oliverb 4 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) If you end up with a hole on the bottom front of the receiver because of installing a different lower hand guard that does not need the screw, you can use the next size larger to fill that hole. Not all of these plugs are made the same way. The Hillman are a harder plastic and snap into the holes (if properly sized) firmly for a really nice fit. I have attempted to use the vinyl type - they easily distort and don't look as nice. Edited January 17, 2010 by oliverb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emptythemag 1 Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 I finaly got around to picking up some of the Hillman push rivet plugs...no kidding they really look like they are supposed to be there. I bought up everyone in the whole drawer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
toshbar 36 Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 I did this also, just to the side holes. Has anyone done the two holes forward of the trigger on the bottom of the receiver? Another awesome hardware store fix is to get some small cotter keys to retain axis pins. This way you can individually remove pins and have the other positively retained. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fromxtor 20 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Theres a few auctions for some matte nylon hole plugs on ebay, 50-100 of em for under $10. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigtwin 219 Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 My local Lowes and Home Depot do not stock them (but can order them for you). I just found them in stock at my local Ace hardware, the had about 40 of them. A little pricey at .59ea, but hey they are the hard plastic and available so I got picked up a few. If you have an Ace hardware near you I would try them out. My local store always has a good selection of fasteners and the like compared to the bigger stores. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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