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You may know them as tension pins, spring pins, locking dowel pins, trigger pins, or one of any number of industry-insider terms. But a slotted Rollpin® by any other name is still an exceptional fastener. These hollow pins are slit longitudinally over their entire length to permit compression during insertion.…

We call them tension pins and coiled spring pins. You may know them as trigger pins, bolt catch roll pins, trigger guard pivots, latch roll pins, or something else. Whatever the name, these fasteners are designed and manufactured to meet exacting standards. The Coil Pin Difference Coiled spring pins begin…

Did you know that Tension Bushings are also known as spring bushings, hardened bushings, self-adjusting bushings, spring steel bushings, and split steel bushings? No matter what you call them, these cost effective bearings are an excellent cost-saving alternative to solid bushings. Here's why tension bushings are the cost-saving fastener of…

What do all of these have in common? Spring pins. Tension pins. Slotted tension pins. Locking pins. Locking dowel pins. Trigger Pins.  If you haven't figured it out yet, they are all names for the same thing - the Vogelsang Rollpin®, a multi-purpose, non-threaded, versatile and economic fastener used across…

The slotted tension pin is a multi-purpose, non-threaded, versatile and economic fastener that can be used in an extensive array of applications. They regularly function as fasteners, hinge pins, stop pins, assembly pins, dowel pins, locating pins, shear pins, and in other roles, and can be used in stampings, castings,…

Firearms manufacturers have many considerations when designing products - from aesthetics to weight, overall efficiency, durability, manufacturing timeframe, and cost. It may seem paradoxical that some of a manufacturer's biggest challenges can be mitigated by the tiniest of parts - namely, the pins that are used in joined parts of…