I've seen a few people complaining about fitment issues on these Panzer Wood stock sets but like many, I still caved and bought a set since the price was right. During installation however, I may have hit a snag that I don't think anyone else has hit and I am looking for some advice before consulting a gunsmith or someone with more tools than I.
I had removed my C-stock and Pistol Grip and was mocking up the Wood stock fitment, testing the hardware etc. I had mounted the stock and started to thread the supplied bolt into my recoil tube and found it too be a bit long and needing another washer to provide adequate clamping force onto the receiver. I then started to unscrew it and disassemble once again. However, while removing the supplied bolt, I felt a twang and realized the recoil spring had shot out! Now, the problem I am having is that the factory Circlip that retains the threaded recoil tube cap was not properly installed (brand spanking new M4, never even fired) and allowed it to thread all of the way out. I now have a bolt stuck in my stock and no way to grab onto the threaded recoil tube cab on the other side.
Any ideas on how to hold or brace it so I can remove the bolt? The inner diameter of the wood stock is pretty narrow, and I can't find anything quite long enough that can open wide enough to clamp onto the recoil tube cap so I can back the bolt out of the stock.