My front sight base is kind of canted to one side. It didnt look like it was when I assembled it, but after bore sighting I see its not lined up. I can get it to zero but the rear sight is adjusted all the way over to the right.
When I got an AK a while ago the front sight wad canted so I just pounded it with a hammer. It solved my problems and the AK runs fine and shoots straight. Can I do this to my AR? Is there any reason you shouldn't, if its done in a way that leaves the gun functioning?
kys
All of my shit is really nice, probably a lot better than your's
Mine is all original ancient Colt minus the Nodak lower and missing full auto bits
try again
derp
that shits old. probably out of warranty too
Your furniture and upper receiver is noticably refinished, probably to make you feel better about the sloppy seconds (thirds, even) you paid $1200+ for. Check yourself
No refinishing it's a mix of all colt parts and I got them cheap before it all went stupid overpriced m80. Not sure why you're so upset but whatever
An very early sp1 upper which I got for 300
Type d buttstock, A1 grips and handguard around 100
Sp1 hammer and m16 lpk, buffer ect. for 50ish
Nodak lower was like 150
So all in about 650
Could sell just parts now for easily 4x that
post pics. i dont have any idea how this is even remotely possible while still having a functioning rifle. that post is also your gas block, if its out of alignment then your rifle shouldn't cycle
I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet which is exactly why Im concerned the hole isnt aligned
I've heard holes big though like you can get away with it being a little off
It can function fine if the misalignment isn't too crazy. I've seen some people use it as a poorfag adjustable gas block. I wonder how egg shaped the hole looks after it's been worn in but then again they were using bear creek barrels and build uppers for the sake of building uppers so disposability is almost something they want.
You don't want to go knocking things loose on an AR like that. You have a gas tube running to your FSP that you can bend or break in the process, and realistically you'll bend or break the pin holding the FSP on, making it loose which is worse than it being canted.
I've got the same issue on an A1 parts kit build and I just drifted my rear sight way over to compensate. It looks kinda goofy but it shoots straight. Fixing it properly would entail knocking the pin on the FSP out, re-welding where it was drilled through wrong the first time, then aligning and drilling it correctly the second time or scrapping the barrel and installing it on a new one. Too much trouble either way.
There's a range where you can get a slight cant on the front sight before it goes out of alignment with the gas port in the barrel. Turns out it's just about enough to max out the left/right adjustment on an A1 rear sight. Go figure.
For the record it's an upper that I got in a trade from a friend. No, he didn't rip me off. I had shot the rifle before in this condition and knew that it worked fine before making the trade.
John Thomas at Retro Arms Works
( https://retroarmsworks.com ) will do what says to fix it. I do not know how much he charges to re-weld/drill, but I'm sure it's a couple hundred dollars at least.
I have a barrel that I trusted a shitty fudd gunsmith to install the FSB on. Turns out he put it on pretty crooked, didn't realize it until I tried to zero it. Maxed out the windage adjustment and I'm still hitting 3" right of my point of aim at 50 yards. Gun cycles fine, but won't hit where I'm aiming.
I will likely have John Thomas fix the barrel at some point.
I had that on my rifle when the previous owner had it
Now fixed
>if its out of alignment then your rifle shouldn't cycle
I have a hand-me-down PSA barrel and the hole is misaligned and not pointed perfectly vertical so the gas block sits canted so it can be directly above the hole
still runs fine tho
It’s cast and held in place with pins so you would probably break it off rather than fix anything
Don't pound it with a hammer. Shoot it first. Bore sights can be sucky.
Boresights get you on paper and a lot are genuinely shit. Take the handguards off and look down the length using either the sights from the muzzle side down or look at the gas tube to help get an idea how far off it could be. Yes you're just eye balling it until you can get to the range to confirm. If the builders used jigs then it should be fine. If they didn't or it's a garage build then yes you may have issues.
FSB is pinned into 2 notches drilled into the barrel, it's set and mated to the barrel, trying to "knock" it like an AK will either sheer the FSB pins or, if it's still attached to the upper, damage the barrel index pin notch. You could have an upper where the notch where the barrel index pins snugs into is out of spec. It will still function fine as there is a lot of room for error and still get full gas with an FSB. I had an upper like that, only recourse if you want to keep the FSB is to live with it or get a different upper.
>but that sucks
Life sucks and eventually you die after taxes fuck you
its possible to fuck up this notch rotating the barrel
and if you are banging on a fully assembled upper you can also fuck up the gas tube.
you also have to determine if the barrel was installed canted or if its just the fsb that was canted. theres a pretty big difference between the 2.
If it shoots fine and zeros fine then don't worry about it.
Remove the handguard, and make sure the gastube is not canted as well.
Some uppers will have a bit too much slop for the alignment tab, and when tightening the barrel nut, it can cock the barrel.
Other than the zero issues, you may experience occasional stoppages as the gas tube extension drags on the gas key.
i have an extra, flat delta ring if you're taking that barrel off