Well dam that went poorly

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Well put it together this morning, shot 20 rounds with one malfunction, got it sighted in 2 inches high at a hundred and shot a 3 shot group touching....

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Well he is a gunsmith at a gun range that pretty much only messes with AR rifles. That said my education just got a big jump. Waiting for my new upper....

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Thinking about it the action rod must have held the barrel in place and turning the barrel nut rotated it and the upper breaking the index pin. How he...

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The barrel nut. He put it on one of the Wheeler aluminum action rods without the pin and wrenched on the nut with a big wrench. It broke the index pin...

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I watched that, exactly the reason I took it to what I figured was an actual gunsmith. I didn't have a good way to hold the action and the Brownells action...

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The alignment pen is toast. I had no plan for this barrel immediately. Might send it back to BHW and get them to fix it....

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All I did was clamp the upper in a vice with the rail against one side and the magazine opening on the other padded with plywood. As far as I can tell...

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16 inch Faxon Gunner profile. Wanted to match 20 inch 223 velocities with heavier bullets.

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I know he heated the barrel nut really hot. He also used an aluminum action bar that had a big flat end to hold the barrel. Not separated just the barrel...

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I didn't put this upper together in the first place just wanted to use the receiver for another barrel. I do want to save my BHW 243 LBC barrel and the...

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I started to remove the barrel nut on my Aero Precision upper. My set up was kind of hokey, a Brownells action wrench on a ratchet set in a vice. I couldn't...

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My gas block arrived without it's pin for the gas tube. Where can I get one? Oops looks like it will come with the gas tube.

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As I get older I like light and not so loud. 16 inches seems a good balance, changing the muzzle device or even just removing the so called flash hider...

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I would have preferred an action rod with a "sail" but the Brownells's tool was only $34. and I don't see myself doing a lot of barrels. The...