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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: Huntress on February 18, 2022, 04:29:30 PM

Title: Anyone replaced the Franchi Affinity factory bolt release?
Post by: Huntress on February 18, 2022, 04:29:30 PM
I bought the oversized "frag" bolt release button and I can't get the old factory button off.  Mine is a 2017 Affinity, but the website says that it will work.  I have made a mess of the factory button and need help getting it out.

I'm in the process of re-wrapping the gun and now I'm stuck.

TIA
Title: Re: Anyone replaced the Franchi Affinity factory bolt release?
Post by: Gmed on February 18, 2022, 05:37:02 PM
I read somewhere those are screwed on and loctited from the factory. Throw a little heat on it (to too much with the aluminum receiver) and unscrew counter clock wise....
Title: Re: Anyone replaced the Franchi Affinity factory bolt release?
Post by: Huntress on February 19, 2022, 07:17:21 AM
After putting this out here, I finally got ahold of someone at Franchi.  Not that simple.  Although the website offered the "button", it never mentions that you need to buy a THREADED bolt release to go with that button.  I have really scarred mine up trying to remove it.  --There was actually a pin you needed to punch out....  however, the button is useless without the actual lever made for it.  Franchi dropped the ball on their website. 
Title: Re: Anyone replaced the Franchi Affinity factory bolt release?
Post by: lacire on February 19, 2022, 10:21:16 AM
You can't drill and tap your original button and install the oversized button into it?
Title: Re: Anyone replaced the Franchi Affinity factory bolt release?
Post by: lacire on February 19, 2022, 10:25:57 AM
Something like this video, I might file the top flat on the button too.

https://youtu.be/lKuLALLhzsQ

https://youtu.be/aOYI9bmTVKU