Went to a friends cottage the other day to do some shooting. I recently had some troubles with the NcStar take down latch pin, so I reinstalled the wartak.
Well, upon closer inspection my wartak cover pin snapped in two. I ordered the magwedge quick pin but it's not here until the 7th. So here's what I've done, and I need to hear some feedback to know if it's safe to shoot this weekend.
Took the remaining pin to work and slapped a digital caliper on it and measured the width. Went to Lowes and picked up a 6x50mm bolt and installed it with a lockwasher and nut...
She was never a pretty girl, and this bolt doesn't do much for her current aesthetic value... What I'd like to know, from anyone with experience, is she still safe to shoot? It's a zinc plated steel bolt, and from the looks of it the Wartak pin was aluminium... According to the aircraft structural repair guys...
Well, upon closer inspection my wartak cover pin snapped in two. I ordered the magwedge quick pin but it's not here until the 7th. So here's what I've done, and I need to hear some feedback to know if it's safe to shoot this weekend.
Took the remaining pin to work and slapped a digital caliper on it and measured the width. Went to Lowes and picked up a 6x50mm bolt and installed it with a lockwasher and nut...
She was never a pretty girl, and this bolt doesn't do much for her current aesthetic value... What I'd like to know, from anyone with experience, is she still safe to shoot? It's a zinc plated steel bolt, and from the looks of it the Wartak pin was aluminium... According to the aircraft structural repair guys...
