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Posted: 8/23/2014 7:48:43 AM EDT
Am I the only one who burns their left thumb on the gas ejection port?
Edit: I am right handed |
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Posted: 8/23/2014 7:51:50 AM EDT
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Never had that happened. I always pointed my thumb forward though.
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Posted: 8/23/2014 2:12:16 PM EDT
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Are you putting your thumb up high?
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Posted: 8/23/2014 4:32:12 PM EDT
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Are you putting your thumb up high? I let it migrate up there every now and then. 
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Posted: 8/25/2014 2:26:43 PM EDT
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I let it migrate up there every now and then. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you putting your thumb up high? I let it migrate up there every now and then. I seem to ruin a pair of gloves every year or so. It's self correcting. AJ |
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Posted: 9/9/2014 1:53:50 AM EDT
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I did once. What a stupid place for a vent. It was one of several factors that lead to selling that gun.
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Posted: 9/10/2014 6:53:05 PM EDT
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Given how close the gas block is to the support hand there isn't a lot of alternative paths. You can get burned by the SCAR too, but it takes more of a reach.
Lefties are actually at a advantage there. AJ |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 6:57:47 AM EDT
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It wouldn't have been hard to make it vent up instead of to the side. Especially considering they designed handguards that guide your thumb directly into the path of the gas.
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Posted: 10/14/2014 1:13:35 PM EDT
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The port isn't just an exhaust for excess gas. It is also where it is to give tool access to the gas screw (the actual gas port in the barrel is a hollow threaded screw that can be removed and replaced with larger or smaller ports to tailor the rifle to a specific load or to lower pressure for suppressor usage) so, considering where that is located, it pretty much has to be in the position it is in.
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