cvasqu03 21 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Does anyone have a picture of what the bolt hold open looks like installed in a 7.62x39 rifle? How does it work? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I had to look back over the archives when I did mine. There is another really good CAD drawing of the way the retainer spring gets routed and some directions on how to get it back in there useing dental floss, but I'll be damned if I can find it now. This is all I have been able to find for you so far (originally posted by Hartzpad) I hope it helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sorry for that.... Ok, I found it. Great search feature we have now... Thanks Makc! This was originally posted by "txn" "To install, I pulled dental floss through the BHO opening in the receiver, threaded it through the loop in the spring, and back out the BHO opening. Then I pulled down really hard while pushing the trigger pin through the hole in the loop." cvasqu03, this is the method I ended up useing, and it worked great! Remember to take some matierial off the trigger sleeve or the bho surface first if the pin does not make it all the way through on the other side of the reciever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agent_242 0 Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 How did you fix the "bolt catch plate" (the blue piece on your diagram) to fit on the converted fire group. I can't get mine to fit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 It fit the same way it came out. The only difference was that the G2 trigger had a sleeve that extended all the way to the inside of the reciever. I took a little bit of material off the bho plate and a little off the end of the trigger sleeve. Just enough so that the bho plate would fit between the trigger sleeve and the reciever on the trigger pin, and allow the trigger pin to come all the way through the other end of the reciever. Without shaving off a bit from the trigger sleeve, the pieces would fit in there, but the trigger pin would not come through enough to allow the retainer wire (shepards crook) to lock it into place. Other than that, everything goes back in the same way it was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onepoint 0 Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 You dont have any problem with it being in the way of the trigger? I left mine out for that reason and the fact I hardly used it. If I needed to have access to the bolt open for a some reason, I just took it out. The hold open didnt hold it back far enough anyway IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShKAS 0 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 You dont have any problem with it being in the way of the trigger? I left mine out for that reason and the fact I hardly used it. If I needed to have access to the bolt open for a some reason, I just took it out. The hold open didnt hold it back far enough anyway IMO. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quite a bit of the BHO tab can be removed and it will still function fine without being in the way of your trigger finger. It only needs to be long enough to be flush with the bottom of the receiver when it is all the way up. Scribe a line with it in the up position and trim off just below the line. I also radiused the end of the tab. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Oh Man! Thats pure genius! I never would have thought of that! I dont think it gets in the way (for me) but it does look kind of silly where it is. Not to mention on the wrong side for a right hander. shKAS, your a damned genius! Trimming and then rounding off the BHO tab at the flush possition would make it perfect in its current location. You would never have to worry about acidentally pushing on it and it would be hardly noticeable. Great idea! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvasqu03 21 Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Oh Man! Thats pure genius! I never would have thought of that! I dont think it gets in the way (for me) but it does look kind of silly where it is. Not to mention on the wrong side for a right hander. shKAS, your a damned genius! Trimming and then rounding off the BHO tab at the flush possition would make it perfect in its current location. You would never have to worry about acidentally pushing on it and it would be hardly noticeable. Great idea! Thanks! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thant brings up an interesting question; can the BHO device be placed on the left side? That would make it easier to push it up while you're pulling the bolt back with the right hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShKAS 0 Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Thanks. The idea I'm most happy with is the clothes pin BHO spring installer. I used to really dread taking the trigger or disconnector out, knowing that I had to wrestle with the BHO spring, so that little wooden tool is worth its weight in gold, IMO. I took one half of a clothes pin, and cut a radius in the narrow end that matches the radius of the BHO spring. Its real easy to push the spring from the top of the receiver between the the BHO and receiver until the trigger pin can go through it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvasqu03 21 Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Thanks. The idea I'm most happy with is the clothes pin BHO spring installer. I used to really dread taking the trigger or disconnector out, knowing that I had to wrestle with the BHO spring, so that little wooden tool is worth its weight in gold, IMO. I took one half of a clothes pin, and cut a radius in the narrow end that matches the radius of the BHO spring. Its real easy to push the spring from the top of the receiver between the the BHO and receiver until the trigger pin can go through it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> could you post a picture? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ShKAS 0 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 (edited) Edited April 2, 2005 by ShKAS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pistonring8 1 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 I hereby nominate shKAS for the shadetree gunsmith of the year award! Shit like that is worth gold in my opinion. You are truely a valuable contributer sir. Thank you so much for sharing that. I used the dental floss technique. It was very difficult, but ultimately worked out in the end. This method looks so much easier, why didn't I think of this? I am definately going to utalize the "shKAS method of bho spring replacement" the next time I take apart my fcg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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