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Posted: 6/14/2014 9:50:58 AM EDT
How can I install a gas tube with an already pined gas block on the barrel? Note I dont have the tools/experience to pin a gas block myself, so the barrel is shipping to me "complete" with the muzzel device pined and welded (14.5" barrel) and the VLTOR gas block pined. Would it be possible to protrude the gastube through the side of the gas block closest to the muzzel, just enough for the tightening/alignment of the barrel nut installation, then slide the gastube into place and pin it.  Thanks in advance, SOLP
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Install the barrel and barrel nut without the gas tube. Once the barrel nut is properly torqued and aligned you slide the gas tube through the barrel nut and then back up into the gas block.
Like this: gas tube installation |
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Knock out the small roll pin holding the tube into the block. Remove tube. Tighten barrel nut onto receiver. Aline nut with gas tube hole.. Insert tube into reciever then opposite end into gas block. Reinsert small pin into gas block. Enjoy Didint think it would be that simple! Also thought the gas tube would be too long to do it that way? |
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Didint think it would be that simple! Also thought the gas tube would be too long to do it that way? Quoted:
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Knock out the small roll pin holding the tube into the block. Remove tube. Tighten barrel nut onto receiver. Aline nut with gas tube hole.. Insert tube into reciever then opposite end into gas block. Reinsert small pin into gas block. Enjoy Didint think it would be that simple! Also thought the gas tube would be too long to do it that way? It tight fitting but I've done it on everything but a pistol length system. Might even work there, just never done it myself |
I was only confused because most of the videos I watched the gas block was not pinned in place. So they were able to just slide the tube and block on without having to do it the way you guys helped me with.
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Didint think it would be that simple! Also thought the gas tube would be too long to do it that way? Quoted:
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Knock out the small roll pin holding the tube into the block. Remove tube. Tighten barrel nut onto receiver. Aline nut with gas tube hole.. Insert tube into reciever then opposite end into gas block. Reinsert small pin into gas block. Enjoy Didint think it would be that simple! Also thought the gas tube would be too long to do it that way? It's only too long if the BCG is in place! 
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