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Posted: 2/19/2009 1:15:44 PM EDT
| I noticed that the gas block on my new AMD is tilted off-center. The piston/carrier doesn't seem to be in a bind and there are no rub marks on the painted part - it evidently is not hitting the trunion. With the gas tube out and looking through the trunion from the rear of the receiver, the gas block appears to be rotated on the barrel to the left, about 1/16" out of line. Assembled, you can see the gas tube is slightly angled and off-line from the barrel. Aside from appearance, would this bother you? Can the gas block be taken loose and re-set? I have the option of sending it back but would rather fix it - plus, I think they're sold out. I have a local friend who is a professional AK builder who will also look at it and advise/fix. I have another FEG, a SA85M, to compare it to, which is of course perfect (as an AK can be). This is really a double-edged sword because very few AKs will look right beside it. Nevertheless, my feeling at this time is to live with it. I'll probably never fire over 1000 rounds in it but I don't want the piston to break that one time when I really need it! Carrier motion is smooth, but not as 'free' as the SA85M. |
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I noticed that the gas block on my new AMD is tilted off-center. The piston/carrier doesn't seem to be in a bind and there are no rub marks on the painted part - it evidently is not hitting the trunion. With the gas tube out and looking through the trunion from the rear of the receiver, the gas block appears to be rotated on the barrel to the left, about 1/16" out of line. Assembled, you can see the gas tube is slightly angled and off-line from the barrel. Aside from appearance, would this bother you? Can the gas block be taken loose and re-set? I have the option of sending it back but would rather fix it - plus, I think they're sold out. I have a local friend who is a professional AK builder who will also look at it and advise/fix. I have another FEG, a SA85M, to compare it to, which is of course perfect (as an AK can be). This is really a double-edged sword because very few AKs will look right beside it. Nevertheless, my feeling at this time is to live with it. I'll probably never fire over 1000 rounds in it but I don't want the piston to break that one time when I really need it! Carrier motion is smooth, but not as 'free' as the SA85M. Wait, a Made in Hungary FEG AK is dead nuts straight built, and an assembled in america from a parts kit with a new barrel is canted? Say it ain't so...  
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| I probably will leave it alone, but when comparing it to my original FEG SA85M, which is all straight/lined-up, it's just irritating. Plus, from the mechanical standpoint, you don't want a gas piston putting all the wear on just one side of the gas tube and gas block. As far as 'good enough for the military', we really don't know if these kits were ever really accepted by the military. They might be a bunch of seconds because of things like canted sights/gas blocks, etc. Even if they were accepted, they may have been 'second tier' and held in reserve or used by militias or police. Whatever, just speculation on my part on a cold, snowed-in day. |
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