers out of it - just layer up the aluminum foil until you get where you need to be.
-M
That, or drill and tap a hole in the side of the cap for a small set screw... screw the cap as tight as you can, then back it off until it "smiles" and tighten the set screw. Make sure you do a "dry run" so your screw hole is in the right place - you'd hate to have the hole index under the barrel and be inaccessible...
-M
-M
Good God, that's quite the undertaking ...
For taking pretty pictures of your gun, orient the cap in the desired direction. It shouldn't matter how the cap is oriented otherwise. Not like you're going to aim the barrel at anyone who'll cares to comment how straight your cap is. If you're going to point it at someone, you'll both have bigger worries then.
Sometimes we drift too far from reality.
I was thinking of some sort of crush washer.
I agree, but good luck finding a ready-made crush washer that's available in the size you want.
Maybe try your local specialty "nut and bolt" shop? I was able to find some great stuff in mine, like long runs of Acme all-thread rod in 1-1/2" diameter and the nuts for same, for good prices.
-M
bluegrizz77
CGN Regular
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- Fort Mcmurray T9K2K7
Use a hard plastic or rubber washer and index anywhere you choose. Like the ones inside your hose.
Well then, maybe one of the following would solve your problem and you'd gain a sling attachment you may not already have. Still a crap shoot, but worth a try.
Note the detent. If you shim with anything else and cover the detent holes in the rim of the Dlask cap, the cap will no longer index on the barrel band spring and detent and will compromise the cap's intended use. The holes in the cap and the detent are there to keep the cap locked on.
How would that work?
As already pointed out, the cap indexes on the barrel ring and its detent, not on the magazine tube end.
Like I said, sometimes we loose perspective. The cap is there to keep the barrel secure to the receiver, not look cute.
Note the detent. If you shim with anything else and cover the detent holes in the rim of the Dlask cap, the cap will no longer index on the barrel band spring and detent and will compromise the cap's intended use. The holes in the cap and the detent are there to keep the cap locked on.
Use a hard plastic or rubber washer and index anywhere you choose. Like the ones inside your hose.
How would that work?
As already pointed out, the cap indexes on the barrel ring and its detent, not on the magazine tube end.
Like I said, sometimes we loose perspective. The cap is there to keep the barrel secure to the receiver, not look cute.
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I used a rubber "O" ring. I tried a couple of different sizes until one lined up perfect. It was thick enough that I really had to tighten it down to get the face to line up, but it is on there solid now, and the rubber grips so well the cap is hard to turn off.
elimsprint
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And you can't just check it once in a while and tighten it up or is it going to fall off right in the middle of the biggest zombie battle ever?????
I thought the o-ring was the right answer as that was what I was going to suggest also. If he wants the cap indexed, good on him and I think that would be the easiest way for sure.Kim
And you can't just check it once in a while and tighten it up or is it going to fall off right in the middle of the biggest zombie battle ever?????
Maybe not, but if your barrel separates from your receiver causing an out of battery similarity, it may not be good for your health, or others nearby. Not saying it would happen, just saying it could.
If REM intended for such modifications, they'd be installing rubber washers with instead of a spring and detent system.
