AR-15 – Remove a Staked Castle Nut

If you reuse your castle but and the original stakes don’t line up is there any harm in staking a completely new spot?

Good video about how to loosen the castle nut but what else I would like to see is how to properly hold your firearm while you are wrenching on it.
What to do, what not to do,,,,
I have an AR15/.45 that takes Glock 21 mags and I havn't been able to find anything on YouTube a bout this kind of set-up

That was not properly staked. If it comes off that easy, it’s not correct.

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Omg, really castle nut comes loose and the weapon becomes useless?
So the entire butt stock assembly moving and spinning around and around isn't enough of a hint of a loose castle nut..

I mean at least how i steak mine I would need to prep it with a hacksaw just at the edge of the backplate and the castle nut before I let loose in it

AR-15 is not mill speck
The Mil-spec Quandary. This one tends to be a bit of a sensitive subject among AR aficionadaos, after all, the AR-15 is “America's rifle.” Unless you obtain a select fire M4 or M16 manufactured by either Colt or FNH, your rifle will not be built 100% per military specifications. https://loadoutroom.com/thearmsguide/ar-15-isnt-mil-spec-thats-ok/

That is a nice extension. Same type I'm looking at. I hate polymer

I’ve watched all your vids. You are one of if not the most knowledgeable guy on YouTube with ARs. I’ve built over 75 of them and still look to you for info. Thanks for all these vids man. Great job

Or try to place a Mil Spec SOCOM stock on a DPMS M4 and find out that not only is the castle nut staked in with retard strength but the DPMS buffer tube is larger than Mil Spec …. such fun

Try that on a DPMS lower and destroy your buffer tube and castle nut…. There are companies that stake in castle nuts so deep that it is close to impossible to get them off properly w/o hurting parts on the weapon.

My AR's are for recreational, hunting and training purposes. Not for combat duty. When training, I bring my tools with me.

I think they make a fixture to hold the lower in a vice wo marring it up

Two minutes of intro just to tell me to unscrew it…

How to remove a staked castle nut. Push hard.

Nope. Tried an LE6920. Totally impossible to remove even with a mallet.

You can also very slowly and carefully use a small drill to remove the material. Just be careful not to drill into the tube. If you are going to throw away the tube then that doesn't matter. If you are going to reuse the tub, then a little mark from the drill will be hidden anyway. If you happen to mark it some with the drill.

I have seen them staked in two spots. Very hard to break free without using the drill first.

To restake, a spring loaded center punch works best.

Most solid as fu** factory stake jobs aren't going to come off without that wrench either stripping/slipping off the grooves or bending the wrench for most of these individuals. And if that happens they're going to gouge up their buffer tube, or worse…
Either dremel it down or use a drill bit to grind some of the stake out of the castle nut groove. Then just replace the castle nut and end plate after. They're cheap parts to replace.. . No point in risking damage to the rest of the rifle.

He Youtube you suck. Pushing ads to take away my rights….you leftist crap. I lost a friend in Vegas.

steaking = bullshit steaks steaked the steaks ohhhh steaks dumb dumb dumb dumb beating on ur shit for no reason the steaks are too high oh for fucks steaks !!!!!!

The comment section quickly morphs from a discussion on an instructional video to a bunch of bitches arguing over who has the hardest nuts. All that's at "stake" is their pride.

So basically. Staking a castle nut keeps the gun from coming apart on its own, but it can still be removed by the user for maintenance reasons