bush bolt prob

[scottyhipockets]

the roll pin that prevents the spring loaded ejector from coming out of the bolt partly came out while i was shooting my bushmaster. the end was deformed so i replaced it with another from bushmaster. the new one was not tight or even snug (no wonder the orig. came out.) i suspect the hole is slightly too large. i then replaced the new roll pin with a piece of drill bit stock that was exactly the size of hole and damaged the pin ends slightly for a secure, snug fit. my question: is there any problem with putting a solid pin in this thing instead of a roll pin? i've shot 80 rds since and the pin has not moved or became loose. thanks for reading

[Rew]

Sounds ok to me. But one thing to remember is the drill rod is brittle and can break with side pressure. The roll pin won't break, I would see if I could find a roll pin one size larger than the one you got from Bushmaster. :)

[scottyhipockets]

that's kind of what i thought. however, the ends deformed relatively easily when i used a hammer and prik-punch so it must not be too brittle.

[Rew]

Hey if it works, who am I to argue. :)