I think my ar barrel is off center. How do I know if it's just the handguard or the actual barrel?

I think my ar barrel is off center
How do I know if it's just the handguard or the actual barrel?
Is it ok to shoot like this?
Should I send it back for a replacement?
>pic related
Please help
This my first ar build

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    throw that shit away and get a real AR. Rails on an AR are cringe.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      But my brother got it for me on my birthday
      I just want to know if it's fine like this or if I have to ask him to send it back

      Use a scope mount to align your reviver and rail, if the gas block doesn't touch you should be ok.

      The gas block isnt touching the rails but it's very close to one side
      Is that ok?

      Are you sure it's not the handguard?

      It might be but I'm asking because I dont know myself

      I just asked my brother about it and he said it's normal for it to be a little crooked and off center like that

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        ah family gifts are different. Keep it forever and never sell it.
        I would take the whole thing apart and reassemble it. you don't know what sort of shoddy work went into it. The gas block does look canted.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          I suppose
          I know he bought it from psa but I guess for now I should probably figure out what tools I need to take it apart just in case

          it's the handguard, don't worry about it. when you zero the optic it'll be on your receiver so the hardguard won't matter. if you later have a laser on the hardguard that can be affected but practically shouldn't be a huge issue.

          That sounds good to know
          But I do have the magpul sights that came with it, I put them on because I always figured it was best to first learn with irons, but are they gonna be affected by them?
          I could just adjust the rear one to align it good, right?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            correct. you'll adjust whatever sight system you have. honestly the whole "learn irons first" thing is kind of overblown nowadays. everyone and their mom has access to decent optics nowadays. irons are fairly easy to use at "normal" distances and if you're going to be shooting irons at something long range (rare nowadays) you can adjust for distance with a lot of sights.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >I know he bought it from psa
            >psa
            send it back but be prepared for it to be a b***h of a return process.
            if they give you shit or fail to respond start b***hing or arfcom and it will get done.
            its fricking psa if the monkey who assembled it fricked it up that obviously thats not the only thing he fricked up.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >I would take the whole thing apart and reassemble it.

          My dad bought one of the parts kit AR from century a long while back after i warned him not to and the thing wouldnt hold zero so he disassembled it. Fricking SAND literally poured out of the threads where the barrel screwed into the receiver and made the barrel angle to one side somehow. Cleaned it out and slapped it back together and it worked fine afterwards.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        it's the handguard, don't worry about it. when you zero the optic it'll be on your receiver so the hardguard won't matter. if you later have a laser on the hardguard that can be affected but practically shouldn't be a huge issue.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >It might be
        Take it off and inspect it. It's not that hard. You'll know if it's bent or not if you place it on a flat surface, like your kitchen counter or table. You will be able to rock it back and forth in place or see light cominng from under it.

        With the hand guard off, you can more easily rule out other issues. Such as the barrel or upper not being proper.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          What if the floor of my kitchen table isn't levelled?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Use a glass table, window, or mirror. Most glass products are dead straight unless the glass is like 50 years old and has started to flow.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Not sure if moronic or trolling, but here's your (you). Glass doesn't flow.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Tonight on PrepHole:
                >dumb b***h doesn’t know glass can get hot
                >this and more…at 11

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                The frick are you on? The glass panes on the 80 y/o house I moved out of not longer ago are thicker at the bottom. Explain that shit for me like Im a moron.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Not that anon, but glass is a solid unless heated to liquid phase. Reason why old windows appear to settle: https://www.quirkyscience.com/glass-liquid/

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Visit St. Augustine’s Old Jail.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Old glass manufacturing standards were not capable of making glass with a consistent thickness, one end was usually slightly thicker. When you hang a pane of glass logic would dictate you put the heavy end down, this was done typically with the intention of fooling brainlets in the future to use big words like superviscous and supercooled.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Your floor could be upsidedown for all I care. So long as it's flat enough to get a reference off of.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Common issue with "free floating" guards

      >Rails on an AR are cringe
      Plural, yes, but a single optic/sight rail along an M-LOK guard is tasteful

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Use a scope mount to align your reviver and rail, if the gas block doesn't touch you should be ok.

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Are you sure it's not the handguard?

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    is it attached to the upper receiver loosely?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Grabbing it by the receiver and handguard, it feels sturdy and tight, but looking at the rail section where they meet, it's not exactly flush
      It's kinda subtle but they arent 1:1 even
      Is that possibly it?

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    At least it's not a 1800 LMT upper with the gb touching the rail

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      tfw my lmt lowers all don't like magpul gen 2 mags

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Odds are the rail is not quite on the barrel nut straight. I'd email the manufacturer and ask them what they'd like to do about it before you shoot it, but if you do shoot it, it seems very unlikely any problems would arise.

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Loosen the screws clamping it to the hand guard and rotate it 180 degrees. See if the offset follows the rotation. It may just fall into place.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Clamping it to the barrel nut*

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    OP here
    I removed the handguard and it took me a minute to figure out what the smaller screws were for but I think they were to spread the handguard and make it easier to remove
    I put it back on and it still looks a little off center but no so much as before but looking where the handguard and receiver connect, there used to be an extremely small gap on each side, with one being slightly bigger, corresponding to the off center side
    Now that gap is gone and the gas block is slightly closer to the center
    Did I do good?
    It was my first time doing this and I had fun with it

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      *smooch*

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    This is the how it looks after

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Did good kid.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      And this is an inside view of afterwards to get a better idea
      How does it look?

      [...]

      *smooch*

      https://i.imgur.com/ekCKeqD.jpg

      Did good kid.

      [...]

      Thanks :3

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    OP here
    Here's my cat sitting in my box of Allen wrenches
    Thanks /k/

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Guys, if I asked palmetto for extra handguard screws
    Would they help?

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Frick bros
    The screw was never stripped at all
    I accidentally stripped the rear third screw hole that actually clamped the handguard down
    Frick, how badly did I frick up?
    Its still clamped tight and it screw in normally, but now it's only 2/3 it had before to hold it tight
    Did I frick up????
    Frick

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      welcome to shitty rails. If possible just swap the rail for a simple carbine handguard w/delta ring assembly and grab a set screw FSB from RGUNS

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        They ship with pretty good rails now compared to what they used to. They’re made by Midwest industries.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Psa has always had options with midwest industry rails. However not every rail included on an upper is mi. This is about as bad as all psa has fn barrels which is a blatent lie.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      You could probably get a replacement screw. Dont panic too much, you should be ok. The handguard isnt a "vital" part of the rifle so as long as it doesnt rotate or come loose, you should be fine.

      Good job on getting the barrel aligned, I can't tell for certain what might have been the issue but it looks good now. Do a function check, double check the other parts and enjoy your gift

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        i think me meant he stripped the threads in the hole, not the bolt itself

        Frick bros
        The screw was never stripped at all
        I accidentally stripped the rear third screw hole that actually clamped the handguard down
        Frick, how badly did I frick up?
        Its still clamped tight and it screw in normally, but now it's only 2/3 it had before to hold it tight
        Did I frick up????
        Frick

        it'll be fine, just keep an eye on it to make sure the handguard doesn't twist or anything down the road. That could be an issue if you're using a front sight on the rail but if you're just using a dot it's a non issue

        if it bothers you, get an mcmr and call it a day

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Get a longer screw and put a nut on the outside.
      >pic unrelated

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    To be honest it doesn't matter as long as you adjust your sights accordingly. But yeah your handguard looks off center

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It's a sig? Then it's all fricked up

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    As long as it puts bullets where you want them, why does it matter?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      OP is probably just worried about his poverty handguard slipping off mid-shoot

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