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  • Frontier Gear
    Warrior
    • Nov 2017
    • 772
    #1

    PSA Uppers

    Anybody ever remove a barrel nut on one of these?
    Just a moment...
    http://palmettostatearmory.com/review/product/list/id/19996/


    I know that some manufactures use thread locker and make it a bugger to remove. At this price though, it's almost worth buying it and putting on a Grendel barrel.
    Engineer, FFL and Pastor
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  • Lastrites
    Warrior
    • Apr 2017
    • 678
    #2
    Yes, done easily. Broke down several of them in the last year or so, no thread locker present on any of the parts.

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    • Frontier Gear
      Warrior
      • Nov 2017
      • 772
      #3
      Thanks! I'm looking at combining that with a group buy 16" barrel and bolt. Throw in an MOE-SL hand guard, a gas block and a thread protector for the end of the barrel and you would have a nice little carbine. Upgrading the trigger, stock, grip, etc... could be done over time.
      Engineer, FFL and Pastor

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      • Kswhitetails
        Chieftain
        • Oct 2016
        • 1914
        #4
        PSA doesn't to my knowledge use a thread locker on their upper assemblies. I would feel no worry about buying this kit. It may require some finish work, but the price reflects that as well. Good thought FG, we think alike.
        Nothing kills the incentive of men faster than a healthy sense of entitlement. Nothing kills entitlement faster than a healthy sense of achievement.

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        • Frontier Gear
          Warrior
          • Nov 2017
          • 772
          #5
          I did some digging around in my extra parts bag and found enough parts (stock, buffer spring, grip, most of an LPK, lower, etc...) to not to purchase the PSA kit. I would still like to use a MOE-SL mid-length hand guard. I've never used one and it looks like it would be nice for winter hunting. Those aluminum free float hand guards get really cold and I probably don't need it to be free floating for a hunting rifle. On those same lines, my Polymer80 lower has been kind of nice since it doesn't transfer the cold either. I've been packing that (18" barrel, P80 lower, MOE Rifle Stock, and Aluminum FF hand guard) and my "budget build" (Aluminum Aero lower, Carbine adjustable stock, 16" BCA upper with traditional hand guard) around in the woods lately. Each one has it's pros and cons. Basically anything aluminum gets really cold (buffer tube, lower, hand guard...). I'll try for a "winter carbine" this time. Keep it small, light and cover all that metal.
          Engineer, FFL and Pastor

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          • Kswhitetails
            Chieftain
            • Oct 2016
            • 1914
            #6
            Plasti-dipping the handguard may be a thought. I saw a post where someone mentioned the spray-sealer... that could work too. Get some blue plasti-dip and make a Channel-LOK AR, then send them an email. You may have a buyer! lol
            Nothing kills the incentive of men faster than a healthy sense of entitlement. Nothing kills entitlement faster than a healthy sense of achievement.

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            • Tex Nomex
              Warrior
              • Dec 2017
              • 185
              #7
              Flex Seal.
              If you apply it in thin layers, it can look pretty good. Definitely helps with the cold and the grip. Looks better (smoother) than the Rustoleum rubber coating. Make certain surface is clean before application.
              "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed."
              -- Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers at 184-188

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              • bj139
                Chieftain
                • Mar 2017
                • 1968
                #8
                Not cold. Cheap too.
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