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Posted: 11/14/2008 1:15:36 PM EDT
| I recently purchased an A3 type 6.8spc AR15. I am wanting to remove the front site block and replace it with a 3 rail gas block. My reasoning is that I want to be able to mount a scope system to the flat-top without 1. seeing the front sight in my sight picture and 2. not have the need for some type of elevated scope base. I have looked at this and taken a few light "wacks" at the pins with a punch and hammer. They do not seem to want to move. I am affraid to hit it too hard for fear of damaging something. Is there a trick to this? I am driving the pins out from left to right and have the barel and FSB mounted securley on a wooden base. Any suggestions would be appriciated. |
| I'm sure a press would be the better way to do it, but I've done quite a few with a 3 lb. hammer and a punch. The key is to hit it hard. If you tap it, you will just munge it up. I recently swapped the gas block on my RRA 6.8 upper, and it took me all of 2 minutes to get the gas block off. |
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I recently purchased an A3 type 6.8spc AR15. I am wanting to remove the front site block and replace it with a 3 rail gas block. My reasoning is that I want to be able to mount a scope system to the flat-top without 1. seeing the front sight in my sight picture and 2. not have the need for some type of elevated scope base. I have looked at this and taken a few light "wacks" at the pins with a punch and hammer. They do not seem to want to move. I am affraid to hit it too hard for fear of damaging something. Is there a trick to this? I am driving the pins out from left to right and have the barel and FSB mounted securley on a wooden base. Any suggestions would be appriciated. The only thing you'll see through a scope of 4X power or greater is a faint "shadow". It will not interfere whatsoever with your sight picture. US Army Mark 12 Model 0 uses a low mounted scope with a standard front sight base - no problem. |
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