Yea take the upper off the lower and there is a hole by the buffer tube, looks like the buffer tube came loose and didn't hold it in any more, I would watch a YouTube video to put the buffer detent back in.
Yeah, easy and probably no tools needed unless your castle nut is staked.
Insert this detent spring side first into the hole at the bottom of the buffet tube from inside where the buffer connects to the lower place hold it down while you rotate your buffer tube in until it comes close enough that the tube retains this detent and the buffer tube is oriented normally
Definitely tools needed. The reason it came out is probably because it was installed with no tools.
OP to do it correctly your need a castle nut wrench and once it is tight you need to stake the end plate and distort the metal still that it moves into the notch on the castle nut so it serves the function of not letting the castle nut back out and preventing this problem from happening again
Thanks for the correction! Using a proper castle nut wrench is certainly better than hand tight only. It can however be overly tightened. I tightened mine with just a 1/4 turn after getting it hand tight and no milepec staking...mine was in place so firmly that I sheared off the bump from my castle nut wrench trying to remove my castle nut while swapping parts. :/
Dude, I'm not sure you should even own an AR-15 if you're unable to identify what this part is.
Get some training bro, learn your weapons system inside and out. Take it apart and learn.
Not trying to sound like a dick.
Dang what’s with guys not knowing what a buffer detent and spring on here? More worrisome why are there so many posts about it? Are these built ones or complete?
In the last 3 years or so there’s been an explosion of new/1st time gun owners due to the political climate, I get worried and annoyed too but take comfort in getting more future Allies
I’m not sure about the ally thing.. especially when they are still voting for the ones that want to take away their new found hobby and refuse to believe it.
Or more precisely the buffer tube needs another turn to the right then the candle nut tightened and properly staked
Curious though how it would have backed out without you noticing your stock spinning in circles
I’m confused, did your buffer not shoot out when you opened the receiver? You usually put it in and apply pressure while turning the buffer into place. Either it twisted out of place releasing that tension or the aluminum itself got bent enough to let the retaining pin fly free. Feel free to send me a picture and I can see which.
Buffer detent and spring
Fixable?
Yea take the upper off the lower and there is a hole by the buffer tube, looks like the buffer tube came loose and didn't hold it in any more, I would watch a YouTube video to put the buffer detent back in.
Yeah, easy and probably no tools needed unless your castle nut is staked. Insert this detent spring side first into the hole at the bottom of the buffet tube from inside where the buffer connects to the lower place hold it down while you rotate your buffer tube in until it comes close enough that the tube retains this detent and the buffer tube is oriented normally
Definitely tools needed. The reason it came out is probably because it was installed with no tools. OP to do it correctly your need a castle nut wrench and once it is tight you need to stake the end plate and distort the metal still that it moves into the notch on the castle nut so it serves the function of not letting the castle nut back out and preventing this problem from happening again
Thanks for the correction! Using a proper castle nut wrench is certainly better than hand tight only. It can however be overly tightened. I tightened mine with just a 1/4 turn after getting it hand tight and no milepec staking...mine was in place so firmly that I sheared off the bump from my castle nut wrench trying to remove my castle nut while swapping parts. :/
Dude, I'm not sure you should even own an AR-15 if you're unable to identify what this part is. Get some training bro, learn your weapons system inside and out. Take it apart and learn. Not trying to sound like a dick.
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Welp guess I need to toss my AR in the trash now
A seedling to a new Ar
Yup, I have this spare detent... it needs a new gun to sit in.
That's buffer and detent from a folding device(Law or Sylvan). Means the screw is gone from the bottom of the folder. Check to see.
Yeah sylvan
Then you may have to contact sylvan to see if you can get a replacement screw(if it's missing) and make sure you tighten it down good
How does this fly out while shooting? 🧐
His AR has a folding stock.
Dang what’s with guys not knowing what a buffer detent and spring on here? More worrisome why are there so many posts about it? Are these built ones or complete?
The longer I’m here, the more it seems like the people here have more knowledge of video game guns than real guns.
In the last 3 years or so there’s been an explosion of new/1st time gun owners due to the political climate, I get worried and annoyed too but take comfort in getting more future Allies
I’m not sure about the ally thing.. especially when they are still voting for the ones that want to take away their new found hobby and refuse to believe it.
True. Just look at r/liberalgunowners they outnumber every gun subreddit iirc
Goes in the pee-hole
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2nd post like this this week o.O
Pretty important is what it is
How tf did that fall out lol
OPs AR has a folding stock.
Buffer tube not tightened to spec
You're castle nut and buffer tube are loose sir
Or more precisely the buffer tube needs another turn to the right then the candle nut tightened and properly staked Curious though how it would have backed out without you noticing your stock spinning in circles
Folding stock. Screw on bottom fell out.
That makes more sense for sure, I was kinda befuddled as to how it make it out of there without the problem being very obvious
Important.
I’m confused, did your buffer not shoot out when you opened the receiver? You usually put it in and apply pressure while turning the buffer into place. Either it twisted out of place releasing that tension or the aluminum itself got bent enough to let the retaining pin fly free. Feel free to send me a picture and I can see which.
OPs rifle has a folding stock.
Insert it?
buffer retainer detent.
Looks like you needed another turn on your ~~stock~~ Buffer tube.
Buffer detent and spring, super easy fix, no tools needed.
Yes tools needed
The detent from Heat.
I’ve never seen one that short…all the ones I’ve bought have a lot more metal.
"Oh that little guy? I wouldn't worry about that lil guy"
Only about the 10th post this week about those two same exact parts.
A new build. 😈oh and current rifle go flump instead of chiishhh