[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Genius Level Gunsmithing (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 12/28/2015 9:07:34 PM EDT
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So, you're the proud new owner of a new to you "basically unfired" bushmaster "M4", huh?
Most Excellent! Now, what to do? Accessorize? Hell Yeah! Awwwwww........your new Keymod hand rail won't fit because you have the A2 style front sight post/gas block? NO PROBLEM!!!!! you got a dremel with a cut-off wheel right???  " />
So Armorer Much Dremel Wow 
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rilfe shot fine....
i felt like a dick for not noticing it.......helped a buddy get his first ar platform and completely missed it until after we were packing up after shooting. new lo-pro gas block is, what....$100? this is all jagged and cut up...just looks like shit, and i was miffed at myself for not noticing, and the guy selling for not disclosing it....i'd have mentioned it in the sale anyways... oh well...still a nice rifle....we had a laugh about it when we took the rail off to look at it. no clue this is somewhat normal....i've never seen that done before. 
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rilfe shot fine.... i felt like a dick for not noticing it.......helped a buddy get his first ar platform and completely missed it until after we were packing up after shooting. new lo-pro gas block is, what....$100? this is all jagged and cut up...just looks like shit, and i was miffed at myself for not noticing, and the guy selling for not disclosing it....i'd have mentioned it in the sale anyways... oh well...still a nice rifle....we had a laugh about it when we took the rail off to look at it. no clue this is somewhat normal....i've never seen that done before. It's like $25 for a low pro gas block, unless you go fancy, which a guy cutting an A2 with a dremel wouldn't. It's a pain in the ass to punch out the pins and all, so many say fuck it, 2 minutes with a dremel and done. |
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rilfe shot fine.... i felt like a dick for not noticing it.......helped a buddy get his first ar platform and completely missed it until after we were packing up after shooting. new lo-pro gas block is, what....$100? this is all jagged and cut up...just looks like shit, and i was miffed at myself for not noticing, and the guy selling for not disclosing it....i'd have mentioned it in the sale anyways... oh well...still a nice rifle....we had a laugh about it when we took the rail off to look at it. no clue this is somewhat normal....i've never seen that done before. Clean it up with a dremel and some sanding wheels then BBQ paint it. Perfect. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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lol
didn't mean to step on any smithin' toes out there
i know it's not drilling a garand receiver or anything like that, but i'd not dremel a front sight off my rifle....just me i guess...definitely need to paint it at least...very shiny in direct sunlight, even under the handguard. |
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I'm guessing OP would freak if I told him the story about swapping an AR barrel with a small nail, pipe wrench, two pieces of 2X4, and 1996 Thunderbird.... I built all of my ars with a 2x4 for a block. Works great. All the gae block in op needs is a little filing and some aluma black and itll look good. |
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What are you bitching about? It's more secure than most low profile gas blocks out there (without drilling any more) and you don't have two pin slots visible on the barrel. Could have maybe been re shaped a bit better, but that's a very common thing to do when you freefloat a barrel that has a FSB. That's not exactly bubba smithing.
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Low profile gas block was too expensive. What would purchasing a low profile gas block have achieved? Will it look a little more pretty? Maybe. If you don't mind seeing the pin slot in the barrel. You'll also be using either set screws or a clamp on block instead of taper pins. |
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rilfe shot fine.... i felt like a dick for not noticing it.......helped a buddy get his first ar platform and completely missed it until after we were packing up after shooting. new lo-pro gas block is, what....$100? this is all jagged and cut up...just looks like shit, and i was miffed at myself for not noticing, and the guy selling for not disclosing it....i'd have mentioned it in the sale anyways... oh well...still a nice rifle....we had a laugh about it when we took the rail off to look at it. no clue this is somewhat normal....i've never seen that done before. If so, spend less time in GD and more in tech. You're not going to have a cheaper, more secure setup than a factory pinned FSB. If you're friend is worried about it , a grinder and some paint will make it look fine while it's hidden under the rail. |
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So, you're the proud new owner of a new to you "basically unfired" bushmaster "M4", huh? Most Excellent! Now, what to do? Accessorize? Hell Yeah! Awwwwww........your new Keymod hand rail won't fit because you have the A2 style front sight post/gas block? NO PROBLEM!!!!! you got a dremel with a cut-off wheel right??? http://<a href=http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y482/clamdivinpearljammer/IMAG0501_zpsnzku480c.jpg</a>" /> So Armorer Much Dremel Wow
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