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Posted: 1/8/2004 12:52:42 PM EDT
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I thought these things were supposed to be stable enough for optics??? mine moves a lot. Do I have it installed wrong? It seems to flex or move quite a bit. |
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What do I need to check. I think I will take the whole thing apart this weekend and re-assemble. Bending the barrel!!! Thats funny, that was my first reaction.....Holy Shit my barrel is bending! Then I realized it was the RAS. I bet I did something wrong or failed to do something all together. It shot like a champ though..... |
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We had a similar thread recently, and as it turns out, the person didn't have the FF tube nut (the one that screws the tube to the barrel nut) on tight enough. I guess the instructions say to go easy on it, but you really need a strap wrench and get it nice and snug. -Troy |
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Well mine didn't come w/ instructions. I kinda had to just figure it out. But I am willing to bet that is the problem. I didn't use a torque wrench so this weekend I will. Plus I hand tightened the tube nut as well. So I will tighten that better too. The barrel is a 20" Heavy SS SUM so it is stout. Thanks for all the help. |
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DK, you need to quit eating so much fried chicken and beans! Dang dude. Can you see what is moving? The tube or the nut? When I discovered that my bbl nut was loose it took a few secs of moving it (rail system) back and forth to be absolutely sure of what the problem was. Just a thought. |
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Quoted: DK, you need to quit eating so much fried chicken and beans! Dang dude. Can you see what is moving? The tube or the nut? When I discovered that my bbl nut was loose it took a few secs of moving it (rail system) back and forth to be absolutely sure of what the problem was. Just a thought. I think I figured it out. I just don't want to do anything to it until I get to a proper work site with a vise and torque wrench. Thanks |
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