Superlative Gas Block Install Help
Originally Posted by
MistWolf
I can speak with confidence that, after what I have put the SLR adjustable gas block through, it's going to take a lot of abuse before it fails.
This isn't to take anything away from the Black River Tactical micro ports. The micro port is a simpler design and has no moving parts. I'm putting one through it's paces now. It is more difficult to swap micro ports than it is to adjust the SLR. But once configuration and buffer is settled on, I think the BRT micro port is an elegant, reliable and cost effective solution for an over-gassed AR.
Bingo. Two best options on the market between BRT MicroTune gas block and SLR set screw gas block.
They both sell a lot of gas blocks. This means large sample sizes. High reliability has been reported on both for some time now.
Note that for ANY adjustable gas block, they are not designed to be toggled between settings like a gearshift in a car. The adjustments are designed to be tuned upon shooting the rifle and then to essentially be left in that setting until such time arises that I knew tune needs to be established based on a change in configuration of the gun. The people who have gotten into trouble with adjustable gas block‘s are the ones who constantly screw with them and constantly change settings. This is not what those gas blocks are designed to do.
I can also confirm that needlessly toggling between the adjustable gas settings on, say, an FN FAL or a Sig 55X series rifle will also lead to early mechanical failure of those adjustment mechanisms.
So, to everyone who employs an AGB: STOP F$&@ING WITH IT.
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Last edited by BufordTJustice; 01-12-18 at 14:52.
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