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Posted: 11/4/2016 10:35:23 AM EDT
| Hey guys. So I have a Fal that I need to time the barrel on. Other than buying the barrel timing kit, is there anything I can use at home to get it done? |
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Hey guys. So I have a Fal that I need to time the barrel on. Other than buying the barrel timing kit, is there anything I can use at home to get it done? I eyeballed it Well see how it goes this weekend You cant be off much as long as the piston doesn't bind in the receiver IMHO |
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Barrel vise, receiver wrench, timing rods, and a bench vise to put the barrel and receiver together; pin/hole gauge and headspace gauge to install the locking shoulder.
In lieu of the timing rods, you can use a level to assure alignment between the receiver and barrel. IMO, this is not as precise as the timing rods. |
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I eyeballed it Well see how it goes this weekend You cant be off much as long as the piston doesn't bind in the receiver IMHO Quoted:
Quoted:
Hey guys. So I have a Fal that I need to time the barrel on. Other than buying the barrel timing kit, is there anything I can use at home to get it done? I eyeballed it Well see how it goes this weekend You cant be off much as long as the piston doesn't bind in the receiver IMHO mine was off enough to throw off all the shots. |
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Barrel vise, receiver wrench, timing rods, and a bench vise to put the barrel and receiver together; pin/hole gauge and headspace gauge to install the locking shoulder. In lieu of the timing rods, you can use a level to assure alignment between the receiver and barrel. IMO, this is not as precise as the timing rods. I will try a level |
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(What he said)
I haven't done this myself, but almost the same technique worked on an M1 Garand. Long flat plate on the receiver flats and a rod through the hole in the gas block for the handguard screw. Stand back and make a visual check. When they are parallel, you're timed. Follow up with the gas piston check. Insert the gas piston without the spring and upend the barrel, the gas piston should travel freely. Good luck |
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