so whats the best way to remove a staked castle nut? i want to put on a magpul ambi sling adapter back there, but the spikes complete lower i bought has a staked castle nut. i dont want to risk damaging/twisting the lower getting it off.
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Staked castle nut removal?
- Thread starter militaryrednek
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Just take it off as normal. The stake will more than likely just break off. It will come off a lot easier than you think. Just stake in another notch when you put it back on.
thanks, appreciate it. ill probably get a new castle nut so i dont have to keep it staked. i really dont see a reason for that nut to be staked personally.
since im getting the new magpul backplate/castle nut and dont have to worry about the one thats on there, could i use a flat bladed screwdriver and hammer to try and punch it back so it comes off easier if i can get it off easily with a ar wrench?
Just put some ass into it! Lol
The nut isn't staked, it's the end plate. You will be fine reusing your castle nut. I'm not going into the stake or not debate again...lol To each their own on that one!
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lol i have a tendancy to put to much ass into it and end up breaking stuff thats important haha!!
anyone use this? http://www.gggaz.com/quick-detach-agency-rear-sling-attachment.html
lol yeah, figured that would be a fun heated debate lol. oh ok, so its the endplate that gets punched down to stake into the castle nut, so the castle nut wont be marred up from it hopefully. gotta have my battle rifle looking pretty ya know haha!!
Never used one. My Noveske has this......much less bulk. Same size as a regular end plate.
your castle nut may get a little bit of marking by your spanner wrench, but nothing a touch up pen won't fix, if you even care. The stake more than likely won't leave much of a mark that you will even care about.
You run a much larger risk of messing something up trying that than if you just put your big boy pants on and unscrew the castle nut.
