db22
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Hello -- My first post on this board. A friend bought an Armalite AR-180B some time ago, and the hinge on the lower receiver cracked during firing after only about 200 rounds.
Harry (the rifle's owner and my old fishing buddy), being very computer-averse, has tasked me with gathering info and contacting Armalite via email. Being die-hard do-it-yourselfers, we have tried repairing the broken lower with epoxy and fiberglass cloth (lasted two shots), and now cyanoacrylate and glass cloth (as yet untested). If Armalite repairs the receiver, do they simply install the serial-numbered insert in another plastic lower?
Has anyone here had any experience with this problem? It seems some enterprisoing gunsmith would have designed and produced a steel insert that could be secured to the lower, in place of the weak plastic hinge. Any advice will be appreciated!
Harry (the rifle's owner and my old fishing buddy), being very computer-averse, has tasked me with gathering info and contacting Armalite via email. Being die-hard do-it-yourselfers, we have tried repairing the broken lower with epoxy and fiberglass cloth (lasted two shots), and now cyanoacrylate and glass cloth (as yet untested). If Armalite repairs the receiver, do they simply install the serial-numbered insert in another plastic lower?
Has anyone here had any experience with this problem? It seems some enterprisoing gunsmith would have designed and produced a steel insert that could be secured to the lower, in place of the weak plastic hinge. Any advice will be appreciated!