You can do it yourself with a hand drill.
Any gun smiths on this board in WNY?
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i would call the manufacturer and talk to them.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
That sounds like a plan. I dont own a drill press , and I dont want to fuck up a 300 barrel. I would rather pay somebody 100 dollars to drill the hole right then for me to screw it up beyond repair. You only get one chance to do it right.
Ehh go slow and and it is pretty easy. That is why they make adjustable gas blocks for. I use Seekins adjustable GBs
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
What size bit?
Depends on what the port size is now. I normally go up a few thousands of an inch at a time until it cycles correctly.
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Thats fine. You need to blow down the tube and block before it goes in. You didnt install the gas tube upside down (Port facing up) did you?
Before you check port specs you need to make sure if any gas passes through wo much interferance. Simple stuff.
White Oak is owned by John Holliger. He is one of the best in the business. I am buying barrels from him for 15 years. Instead of calling and talking to a sales lady I suggest emailing. That way you will get him to address your issues. You can always ask him if you can send the upper to him. He will get it to work. I see him every year at Camp Perry. He is super honest and you can trust what he says.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
No the tube is right side up. Air flowed through the tube and block fine. But I have no way to check it again once its installed on the rifle.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Ill see if they will take a look at it.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
How far away from the Binghamton area are you? Not exactly sure when in the next couple weeks I will be up there, but I'd bring my tools and take a look at it for you.
Definitely sounds like a gas issue, but with a quality barrel and decent gas block, I suspect it may not be lined up precisely
Definitely sounds like a gas issue, but with a quality barrel and decent gas block, I suspect it may not be lined up precisely
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Thanks I appreciate it, but Im about 3.5 -4 hours away
Plug the chamber end up completely. Put canned air or something in the muzzle end, plug up the rest to seal around the "Straw" from the canned air. Blow the canned air, the only way it can go is out the gas port. Should give you an idea.
You could try Ryan at Lake Erie Arms. He is an FFL that builds ARs. He runs his business out of his house part time, but is great with anything AR.
Last time I checked Lake Erie Arms in Lackawanna closed down (per the google). RA is a good guy, I know he's an AR Armorer, only reason I didn't suggest him is I thought he stopped.
He moved. I think Springville.
Well, that would explain it.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
a 300 barrel .. AAC 300BO i take it ?? if its a 300B0 needs a pistol length gas system ... or drill it out for more gas ..
I believe he meant a $300 barrel.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Thats correct. a $300 dollar barrel , sorry about that. The cal is 223 Wylde.
I want to be sure I’m reading this right. The distance from the gas port drilled to the shoulder the gas block butts up against is less than the width of a dime? Here’s a pic of a couple barrels I have showing gas port at approximately 8.5mm (.33”) from shoulder. If your gas port is right up against the shoulder could be drilled in wrong spot. The gas block would never line up properly and would explain why you get no gas at all. If you can take gas block off snap us a pic.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Im sorry, The end of the gas block itself, not the hole. So the gas block is seated approx one "smidge"away from the shoulder.
The hole looks like its about the same distance as yours.
The hole looks like its about the same distance as yours.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
ARRRGGGH! My rifle now has an effective range of 3 feet! As far as I can swing it. Spoke to another gun smith he said he cant get to it for 2-3 weeks.
Actually that is pretty quick as far as gunsmiths go.
Can you hold on to it until he’s ready? This way you’re in line but can still try to work it in the meantime.
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
OK, A suggestion... After reading through this thread, and knowing that @meketrefe has built a shit-ton of AR style stuff, and is super knowledgeable why not ask him for some “direct action” help? Meet for coffee somewhere like Batavia or whatever...
spat
.950 JDJ
Well, technically it's a bolt action with shitty ergonomics now.
The good news is that you can put your bayonet back on and your shoulder thing can go up again until you get it fixed
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
I thought he was in Utah.?? Yeah Id be real happy to meet him in person if he's local. Or anybody else that would be willing to help. Have cash will travel.
