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I ordered a 300 blkout upper and I think I want to remove the fixed from sight post. What all will be involved. Will need a new gas block obviously I would like a magpul flip up for back up. What am I up against? Any special tools, tips, tricks would be appriciated
Taper pins. Make sure you drive them the correct direction.
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If you're going to hide the gas block under some sort of handguard anyways, I would just chop the front sight base down.
Here is one that Bert "chopped" for me.
Last edited by ray1970; 11-08-2012 at 21:49.
Fuck might just chop my own ... that came out pretty damn good
MagPul recommends against putting them on a gas block due heat transferring causes them to melt.
If you are going with a low pro block and an FF rail, then you are GTG.
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Bert (BPTactical) does awesome work. I have cut a few of them down myself and they look just fine but not as nice as the one he did for me.Originally Posted by van7559
I like to chop the sight bases and use them as gas blocks because A: it cost me nothing but time, and B: I like my gas blocks secured with taper pins and not some sort of set screws.
If you opt to do it yourself, I recommend a cut-off wheel to chop it and a file and some sandpaper to smooth it out. I usually just touch mine up with some "barbecue pit" paint when I'm done.
If you're going to hide the gas block under some sort of handguard anyways, I would just chop the front sight base down.
Here is one that Bert "chopped" for me.
I am in the process of chopping mine down right now. i can throw up a few pictures if you want. I just took the top off for now, but it only took about 5 mins with the dremel.
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lets see some pics.. did you just cut it with a cut off wheel, the shape it?
I haven't gotten around to shaping it yet, but I plan to make it look basically like the one posted above. I'm going to use a sanding drum on the dremel to shape it. I'm holding off for a few days until I get some other parts. I can update when I get it done if you want. My biggest problem is that I can't get the darned thing off to work on it... The A2 flashhider was permanently attached.
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Yeah would like to see some after pics for sure
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