[ARCHIVED THREAD] - DPMS question?

Posted: 4/7/2007 7:58:01 PM EDT

My rifle is relatively new, I bought it a few months ago from a DPMS at one of the gunshows in PHX. It is just a basic 16". What I want to know is if the bird cage that came on the barrel is removable or is it welded on with that pin I read about. I don't know what years of ar-15's had that pin thing.

Posted: 4/7/2007 8:00:26 PM EDT

[#1]

Should be threaded on. Put a bit of masking tape on the flats to protect the finish and put a wrench on it. You might need a little heat from a torch, I suspect DPMS uses loctite.

Posted: 4/7/2007 8:17:05 PM EDT

[#2]

Without knowing what specific model you bought its hard to say, but if it is an A2 flash hider, it is unlikely that its pinned. I have never seen a 16" barrel have a flash hider that had locktite on it. I would find it very odd if a company did that. There is absolutely, positvely no valid reason I can think of to use locktite on a flash hider.

Posted: 4/8/2007 6:43:23 AM EDT

[#3]

Thank you. How difficult is it to get off? I do not want to damage my rifle. I've worked on performance cars for years but something like this makes me nervous.

Posted: 4/8/2007 6:49:34 AM EDT

[#4]

Shouldn't be difficult at all. I can't imagine a 16" with a pinned FH. Does it have a washer behind it?

Posted: 4/8/2007 6:58:59 AM EDT

[#5]

Yes

Posted: 4/8/2007 7:06:15 AM EDT

[#6]

My Lite 16 had a thin lock nut behind the flash hider. Back off lock nut while holding FH. Comes off easily then.

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