Well, being the new guy around here I figured ID ask. Has anybody pop riveted their rails and how did it work out? I know its not authentic, but it sure would be a hell of alot easier.
Oh, and sorry for having 3 threads in a row! Cmon people, post more!
Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Anybody pop rivet their rails?
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Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Why pop rivet? I don't think it would hold up and its easy to rivet the rails in. Matter of fact, I think Pirate even offers the buck, so all you need to $10 worth of rivets, a simple rivet tool and a hammer. I wouldn't trust pop rivets on a firearm man.
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
And the rivets are free!!! Look for my free rivet post. ---bil
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Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
I tested some steel aircraft grade pop rivets on my rails. First time to the range and half of them shot loose. Replaced them all with steel and no problems.
--fjruple
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Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
I would think the flexing of the receiver during operation would loosen the pop rivets up. Which rivets loosened up? Were they all toward the cam, random, one side or torward the buffer?fjruple wrote:I tested some steel aircraft grade pop rivets on my rails. First time to the range and half of them shot loose. Replaced them all with steel and no problems.
--fjruple
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Do it right and get some of rainbow bil's FREE rivets. You'll be glad you did.
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
They were pretty randomed across the board when they loosen up. I didn't want to risk damaging the gun with the loose rivets so I had TomR replace them. The SA42 works fine with the solid steel rivets.bolex wrote:I would think the flexing of the receiver during operation would loosen the pop rivets up. Which rivets loosened up? Were they all toward the cam, random, one side or torward the buffer?fjruple wrote:I tested some steel aircraft grade pop rivets on my rails. First time to the range and half of them shot loose. Replaced them all with steel and no problems.
--fjruple
--fjruple