Charging Handle Knob Removal???

ironman · May 10, 2002, 17:46

My G1 kit from DS Arms came with a very nice metal charging handle already installed. It needs a little buffing though. So please, how do you get the knob off of the handle??? This is my first kit build so don't worry, the simplier the better :-)

Radio · May 10, 2002, 19:32

Remove the handle from the rifle.
* Remove the handguards;
* Move the handguard ring forward;
* Using a 1/16" punch, tap the cocking handle lug pin from the bottom UP and out;
* Pull the lug out, then slide the cocking handle forwards and off the rifle.

With the cocking handle in your hand, use a proper backstop and tap the pin directly behind the knob from the bottom UP and out. This pin retains a detent pin under spring pressure; I like to tap the pin most of the way out, then press the flat of the cocking handle against a block of wood and finish removing the pin. You can then gently relax the spring tension and let the detent pin and spring fall out of the cocking handle.

Now you can finally get down to business. The knob is retained by a rivet; get a large-enough drill and drill out the rivet from the back to remove the knob. Of course, you'll need a new rivet when replacing the knob; use a punch to stake it closed. Off the top of my head, DSA sells these rivets.

Reassemble in reverse order. Remember to tap in your pins from the top DOWN. If you mix up the pins, the detent pin retaining pin will be the longer of the two and will have a shiny spot in the center.

--Radio

Hermit River · May 10, 2002, 19:36

Ironman. The knobs are usually riveted and would require drilling the old rivet out after first removing the plunger and spring under the knob, then replacing the rivet or using a socket screw. If you can just buff it in place with brasso, flitz etc you may be way ahead. Hermit

ironman · May 11, 2002, 10:03

Hey thanks for all the replies. I had gotten the pin out along with the plunger and spring that is under the charging knob. My was full of crud! I think I will just buff the knob in place. Now I have an extra brand new plastic knob from DS Arms. You know as a matter of fact I really have and extra set of like new handguards, a like new pistol grip, plastic charging knoband, and after I refinish the wood buttstock, a nice black plastic buttstock with rubber pad! Hey, all I need is a G1 barrel assembly and a new complete lower and I've got a start on kit number 2!!! Yahoo!!

Mountain Mosby · July 02, 2002, 12:38

What size drill bit do I need to use to take out the rivet in the charging handle knob???

Getting a Walnut one to go with the wood furniture, and even found a walnut carry handle....

1006587 · July 02, 2002, 20:41

Quote:

Originally posted by Mountain Mosby
What size drill bit do I need to use to take out the rivet in the charging handle knob???

Getting a Walnut one to go with the wood furniture, and even found a walnut carry handle....

You need a big bit, maybe 1/8. Big enough to drill the head off but small enough to fit in the knob. You only need to drill the squashed part of the rivet off then tap out the rest. No need to drill the whole rivet.

Derby FALs · July 03, 2002, 00:27

I like a #7 bit. Easy to keep centered.

Mountain Mosby · July 03, 2002, 08:43

Thanks Y'all! That's a big help. I don't want to screw the hole up...

May 10, 2002, 17:46	#1
ironman Registered FALaholic #: 6308 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 82	Charging Handle Knob Removal??? My G1 kit from DS Arms came with a very nice metal charging handle already installed. It needs a little buffing though. So please, how do you get the knob off of the handle??? This is my first kit build so don't worry, the simplier the better :-)

May 10, 2002, 19:32	#2
Radio Registered FALaholic #: 263 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 9,868	Remove the handle from the rifle. * Remove the handguards; * Move the handguard ring forward; * Using a 1/16" punch, tap the cocking handle lug pin from the bottom UP and out; * Pull the lug out, then slide the cocking handle forwards and off the rifle. With the cocking handle in your hand, use a proper backstop and tap the pin directly behind the knob from the bottom UP and out. This pin retains a detent pin under spring pressure; I like to tap the pin most of the way out, then press the flat of the cocking handle against a block of wood and finish removing the pin. You can then gently relax the spring tension and let the detent pin and spring fall out of the cocking handle. Now you can finally get down to business. The knob is retained by a rivet; get a large-enough drill and drill out the rivet from the back to remove the knob. Of course, you'll need a new rivet when replacing the knob; use a punch to stake it closed. Off the top of my head, DSA sells these rivets. Reassemble in reverse order. Remember to tap in your pins from the top DOWN. If you mix up the pins, the detent pin retaining pin will be the longer of the two and will have a shiny spot in the center. --Radio __________________ Train Like You Fight: Second PLace is NOT an Option. --E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II* "You seem to fantasize about me a lot. Maybe you should tell your boyfriend? He could dress up like me or something." --*K.O.A.M.*, November 9th, 2009 "You're better off hoping she don't miss, it's quicker that way." --ce, December 15, 2009

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May 10, 2002, 19:36	#3
Hermit River Registered FALaholic #: 5534 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Central Maine Posts: 384	Ironman. The knobs are usually riveted and would require drilling the old rivet out after first removing the plunger and spring under the knob, then replacing the rivet or using a socket screw. If you can just buff it in place with brasso, flitz etc you may be way ahead. Hermit

May 11, 2002, 10:03	#4
ironman Registered FALaholic #: 6308 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 82	Hey thanks for all the replies. I had gotten the pin out along with the plunger and spring that is under the charging knob. My was full of crud! I think I will just buff the knob in place. Now I have an extra brand new plastic knob from DS Arms. You know as a matter of fact I really have and extra set of like new handguards, a like new pistol grip, plastic charging knoband, and after I refinish the wood buttstock, a nice black plastic buttstock with rubber pad! Hey, all I need is a G1 barrel assembly and a new complete lower and I've got a start on kit number 2!!! Yahoo!!

July 02, 2002, 12:38	#5
Mountain Mosby Registered FALaholic #: 6846 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 523	What size drill bit do I need to use to take out the rivet in the charging handle knob??? Getting a Walnut one to go with the wood furniture, and even found a walnut carry handle....

July 03, 2002, 00:27	#7
Derby FALs Supreme Leader FALaholic #: 2361 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 2,610	I like a #7 bit. Easy to keep centered. __________________ “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.” - Thomas Jefferson Salami, salami, baloney... :bow: http://www.derbyfals.com/home.htm

July 03, 2002, 08:43	#8
Mountain Mosby Registered FALaholic #: 6846 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 523	Thanks Y'all! That's a big help. I don't want to screw the hole up...