AR Thread

[Vapour]

Does anybody have an adjustable gas block that they would like to part with? Or is a JP one on TM for $150 all good? also thinking of getting one of those captured buffer springs to eliminate the noisy action sound on firing, thoughts, advice?? I have already been hosed on a recoil buffer, turned out it is a direct replacement for the one from factory!! reduces felt recoil yeah right!! as opposed to having a rock in there maybe. Im hoping that degassing it a bit shall cure all my probs though.

I recently ordered a PRI adj gas block off Brownells and I had no customs issues, or you can try Spanners mod
AR-15 ADJUSTABLE LOW-PROFILE GAS BLOCK | Brownells

[mikee]

$150 off tarde me is a reasonable buy. If you don't want to mess around with customs. I have had a couple of jp's on my guns since new (nearly 10 years0 and they make a big difference. I don't care about the sproiing noise. After a while you won't even notice it!!!!!!!

[Spanners]

Clean it when the accuracy falls off
Wipe the upper and bolt down with a oily rag in about 5 secs - job done

[hanse]

Thanks Mikee, haha yeah I have been told that the sproing lets you know that its doing what its meant to! just never heard it before I put the can on it so its sort of off putting. think the buffer is bottoming out quite hard which is the worse thing, gas block will get it though.

[gimp]

Get a H2 buffer



E: don't, you don't have a carbine buffer system, whoops


fuck rifle length buffer systems

[hanse]

So you cant get a heavier spring for a rifle length buffer?

[Beavis]

Rub some chassis grease on the buffer spring if the sound bothers you

[Spanners]

DIY poormans adj gas block - braze up the barrel end of the gas tube and drill out in small increments at a time until you get your gas flow required.

To put the AR load development post I was going to do into a simple paragraph..
An AR is no different to a bolt gun in regards to load development - OTHER than having to make the gun run on waste gas
1st you need a load. Remove the gas tube and turn the block 90 deg or slide it forward a bit to block it off.
Do your load development, find the load the gun likes via normal methods.
Once you have a load, THEN make the gun run around it
DONT tweak a load so the gun gasses correctly
Reassemble gas system and test - you will 95+% of the time have to work the gas backwards.
You dont need much gas to make an AR cycle - IMO if you are under gassed - look elsewhere in the gun not at the ammo (providing its close to 'normal' loading)
A Wildcat is against the norm - if it is something oddball the powder speeds may need to be looked at but anything remotely normal is generally a walk in the park

[steven]

This is sort of funny if it wasnt so awful, I hope none have made it to NZ,

GunLab looks at the Vulcan V15 AR18 hybrid - YouTube

[Nibblet]

This is sort of funny if it wasnt so awful, I hope none have made it to NZ,

GunLab looks at the Vulcan V15 AR18 hybrid - YouTube

That was one of the better youtube clips I have watched in a while. A must buy

[Spanners]

I was sick in my mouth a bit...

[Spanners]

Yes you can.

Speaking of buffers - I totally ignored them in my above post as its my opinion that a standard buffer works fine in 99.9% of cases.

[Col.Whiplash]

Got me a new NEA. The trigger feel would be similar to a Chinese SKS left in the Egyptian desert for 10 years.
Any cheap options for a after market replacement - two stage or crisp single?
(Can't be bothered stoning it as it is a single stage with a lot of travel)

[Spanners]

Got me a new NEA. The trigger feel would be similar to a Chinese SKS left in the Egyptian desert for 10 years.
Any cheap options for a after market replacement - two stage or crisp single?
(Can't be bothered stoning it as it is a single stage with a lot of travel)

You got a good one then
Timney is a good cheap available drop in

[scaggly]

You could try some of the yellow jp springs. They lighten the trigger pull quite a lot.

Some people have smoothed the stock trigger out by judicious application of lube and dry-firing. Might be cheaper than a $400 trigger.... If you do go the new trigger route, the RRA match triggers are only about $120US and might be an option. I really like the one I have.

One other option if you are a real cheap bastard like me, is to order a single stage dpms fcg kit. I have one in my cheapie ar. Only cost me about $50 plus shipping from brownells.