Long Barrel .22 Conversion

Diver6106 · 02-04-2015, 11:23 PM

If you don't have the 'center pin key', I guess you'll have to peen the two ends of the axle so it doesn't come out, but is still flat enough for the toggle to close. Or other options, such as modifying the pin to a screw fit or other mod. As a side note, the Stoner LMG had faulty locking pins with a screw design holding the grip to the frame in the earlier versions, and they fell out and killed some SEALs. After that it was modified with a snap in pin that precluded it from falling out. Locking pins are a simple concept, but faulty ones can ruin your day.

sheepherder · 02-05-2015, 12:00 AM

Ed's toggle isn't drilled for either axle pin retaining pin, but the Gun Digest schematic clearly shows them [#15 & #18]. It also shows the axle pins having grooves that the retaining pins fit into. Ed's pin (the one that fell out) was not grooved.

Cost cutting measure???

02-05-2015, 12:00 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	Ed's toggle isn't drilled for either axle pin retaining pin, but the Gun Digest schematic clearly shows them [#15 & #18]. It also shows the axle pins having grooves that the retaining pins fit into. Ed's pin (the one that fell out) was not grooved. Cost cutting measure??? __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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02-04-2015, 11:23 PM	#1
Diver6106 User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mt. Vernon VA Posts: 246 Thanks: 1,436 Thanked 119 Times in 76 Posts	If you don't have the 'center pin key', I guess you'll have to peen the two ends of the axle so it doesn't come out, but is still flat enough for the toggle to close. Or other options, such as modifying the pin to a screw fit or other mod. As a side note, the Stoner LMG had faulty locking pins with a screw design holding the grip to the frame in the earlier versions, and they fell out and killed some SEALs. After that it was modified with a snap in pin that precluded it from falling out. Locking pins are a simple concept, but faulty ones can ruin your day.