[ARCHIVED THREAD] - quick question on upper

Posted: 1/31/2011 1:53:27 PM EDT

Buddy of mine build a new AR and took it to the range. he was telling me his brass would hit off a triangle piece after it ejects. I thought he meant the forward assist, but no, it wasnt. http://www.cncguns.com/images/ar15_drawing_a3upper2.jpg shows a cad drawing with the piece in question. it's the part between the ejection port and the FA area. what is that piece for?

thanks guys!

Posted: 1/31/2011 1:56:06 PM EDT

[#1]

It's called a "brass deflector".

Posted: 1/31/2011 2:54:24 PM EDT

[#2]

Yep ––- I have several Ar's ––––- my old Colt M-16 604 "tribute" rifle with a slick sided upper, as well as my modern DPMS Sportical (also slick sided) both throw the brass 10' to the right and back.
everything else with a brass deflector puts the brass 6' to the right and front

Why the need? I dont know –––– maybe to help lefties out a little bit

Posted: 1/31/2011 3:14:08 PM EDT

[#3]

so it really is a brass deflector

Posted: 1/31/2011 3:15:48 PM EDT

[#4]

yeah... google could have told you that... or hell, a book about firearms, or an instruction manual...

Posted: 1/31/2011 3:42:22 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
so it really is a brass deflector

Isn't it obvious?

Posted: 1/31/2011 4:02:12 PM EDT

[#6]

yes, that is supposed to happen. Its sole purpose is so the brass hits it and goes foreward

on a positive note, you may be the first person to ever ask that

Posted: 1/31/2011 4:48:41 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
on a positive note, you may be the first person to ever ask that

apparently i google wrong or the search function on ARF doesn't work right.

i just wish i could be as smart as some people...

Posted: 1/31/2011 5:25:20 PM EDT

[#8]

It's all good OP. If you don't ask questions, you won't learn. Welcome to the site.

Posted: 1/31/2011 5:26:38 PM EDT

[#9]

Join date of 2008 and you didn't know what a brass deflector was? At least you came to ARFCOM, the source of all information worth knowing, to find out.

Posted: 1/31/2011 5:55:42 PM EDT

[#10]

Tough crowd...

Posted: 2/2/2011 5:29:51 AM EDT

[#11]

When I first got into AR's I knew nothing.

After u shoot a few rounds, youll get a cool little gold stripe on your deflector

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