Guys,
has anyone of you ever repair a hole or fill in a hole using Brownell's Acraglas Gel w/ one of their Atomized Metals (fine powder), specifically the aluminum powder?
How strong is the stuff?
My situations:
First finished AR forged receiver (finished shot approx. 1000rds, no issue other than below)
1. I am also planning on filling an area (bottom of fire control pocket, front of the trigger - drop-in hole) on another forged receiver that I had also milled way too deep (right thru...lol). The old JB Weld a friend repaired with, had cracked and fallen out, opening a hole about 1" x 2". Back then, I was too wet behind the ear and didn't take it slow during my milling process. Of course, I will clean and prep and remove the old JB to bare aluminum before refilling / patching.
80% AR receiver (not yet finished, just trigger hole enlarged a little on one side):
2. I am repairing a trigger pin hole in an forged-aluminum AR receiver that a drill bit had wondered off and enlarged the trigger pin hole a little bit more than I needed. I am thinking refilling that trigger pin hole w/ the acraglas and aluminum powder and redrill that one hole on that one side.
.154" is mil-spec, the trigger pin hole in question was enlarged to .163" and I do not want to use the Colt .170" trigger group if I can help it.
Edited for clarity in situations.
has anyone of you ever repair a hole or fill in a hole using Brownell's Acraglas Gel w/ one of their Atomized Metals (fine powder), specifically the aluminum powder?
How strong is the stuff?
My situations:
First finished AR forged receiver (finished shot approx. 1000rds, no issue other than below)
1. I am also planning on filling an area (bottom of fire control pocket, front of the trigger - drop-in hole) on another forged receiver that I had also milled way too deep (right thru...lol). The old JB Weld a friend repaired with, had cracked and fallen out, opening a hole about 1" x 2". Back then, I was too wet behind the ear and didn't take it slow during my milling process. Of course, I will clean and prep and remove the old JB to bare aluminum before refilling / patching.
80% AR receiver (not yet finished, just trigger hole enlarged a little on one side):
2. I am repairing a trigger pin hole in an forged-aluminum AR receiver that a drill bit had wondered off and enlarged the trigger pin hole a little bit more than I needed. I am thinking refilling that trigger pin hole w/ the acraglas and aluminum powder and redrill that one hole on that one side.
.154" is mil-spec, the trigger pin hole in question was enlarged to .163" and I do not want to use the Colt .170" trigger group if I can help it.
Edited for clarity in situations.
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