Ya know, I’m really surprised nobody ever thinks to use a drill press to push pins in and out like an arbor press. :rolleyes: It works pretty well. Just support the lower with a block of wood and use the jaws or a backward drill to push pins.
That surprises me about the Stag LPKs; usually they are good to go.
AC
We have noticed that some of the lower receivers have properly sized holes but the anodizing process adds a bit of build-up and some times that is hard to control precisely. You get a double whammy in the hole as any build-up on the surface is essentially ‘doubled’, casing the pins to be difficult to be installed.
George
I had the exact same thing happen to me, but I was dumb and had left the end with the detent hooked in while I was hammering in the roll pin.
i broke off an ear on one of my lowers and am still trying to weld that puppy back on… now i just use the magpul grips with integrated trigger guard to avoid that ever happening again…