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Drilled center support rivet hole too big

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#1 ·
I am building my first AK 74. I drilled my receiver using the Ace Arms AK 47 template, which called for a 0.200" hole for the center support rivet.

The center support rivet that I have for the build has a diameter of 0.148".

Oops.

Does anyone know where I can find a center support rivet and bushing that will fit the 0.200" holes that the Ace Arms template called for? I would like to think that they're out there somewhere, if the template called for that diameter.
 
#2 ·
I can't believe that, that old dimension was still listed. That size goes back to the old days when we were using 3/16 rivets before 4mm became readily available.

The correct rivet size is 4mm (.1575) You will need to step up to a 5mm or 3/16 rivet or mig them up and re-drill
 
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