[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gas Ring Alignment -- How Crucial?

Posted: 3/4/2007 4:45:47 PM EDT

When cleaning a bolt for the 2nd time, noticed 2 of the gas rings were lined up. Following cleaning, I separated the 3 ring slots to be proportional around the bolt diameter. Is this correct? Thanks!

Posted: 3/4/2007 4:53:34 PM EDT

[#1]

Doesn't matter. If everything is in spec it'll work whether the gas rings are lined up or not.

Posted: 3/4/2007 4:54:40 PM EDT

[#2]

Reading the instructions from my manual, they should be 120 degrees out form each other.

Posted: 3/4/2007 4:58:13 PM EDT

[#3]

The gas rings jump around every time you take a shot. In the Army, I qualified once with a 2 ring bolt. I didn't want to have to qualify with someone else's rifle if I didn't have too. The rifle functioned fine. I did point it out to my armourer when I turned it in though.

Posted: 3/4/2007 7:51:53 PM EDT

[#4]

Myth busted.
There is no need to line up the gas rings. When the bolt is inserted into the carrier, the rings are slightly compressed and the gaps close up. Line many others, I have run two and even one gas ring and had proper functioning.

Posted: 3/5/2007 7:23:31 PM EDT

[#5]

Thanks for the feeback!

Posted: 3/5/2007 7:30:46 PM EDT

[#6]

every time I go to the range I align the gaps to try and induce a failure. I was told that it happened all the time and out of all the Ar's, semi and automatics I've never been able to induce a short stroke.

Posted: 3/5/2007 7:47:50 PM EDT

[#7]

How important is staggering the gas rings?

Not Very.

ETA: I recommend them highly, I've got them in all my rifles. To hell with dicking around with that staggering BS.

Posted: 3/5/2007 8:10:05 PM EDT

[#8]

not needed.

I had an ar run on one gas ring.

Posted: 3/7/2007 5:16:36 AM EDT

[#9]

its not important...but keeping the myth alive in doing it, is making sure you at least look at them as you "unalign" them and by doing that you at least give them a look see

Posted: 3/7/2007 5:36:56 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
every time I go to the range I align the gaps to try and induce a failure. I was told that it happened all the time and out of all the Ar's, semi and automatics I've never been able to induce a short stroke.

+1 i've tried the same thing and never had a problem. i've pulled bolts out of my rifles after a day of shooting (1k+ rounds) to find that the gas rings are lined up and my rifle never hiccuped.

if gas ring alignment is causing your rifle issues, you have some other problems going on with the gas system (ie: loose gas key, gas leak at the FSB)

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gas Ring Alignment -- How Crucial?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gas Ring Alignment -- How Crucial?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gas Ring Alignment -- How Crucial?