Alright guys, I'm needing some help.. (Warning: This probably belongs in the gunsmithing hall of shame thread).
A friend mine bought a BCM Recce carbine and decided to swap barrels for a lighter weight barrel. After the swap he asked if I wanted the old barrel assembly since he wasn't going to use it, so naturally I said "hell yes" with the intent on using it to build a beater/training rifle.
The barrel is a 14.5 BCM government profile barrel with a pinned BCM comp.
Well this is what he gave me..
Apparently instead of heating the barrel up to remove the screws, he decided to *attempt* to drill the screws out. He didn't drill deep enough to contact the barrel, and from what I can tell it doesn't look like he drilled past the screw head, so the gas block is still installed in the correct position. He didn't know the muzzle device was permanently attached via pin either, and didn't understand you have to slide the gas block off to remove it.
As of right now it probably still functions, but I'd prefer to fix it before assembling it into a complete rifle. So what route would be best? Send it off to have the BCM comp and gas block removed and replaced (most expensive option), buy a jig from BRD engineering and just pin this gas block in place and call it good, or attempt to run it as is (not sure how I feel about that). I'm leaning toward buying the BRD jig (I have a few other builds that I need it for anyway) and pinning it and leaving it be. It currently has a standard barrel nut on it, and I planned on running a Centurion C4 rail, so that's no biggie there.
What do you guys think? Would pinning this block be worth it, or is it damaged to the point that it warrants being replaced?
Thanks!
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