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Thread: WTB - AR15 Staking Tool

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    WTB - AR15 Staking Tool

    Looking for a Brownell's Gas Key Staking Tool, or similar.

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    I use a cement nail, they are hardened steel and work well!

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    Quote Originally Posted by deltaenterprizes View Post
    I use a cement nail, they are hardened steel and work well!
    X2. Used the same nail a whole lot of times!!

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    Could you show your technique?

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    Hey you don't have to pound on that roll pin just flare it enough not to move a sharpened nail set works good too

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    I just use it to move a little metal into the locking ring notches, and same as mentioned above on pins.

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    great; going to torque the screws and stake with a nail set.

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    Most nail sets are not that hard. Better to use a center punch or a cement nail.
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    Nail Set worked great, plenty hard for this task. I would have used a cement nail, but I couldn't find mine.

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