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Posted: 8/12/2014 6:09:38 AM EDT
| Anyone have experience with the BTE (Battle Tested Equipment) micro adj gas block? I see them on ebay for just under $50. SS or SS cerakoted black same price. Was looking at Syrac but if the BTE works just as well, and is SS, and save $50.... So, anybody out there have one they can comment on? |
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I have purchased three of these. So far they run great. Very good company to deal with. I lost a hardware kit while waiting on parts for a build & I asked to buy it when I bought another block & they included it for free.
Good value for the money. Add; Fit great under my MI SSK K-mod |
| i have three of these as well. one on a 7.5" 5.56 pistol, one on a 7.62x39 7.5" pistol and the other is waiting to go on my 10.5" 5.56 barrel. they work fine for me, set screw to the barrel and just use a set screw to adjust gas. no problems to report from me after about 2000rnds through both of them |
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They are very similar to the Kies blocks. Tried those also...
No springs or stuff like that. Just give the threads of the set screw a little dab of loctite blue, let sit overnight & viola , firm setting adjustment that doesn't back out. 3 full turns from fully seated is where I start & adjust in or out for functionality from there. I have seen over 50fps increase from a properly adjusted block. I used one on a 300blk build & it shot right at 1,020- 1050 w/ hornady 208grn AMAX's. With the BTE block it was over 1100, closer to 1150... Over gassed is slower gased.... I say. Only bad thing is the "Crack" with those... oh well I load my own that doesn't crack. |
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Red loctite may require that you heat the screws up with a torch to loosen them should you decide to remove the GB later. I just picked up this today.
SLR Adjustable gas block I went in the shop and met the owners. I took in my upper receiver and new barrel. Alfredo set it all up for me with the new Solo series 11" hand guard. Cant wait to try it out. |
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Thanks for the info. One more question Gtfoxy, blue loctite ?....not so much for heat. Gas blocks will get hot. There is a red loctite that resists heat up to a point...would this not be more applicable ?? I would not use red personally for the above mentioned reasons. The powdery breakdown of Blue is entirely acceptable in this application. |
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