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Posted: 8/4/2017 9:55:14 PM EDT
[#1]
Don't want to sound rude, but if it ain't broke don't fix it. I only use/ replace my gas rings with mil-spec ones. I recommend everyone to do the same.
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Posted: 8/5/2017 5:17:17 AM EDT
[#2]
I really like BCM products. I have four of their BCG's in my builds.
So when I need gas rings or the rebuild kit, they are my go to company. |
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Posted: 8/5/2017 6:52:18 AM EDT
[#3]
Now that it is on there, lube it and use it. Rings make the bolt snug when new.
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Posted: 8/5/2017 2:37:56 PM EDT
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I thought you were supposed to stand it bolt up, not on its face. Some one dug up the actual wording some time ago, maybe the test can be found again.
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Posted: 8/5/2017 9:00:08 PM EDT
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I was taught bolt face on table with full weight of assembled BCG. Do so gently.
Just put proper gas rings on it. They're what, 100 for $5? If you have money to be shooting an ar, you can afford some gas rings every couple thousand rounds. |
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Posted: 8/5/2017 10:06:31 PM EDT
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I've used the one piece rings. Work fine. I've also used the 3 piece rings. They also work fine.
If the rings are chipped, time to replace them. |
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Posted: 8/6/2017 11:40:20 AM EDT
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Thanks guys, I'll order a 3-piece replacement, but I'll run some rounds through it as is, just for giggles.
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Posted: 8/7/2017 9:05:54 AM EDT
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An AR will function with only one of the 3 rings installed.
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Posted: 8/7/2017 2:56:07 PM EDT
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JP bolts won't hold either on any kind of friction test but have never failed to cycle. I have a couple of un named sets of one piece that have friction on some mil spec bolts and they work well, no issues. Do not have any idea how long the one piece will last.
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:27:42 PM EDT
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1-piece gas ring replacements are a problem looking for a solution.
That and they're just preying on the age-old misconception/misinformation about staggering the gaps and all that nonsense. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:46:44 PM EDT
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Buy a 15pc gas ring pack from Brownells. The one piece gas rings do work, but get loose and fail the gas ring test quickly. Minimum order today for free shipping is $49, or wait for a free shipping day.
Brownells 15pk gas rings $8.99 The gas ring is cheap. It is easy to forget them when cleaning and inspecting. I had several sets with one or two well worn rings, so I ended up buying a second pack of spares from Brownells. Cheap and easy to replace. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 5:48:24 PM EDT
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5 sets for $9... not bad. Glad I got the homeboy hookup from the armorers before I got out though. Shouldn't have to buy gas rings for the rest of my life.
Most armorers didn't even know what they were or how to replace them... Yet I wasn't allowed to take my trigger group apart (I did anyway)... |
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