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Posted: 5/11/2011 7:53:28 PM EDT
| May be a dumb question, but I ordered a 14.5 upper from BCM with the pinned front sight. Well I wanted a 10'' DD lite rail with troy BUIS and a battlecomp 1.5 and I used the DD low profile gas block. I got it all together tonight and was going to have the battlecomp pinned tommorow, and realized I have this big ugly hole in my barrel from the pinned front sight. It's very noticable since the rail doesn't cover it. What does everyone do about this? Should I have ordered a upper without the pinned front sight? |
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I think I'm just gona order another barrel. I hate to weld a $150 comp on a barrel I'm not gona be happy with. I think this is the barrel I'm gona go with. Another dumb question will it come ready to bolt on as far as headspacing and being drilled for the gas system just basicaly what I have without the damn front sight holes?
http://www.bravocompanyusa.com/BCM-14-5-Mid-Length-Barrel-Stripped-p/bcm-brl-s-mid-14%20std.htm |
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I'd get a Larue gas block. Why would you go with the Larue gas block? Because it will be long enough to cover both pins holes. this one? YHM has a similar one, not sure about the price. |
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No need to spend more money or send back the barrel. You can shave down the FSB and re-pin it. First, cut off the sight tower leaving only the gas block portion, cut off the bayonet lug if there is one. This will give you a low profile and lightweight gasblock. There are tutorials on how to do this on youtube. It is easy and straight forward.
Good Luck EDUB |
New Barrels on the way. I didn't want a longer rail than a 10'' on this gun and didn't want the gas block showing past the rail. So a new barrel is the answer. Plus now I have an excuse to build another upper for my spare lower, all I need is a upper reciever and a few small parts. 
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New Barrels on the way. I didn't want a longer rail than a 10'' on this gun and didn't want the gas block showing past the rail. So a new barrel is the answer. Plus now I have an excuse to build another upper for my spare lower, all I need is a upper reciever and a few small parts. It's going t show about 1/4" with a 10" rail and micro gas block. DD Lite 10.0 and pinned PRI low-pro gas block 
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New Barrels on the way. I didn't want a longer rail than a 10'' on this gun and didn't want the gas block showing past the rail. So a new barrel is the answer. Plus now I have an excuse to build another upper for my spare lower, all I need is a upper reciever and a few small parts. It's going t show about 1/4" with a 10" rail and micro gas block. DD Lite 10.0 and pinned PRI low-pro gas block http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/xx282/jaston87/Guns/Reccev21.jpg Yea I saw that during mock up, but it doesn't show much at all. |
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No need to spend more money or send back the barrel. You can shave down the FSB and re-pin it. First, cut off the sight tower leaving only the gas block portion, cut off the bayonet lug if there is one. This will give you a low profile and lightweight gasblock. There are tutorials on how to do this on youtube. It is easy and straight forward. Good Luck EDUB Extremely difficult if the holes already exist in the barrel. |
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No need to spend more money or send back the barrel. You can shave down the FSB and re-pin it. First, cut off the sight tower leaving only the gas block portion, cut off the bayonet lug if there is one. This will give you a low profile and lightweight gasblock. There are tutorials on how to do this on youtube. It is easy and straight forward. Good Luck EDUB Extremely difficult if the holes already exist in the barrel. Huh? |
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No need to spend more money or send back the barrel. You can shave down the FSB and re-pin it. First, cut off the sight tower leaving only the gas block portion, cut off the bayonet lug if there is one. This will give you a low profile and lightweight gasblock. There are tutorials on how to do this on youtube. It is easy and straight forward. Good Luck EDUB Extremely difficult if the holes already exist in the barrel. Huh? OK, You were saying to use the sight base that he took off.......actually this is a good idea. MY BAD .....reading is fundamental. |
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