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Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:42 pm
by ScottD
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!
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:00 am
by M1 Tanker
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:48 am
by Bil
And the rivets are free!!! Look for my free rivet post. 
---bil
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:56 am
by fjruple
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:26 am
by bolex
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
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?
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:33 pm
by propos
Do it right and get some of rainbow bil's FREE rivets. You'll be glad you did.
Re: Anybody pop rivet their rails?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:16 pm
by fjruple
bolex wrote: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
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?
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.
--fjruple