Broken OLL Receiver

[Lunar Days]

My first OLL build has ended in disaster... I hammered in a trigger guard roll pin that was the wrong size and snapped a part of the receiver off when trying to tap the pin back out. Should I chuck it, or can a welder make it pretty again? Attached is a pic:

[stealthmode]

ouch

[Steyr_223]

Which OLL is that?

[Santa Cruz Armory]

Ouch!

BUMMER!!!

Well, what make receiver is it? I have heard that Stag has replaces lowers that were broken in the same manner. Give the manufacturer a call, it can't hurt.

Good luck!

[shark92651]

My first OLL build has ended in disaster... I hammered in a trigger guard roll pin that was the wrong size and snapped a part of the receiver off when trying to tap the pin back out. Should I chuck it, or can a welder make it pretty again? Here's a pic:

Ouch, sorry dude. How did you manage to get a wrong size pin? If I recall correctly the trigger guard roll pin is the biggest one in the kit. I think your best bet is going to be to get another lower

[Lunar Days]

It's a Rock River LAR-15

[car15]

You can use a Magpul grip with an attached trigger guard.

[ghost]

it wont affect the use of your rifle,it just doesnt look good cosmetically.i wouldnt "chuck" it though,imo.

[DedEye]

Or you can contact RRA and see if they'll swap it out under warranty. Good luck.

[Lunar Days]

I'm assuming it was the wrong size because:

1) I read a post on another site that stated many lower parts kits have trigger guard pins that are not up to spec.

2) It was so difficult to hammer in, and I still can't get it out... I'll have to drill it out.

3) The other pins all went in very easily

I'm going to call RRA but I'm not expecting them to do anything...

[Santa Cruz Armory]

What type of lower parts kit is it?

I know its a little late, but I use white lithium grease on all the roll pins. 5 lowers and counting....Plus I use something to back up the trigger guard under it while I'm pounding.it in.

[Lunar Days]

It's a RRA lower parts kit, with the 2 stage trigger. This is the first build I've ever attempted, and the trigger guard pin was the first pin I installed... perhaps I hammered it in at a slight angle or something. It really seems like it was the wrong size, though.

[damon1272]

You should have supported the ear when driving the pin. I would think that a competent welder could TIG it up for you. It is a non critical area. Or just do what one poster already suggested and use a magpul grip with the integral trigger guard. Tough break.

[Lunar Days]

I'm definitely going to look into the Magpul grip. Thank you very much for the suggestion.

I actually did have everything supported very well, using a block of wood. I think the 10 minutes of hammering it in, plus the 10 minutes of trying to hammer it out, finally produced too much stress on the aluminum.

Thank you everyone, for all the advice.

[Bolt2Bounce]

I did the same thing years ago on a pre ban PWA receiver, I just had a friend of mine weld it up with a TIG. It will fix it up fine, it might not be beautiful anymore but I really didn't care at all, it's an "evil assault weapon" black and bad ***, it ain't suppose to be high gloss... learned the hard way... B2B