As the title states. Staking the castle nut was cake. This was my first time doing it as well. I’ve read numerous posts about people not wanting to do it or wanting to use thread locker. Pfft. This shit was TOO easy not to do it.
Time to pop open a cold one.
I was slightly sad when I ran out of lowers to stake.
So why do some compaines not do it? :suicide2: Cheap asses…
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Looks real good!
Why do some use Blue loctite, too? WTF?
Pic, model number and store you got the punch from?
Looks Tier-1, pro-grade to me… 
Rmpl
I’ll snap a pic when I get home.
That’s a good lookin’ stake job dude 
There’s a vampire that’ll never rise to bother us again!
…oh wait- this forum is about zombie killing
That’s a damn nice staking job!
I bought it at the Home Depot in the tools dept.
Thats the same one I bought to do Mine
After I did it I was sad, I had nothing else to Punch 
You can just keep it in your car or truck in the center console to use as a window punch in emergency situtations now… lol. I know some medics use them for that purpose
…or you could carry it with you to the range or gunshops, chat up the guys and stake their carbines for a nickle.
For something more exciting, buy a ninja suit, sneak into the factories after the AR Fairies and Angry Beavers have gone home for the night and stake all the wild castle nuts. You would be a legend- the Night Staker!
Hahaha. I like your ideas better, MW.
The very same punch I bought. Hope my turns out looking as good as yours.
Is the point on that punch rounded or pointed? It looks rounded and the results more substantial than a couple I’ve done. It looks like you were quite close to the edge as well and it still turned out.
The punch I use has a slight point and seems to cut the metal more than deforming it to the point that it seems like I’ve only displaced shards into the recesses. The last one I did I moved closer to the center of the side of the endplate and it looked closer to yours and other good examples I’ve seen here.
I share your disbelief that something so simple isn’t done from the factory. The MOACKS leaves me in the same gaffawed state regarding carrier key staking.
Brand new it had a sharp point to it. After a couple of punches, it dulled a bit but still had a point and enough to “grab” the metal. I staked another build and it’s still good to go. Displacing metal was what I was shooting for and it happened. I don’t think the the castle nuts are going to budge. I torqued them down pretty good before hand.
Thanks for the info!