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Anyone know where I can find an oversize barrel pin? The old pin is .277 I think I need to go with a .281 to set headspace.
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onomanopeoia
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I think curtis @akbuilder and roger @ copes has em..
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One suggestion. You really need to ream the hole to get a good press fit. When you order your reamer (Enco probably cheapest - McMaster Carr biggest selection) just order some oil hardened tool steel (drill rod) and make it your self. Gives you lots of choices as far as how much larger you want/need to go. You can get the drill rod for a couple bucks for 3'.
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So does the hole really need to be reamed? I thought reaming was for precision work . . . I just dill mine. Larry |
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Curio & Relic
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Reaming is always best if you want to make a round hole. Jobber drill bits do not make round holes "technically". Also, reamers drill the hole to whatever size specified. Drills do not.
Chuck up a .250 drill that actually measures .249 and you might get a hole that measures .250 or .254. (just throwing out examples) Reamers are always best. Setting headspace should be precision work. Will drills work, absolutely! -myers |
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If you buy the same size bit as the pin you will not get a good press fit. If you have an undersized bit you may get away with it. Problem is, drills don't make round holes - but hey, it's an AK. Interference fit is diameter dependent - .002 is fine for barrel/trunnion but I normally go with .001 for 1/4' and under pins. Heard of a lot of guys buying the same size drill and pin (some have tried using the shank of the drill) and wondering why the pin falls through.
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LOL - FAL GRUNT pushed post before I finished typing :-) For reference:
American National Standard Hardened Ground Machine Dowel Pins.—Hardened ground machine dowel pins are furnished in two diameter series: Standard Series having basic diameters 0.0002 inch over the nominal diameter, intended for initial installations; and Oversize Series having basic diameters 0.001 inch over the nominal diameter, intended for replacement use. |
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I use "drill blanks" in size J (0.277") for standard replacement. I typically use 19/64" (0.297" or +0.020") for my oversized ones. However, I once had a PSL kit were what looked like the factory pin was 0.310". So, YMMV.
I drill a couple thousandths under the pin size with a size M carbide drill bit. I realize that the hole produced by a drill bit is not nearly as precise as one made by a reamer. But I figured that while headspace is somewhat precision work, drilling a hole for a 0.002" press fit is decidedly not -- the hole just needs to secure the barrel pin. Just MHO and YMMV . . . Larry |
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