Strike Industries AR-10 Shift Pins – Black Oxide Steel Quick Detach Set

Description

Anybody who has fought with factory takedown and pivot pins on an AR-10 knows the drill: pulling the endplate, backing off the castle nut, and hunting down a detent that launched itself into the void. The Strike Industries Shift Pins were built to skip all of that. These are a straight replacement for your standard AR-10 and LR-308 takedown and pivot pins, and they turn a fiddly job into something you can knock out in a minute or two.

The trick is the quick-detach rotation feature. Instead of holding a detent down and wrestling the pin free, you simply rotate the pin and pull it out. That means you can install or remove the takedown pin without tearing apart the stock assembly. The heads are textured with an extended grip surface, so your fingers do the work and the pin punch stays in the drawer where it belongs.

What Makes the Shift Pins Different

Strike Industries pairs these pins with enhanced detents that stay retained inside the pin springs. That single detail solves one of the most annoying parts of any AR build or teardown, since the detents no longer go flying the moment you back a pin out. The pins lock securely into place during use, so you get the convenience of quick detach without any wobble concerns during normal shooting.

Build and Fitment on the AR-10 Shift Pins

Each pin is CNC machined from solid steel for strength and a precise fit, then finished in black oxide for corrosion resistance and a clean look that blends right in with a standard black lower. The takedown pin measures roughly 1.21 inches and the pivot pin about 1.67 inches, sized for the .308 AR platform. They fit most forged and billet LR-308 receivers, though because the AR-10 world has no true mil-spec standard, fitment can vary slightly from one brand to the next. Worth noting: these will not fit Armalite AR-10 lowers, so those guys will want to look elsewhere.

If you do regular maintenance, run multiple uppers, or just like your rifle coming apart without a fight, this is one of the easier upgrades you can make to a .308 AR.