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Posted: 12/17/2011 5:27:43 PM EDT
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I am contemplating building my own brass catcher, and have a question. Is there any reason I can't use the holes for the gas tube in the hand guard for holding the brass catcher?
I have a remington R-15, factory installed hand guard, and a scope mounted on a Burris AR-PEPR. I have one of the mesh bag style catchers and it works fine at the bench, but I want to catch my brass while hunting. The mesh bag hangs down and gets in the way while hunting, and the velcro that holds it on makes carrying the gun a pain due to where it is. I have a rubber molded cup that I think will cover the ejection port and will not get in the way. I want to run a metal rod or two through the cup and into the holes that the gas tube would go through (at the 2-3 o-clock position when holding the gun) to mount it. My main reason for mounting it this way is to make it easy to take on and off for checking the chamber. |
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no one?
I just watched a video on changing the barrel on an AR, and see that I am incorrect in the fact that the holes are not in the hand guard but on the barrel nut. I do not see a problem with using the holes for what I want to do, but from a safety stand point, I would like someone who has been around these guns more than I to chime in. Any other suggestions are welcome too. |
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I looked at the E&L site, that looks a little bigger than I want to be carrying in the woods, but it made me take a closer look at my gun. I did not think there was any room between my scope mount and the rail, but there is, gives me another idea. As far as using the barrel nut, I agree with the concern of being a torqued part, but it is 30 or more foot lbs of torque. The part I am considering using does not weigh any where near that. And even if it did, it would have to hang off the nut a foot to exert that much force.
Looked at the youtube video, looks like a well built unit, have to keep that one in mind. Thanks for the replies and ideas, keep 'em coming. |
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