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Great, I actually live by the Alum Rock one, thanks a bunch

No, not that piece, the tiny piece that goes sort of inside the bolt carrier and clips onto the back of the bolt. EDIT: Yeah that piece, oh sweet Osh carries them in that size?

######, the tiny piece that holds the bolt and bolt carrier together just flew off and I have no idea where it went. Is there any chance I can get a replacement for it?

I just got my Element NPAS today, does anyone have any instruction on how to install it?\ Mostly what do I do with the tiny O ring and the smaller spring that comes with it? EDIT: I think I figured it out, let's hope lol.

The first part that broke on mine was the bolt stop after 1000 shots or so. I then sheared the back off the bolt and nozzle a couple thousand rounds later. But IIRC, it my rifle jammed which was to blame for that. So far I have replaced the bolt stop base + bolt stop, bolt, and bolt carrier. IIRC, I replaced the hop up nub with some wiring and it's working good for now. I'll just wait until it breaks before I replace it. The hammer and seer have some wear on it and I'll probably replace that next. The main thing I think is finding quality magazines.

So I am finally getting around to fixing up my AGM M4, where's the best place to get those parts? I want my parts fairly quickly so I don't want EBB.

Oh ok. Was hoping there were some shorty mags I could buy for my M1 Garand project so i didnt have to remake all my magazines. Oh well

Do you mean GHK? Yes they work in my AGM M4, and are significantly lighter.

Where can I find those shorty m14 magazines?

Well, I know it's old news really but I just sheered off the rear of my bolt after about 1500 rounds on propane/green gas. The broken piece actually dislodged in a way that the bolt carrier got stuck. I had to remove the stock tube first to try to move the bolt back because it was stuck in a way that prevented me from opening up the receiver. Obviously I need to replace the bolt now and I was wondering how many people had replacement plastic bolts and how they are holding up. Actually, even if you have the aluminum bolt I was wondering how they were holding up as well.

FWIW, I don't have the problem with BBs rolling down the barrel. My hop up rubber has that masking tape around it as well.

Check all the orings in your valve.

Happen to know what its like with 3rd party magazines?

The bolt stop may not dislodge enough to stop the bolt, but I have no problem seeing it dislodge enough that the bolt stop is going to have to push it out of the way. Before I fixed my bolt catch, I noticed wear on my catch that looked like the bolt had slammed into the edge of the catch. Since I fixed the bolt catch, I have not noticed any additional wear on it. Perhaps it is just coincidence, and I plan to replace it with a steel catch anyways. Either way, I do not feel comfortable having something loose like that inside my rifle to mess things up inside. That said, say someone does not