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12-02-2015, 11:08 PM
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Sport castle nut staking (update I re staked it need judgement)
Is the stake job from the factory adequate? Mine looks like someone with a flat blade screw driver did it. Is this normal? And if so is the stake job done at the factory good enough to prevent the castle nut from getting loose?
Thanks, cccollin545
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12-02-2015, 11:16 PM
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Can't comment on yours  , mine has not moved in the six years I've owned it. 
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12-02-2015, 11:23 PM
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Quote:
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Can't comment on yours , mine has not moved in the six years I've owned it. |
Here is a pic 
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12-02-2015, 11:32 PM
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You just need enough metal in there to keep the nut from turning... and if it is torqued properly, it probably wouldn't come loose anyway.
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12-02-2015, 11:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cyphertext
You just need enough metal in there to keep the nut from turning... and if it is torqued properly, it probably wouldn't come loose anyway.
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I'm probably fine then.
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12-03-2015, 03:47 AM
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Not much difference between a flat blade screwdriver or punch and a staking tool, for the most part.
How did you expect it to look?
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12-03-2015, 08:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by McE
Not much difference between a flat blade screwdriver or punch and a staking tool, for the most part.
How did you expect it to look?
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I expected it to look like there was to be more metal in that pocket, but I guess I was wrong.
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12-03-2015, 07:35 PM
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I gave it another wack and is it good now?
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12-03-2015, 09:25 PM
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The original picture was enough to prevent it from coming unscrewed, particularly if two notches were staked. I hope you never have to take the castle nut off.
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12-03-2015, 10:05 PM
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Ouch.
That castle nut doesn't face forces that make it a great risk for unscrewing. The thread pitch is quite fine. What you did was completely unnecessary. Please don't go smashing up your gun's other bits.
And to add insult to injury, it looks like you mangled it in the wrong direction- you favored the direction that would keep it from tightening while still leaving a gap for it to loosen so your net effect was no different.
I don't even stake buffer tubes I install, because the chances of it working itself loose are near zilch and the chances I'll want to remove it in the future are great.
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12-03-2015, 10:18 PM
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At least I have learned not to do this again. Well ****, but atleast it won't be coming loose now.
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