Just a simple thing I wish manufacturers would do...

[Wandering Kermode]

Whinging and complaining [on]

With all the fancy logos and everything... I REALLY wish barrel/Gas-blocks etc. came marked with a line for the dead center so it would make alignment that much easier. FAXON!!! Lads, LOVE your barrels (THere's a 16" 5R "Gunner Match" I'm dealing with here today... lovely barrel) but seriously, in the name of smart thinking and clever product distinguishment: put markings (long enough to be seen with the GB on and off) along the center-line of your barrel through the gas-port center-line and up on the shoulder. And gas-blocks, IMO, should just have the bloody line drawn straight up the front across the mouth/gas-tube port.

Sorry for the rant thread, I'm just having one of those days where I'm all thumbs and I don't have my dial calipers or tools to mark the center of a barrel like this outside of a Staedtler drafting pencil and a business card and it occurs to me this would make it SO mice for builders.

Whinging and complaining [off]

Cheers

Blue

[A5BLASTER]

Wotejk gas block is what you seek. Unscrew the alignment screw and look down into the block and watch for the gas port.

When aligned tighten down the screws.

[rabiddawg]

Wandering Kermode, it was one of those days for me too. Glad it’s over tomorrow is a new one!

[Wandering Kermode]

A5Blaster: Good lookin out mate, never head of them but I will be looking into their gas-blocks.

I still maintain that the whole "etched line" at the center of the ports and gas blocks is kind of a no-brainer in terms of a "smart little trick" that at least barrel makers could think of.

rabbiddawg: YEP... I'm officially relaxing and trying to put it behind me now mate. Hope your day goes better tomorrow too.

Cheers

Dave

[Lastrites]

My Odin tunable gas block has such a line etched into it, you still have to mark the barrel for tdc. I get where your coming from but it's not to difficult to strike a pencil line on both the block and barrel, I usually pencil a line on both block and barrel in front of and behind the port for two reference points. Prior to that I remove the set screw underneath the gas port and install it upside down to measure the offset from the shoulder as well.

[Bobke]

A bit of an investment and worth it if you own multiple AR’s, the SLR block alignment drill/dimpling jigs line up off gas port and greatlY simplify this process.

[Wandering Kermode]

All great info lads and thank you for taking the time to help a new guy like myself struggle through his own ineptitude.

Cheers

Blue.

[snarkscarbine]

Odin works does this.