I called around a few places for a simple pin and weld job. Almost everybody charged at least $100, and a 2 to 6 weeks turnaround. I ended up calling this amazing shop near my house in Cherokee County. $65 and less than 24 hours later I have it back in my hands.
I’ve built quite a few AR uppers and never seen this. I just got a new assembled upper from Aero. When going to put on the barrel and gas system - The gas tube will not go through the hole on the upper receiver. I took it all back apart and removed the barrel and nut to make sure nothing was...
I have a S&W 642 with an integral front ramp sight (not pinned). My eyesight ain’t what it used to be so I decided to get a XS Big Dot made by Trijicon and install it myself. A little elbow grease with a couple files and some fine grit sandpaper and this is what a got so far. The replacement...
Stripped the hex head on the threaded roll pin on my bolt catch. Aero M5.
I tried a ball tip Allen wrench, and tried a screw extractor. Neither worked and now it’s super-stripped. Any advice on getting this thing out? Not sure why they make these out of such soft metal. It stripped way too...