What do I do with the bolt catch on M4?

[mr carl]

I tried posting this is FAQ but it wouldn't let me so here it is.

I have a G&G M4. What do I do with the bolt catch? It is just so annoying hearing the damn thing wobble whenever I move or shoot. It will NOT lock back when I push the damn thing upwards. What can I do about it? Does it even do anything?

[Strelok]

On an AEG (Well, most anyway) The bolt catch does nothing, its just for show.

Are you familiar with disassembly? Its just something that drops down into a slot, and in the rare case they are held in by a pin, if anything you could just glue it in place, or just remove it as a whole.

[mr carl]

not too familiar with internals. I'll glue it, thanks!

[ThunderCactus]

Yep, glue works lol

[Renegade)]

On my M4, the bottom of the bolt catch channel is solid, I just superglued a small spring to the bottom of the catch itself to hold it tight against the upper, no more rattle.

[coach]

Originally Posted by Renegade)

On my M4, the bottom of the bolt catch channel is solid, I just superglued a small spring to the bottom of the catch itself to hold it tight against the upper, no more rattle.

Ha. I just lose mine in disassembly then pretend I did it on purpose so it's not sitting on the bench making me want to reinstall it.

[Padkiller]

Originally Posted by coachster

Ha. I just lose mine in disassembly then pretend I did it on purpose so it's not sitting on the bench making me want to reinstall it.

Now we all know hehe !!!

[Renegade)]

Originally Posted by coachster

Ha. I just lose mine in disassembly then pretend I did it on purpose so it's not sitting on the bench making me want to reinstall it.

Hah, I also solved that nuisance by superglue a thin peice of aluminum or plastic on the inside of the receiver behind the channel, this keeps the catch from falling out.

[coach]

Originally Posted by Padkiller

Now we all know hehe !!!

Meh. Don't care. Performance over aesthetics! Now if I could just afford to run .3's all the time...