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AR-9 building question - roll pins

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I have recently bought a colt pattern ar9 lower. The lower was stripped, and did not come with the bolt hold open, feed ramp, or ejector. I found that CMMG makes the parts I needed, but the kit I got did not come with roll pins for the ejector or the feed ramp. Are those roll pins specific to those parts, or can I substitute a common roll pin like a forward assist roll pin? This is my first AR-9 build so its all a learning process.
 
One of my 9 mm carbines is the Colt 6951, it is the rifle used at the elite Rogers Shooting School. List of pins.
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I found that CMMG makes the parts I needed, but the kit I got did not come with roll pins for the ejector or the feed ramp.
An AR9 made on a Mil-Spec AR-15 lower will have the ejector and feed ramp on the magazine adapter. Therefore, most LPKs do not have such parts.

If you plan to use a special lower that takes a pistol caliber magazine, you'll have to source the hardware to mount the ejector, as well as the ejector itself, from the maker of the lower. They are not standardized.

I cannot quite see how a roll pin would be useful to fasten an ejector. I suppose if your design has a slot into which ejector is inserted, then it may be possible. But in most cases screws are utilized. Or rivets, for factory completions.
 
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