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Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 02:06 AM
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kagomez85
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Recently picked up a AR pistol with 8.5in barrel, took it out today for the first time to see how it shot. Well didn't do to good, it wouldn't cycle the bolt at all. So I got it home pulled off the handguard since I figured it was a gas problem.. Look like it blew a big hole beside the roll pin. Never seen that before. The gas block looks like some cheap jap made block with rails on each side but its still aluminium I never would have thought there is that much pressure to blow a hole in an aluminium block. Has this happened to anyone before? Any suggestions?
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 02:09 AM
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Pass the gravy.
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 02:16 AM
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kagomez85
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No got it in a trade deal, and of course the other guy never had any problems....
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 10:55 AM
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Post a couple pictures for those with advice. I myself would like to learn about it too.
Pass the gravy.
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 02:29 PM
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Sounds like time for a new gas block to me. - Yours probably had a casting flaw, most likely a void that introduced enough weakness to lead to a failure.
It happens... I'd just get a new gas block and move on.
Kind regards, charlesb
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 02:42 PM
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kagomez85
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 04:09 PM
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https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/06/15 04:23 PM
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Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 12:53 AM
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Yep that hole is not suppose to be there.
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 01:02 AM
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Don't be ridiculous, that'll never hold up. Time for JB Weld
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 01:03 AM
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Prolly more of a JB Weld type job.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 01:05 AM
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Time to get a new gas block. I would be pissed at whoever sold that.
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 01:20 AM
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Buy a steel gas block and be glad your hand wasn't near to schrapnel
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Re: Major gas block issue...
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07/07/15 01:36 AM
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Anybody know what brand of gas block that is?
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