[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Gas block problem

Posted: 12/11/2010 1:45:56 PM EDT

Okay so I picked up a WOA barrel from Rainier. And a VLTOR gas block from Midway. Now I can not get the block to slide far enough to get over the gas port in the top of the barrel. What am I doing wrong? Did I get to wrong gas block?

Posted: 12/11/2010 2:29:12 PM EDT

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Oil or grease the barrel and the inside of the gas block. Slide it on until it stops then tap it with a rubber mallet or block of wood the rest of the way.

They can be a little tight. If you don't want to scratch the finish up try to avoid twisting the gas block back and forth - just tap it straight back into position.

Mine was the same way. 18" WOA, rifle length gas from Rainer and Vltor from somewhere else. (Disregard the AFG - it was holding the tube in alignment while the loc tite set up.)