What does the safety detent spring do?
The Black Rain Ordnance safety detent spring is a high quality spring used to provide spring tension to the safety selector and front sight post detent on AR-15 and AR-308 rifles.
What is a detent on a gun?
A detent is a mechanical or magnetic means to resist or arrest the rotation of a wheel, axle, or spindle. Magnetic detents are most often used to divide a shaft rotation into discrete increments.
Do ar15s have a safety?
The original design features a free-floating firing pin. To reduce the risk of slam-firing, some AR15-style rifle models feature a (proprietary) firing pin safety in the bolt. Such firing pin safeties can obstruct the upper to work with standard AR-15 type full height hammers in the fire control group of the lower.
What is a magazine catch spring?
The Black Rain Ordnance magazine catch spring is a high quality spring used to provide spring tension to the magazine catch on AR-15 and AR-308 rifles. Like many AR small parts, it never hurts to have spares! Sold individually.
What is a detent spring of an AR?
The Black Rain Ordnance takedown and pivot pin detent spring is a high quality spring used to secure the pivot pin and takedown pin on AR-15 and AR-308 rifles. Like many AR small parts, it never hurts to have spares!
What is an AR15 FCG?
The Fire Control Group or FCG is the part of a firearm responsible for the motion of the trigger, its potential to be stopped by the safety, and the eventual release of the hammer or striker. It is generally composed of the hammer or striker, the trigger, the disconnector, and the sear.
What does the disconnector do on an AR15?
The disconnector (sometimes called the disconnect in some circles) has a two-fold purpose in semi-automatic pistols. One of them is to disengage the connection between the trigger and the sear (hammer or striker, as the case may be in a particular pistol) each time a shot is fired.
Where is the safety on ar15?
On the left side of the gun above the pistol grip, you will find the safety selector. On most ARs, there will be two options: safe and semi. Move the safety selector so the little arrow is pointing to “safe”.
Can you leave an ar15 loaded?
Compressing and leaving it is fine, as long as it isn’t an overused weak spring to begin with. I have heard lots of different people say they had one stored for 20 plus years, slapped it into the firearm, and it worked no problem. It makes far more sense to have them loaded and ready than not.
What is a take down spring?
The Takedown Pin on an AR15 rifle is the first pin you push in when you want to separate the lower receiver from the upper. The Takedown Pin is located above the grip and is held in place by a small pin and spring, called the Takedown Detent and Detent Spring, which are hidden inside the Receiver.
