Hello gang,
I have a carbine upper that I want to convert
to a flat top with a FT rec'r that I bought a few
months ago. While I'm at it I would like to
replace the front sight & the delta ring,
because they're both marked up a bit.
I did read the excellant thread on the
subject, but I wanted the clarify some
issues. Here are my questions.
1) Should I buy a new gas tube, or
use the existing one?
2) The barrel is what I would call
a pencil barrel, but I know there
are several variations, so how
can I be sure to get the correct
front sight base.
3) Should I re-use the roll pin, the
FS pins, and the delta ring spring?
4) Please make recomendations on
which mfg to buy, FS base. I'm sure
I can find plenty of these at the next
fun show, but I'm sure there is a lot
of junk out there, & I want to do this
right the first time.
5) How is the front hand guard keeper
retained? Is attached to the FS base?
I think I can borrow a block & wrench.
Any other comments welcomed!
Thanks!
Johnny C!