ARRRGG! Long story short, I was switching the pistol grip and stock on my AR, everything was going good until my selector switch fell out and realized I lost the detent pin and possibly spring(I forget now that I put the rifle away).

 

Is the detent pin something I could replace, with say a roll pin from Lowes?

 

or

 

Should I play it safe and order one from somewhere??

 

Edit: I'm in no rush to take it shooting; just frustrated one lil' pin is keeping me from completing my project.

If the detent fell out and is now lost, it's virtually certain that the spring is gone too.

 

Just order the correct parts from your fav online retailer - don't "Rube Goldberg" it with goofy stuff from a hardware store

Thee selector detent pin is a uniquely shaped pointy pin. The spring also has a unique power weight. Buy the correct ones.

ARRRGG! Long story short, I was switching the pistol grip and stock on my AR, everything was going good until my selector switch fell out and realized I lost the detent pin and possibly spring(I forget now that I put the rifle away).

 

Is the detent pin something I could replace, with say a roll pin from Lowes?

 

or

 

Should I play it safe and order one from somewhere??

 

Edit: I'm in no rush to take it shooting; just frustrated one lil' pin is keeping me from completing my project.

 

I have a reasonable amount of fire control parts but no detent and spring for the selector. Don't use anything other than real parts and look inside the hole the detents sometimes hide in there and you may only need a spring. If you only need a spring. I may be able to hook you up with a generic "gun parts" spring from Brownells that I keep around.

 

Also grease the new detent where it engages the selector or grease the selector where it touches the detent.

This same thing happened to me recently, only the pin snapped in half. So I had to go to Lowes and buy a new pin (I forget which one I just know it was small) had to repin the stock farther back

Definately only use the correct AR parts as other said.

 

Also, its a good idea to have some commonly lost spare parts around. I have this kit from from PSA. They are out of stock but I'm sure you can get it from other places.

http://cmmginc.secure-mall.com/category/Repair-Kits-245

John, i should have a couple of spare detents laying around..i may even have a spare spring if you can't find it..PM me

I have battle arms ambis on a couple guns. I should have spare detents. Might have a spare spring.