View Full Version : How not! To remove a URX2
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 13:45
So my good buddy bought a Noveske nsr 13.5" rail and is very impatient to say the least. What happened in my basement last night is going to be considered blasphemy to most including myself. But... He's my friend and this is what he wanted. See if this doesn't make you cringe. BTW a local shop has the Urx wrench and would have taken it off on Tuesday. This was Saturday. Enjoy
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All in all it actually turned out good because the Noveske is a breeze to install but the destruction of that Urx 2 makes me want to cry!
This is inspiring... next time I buy a new car, I'll just drive my old one to the county dump.
Was he aware that he could have sold the damn thing for a few hundred bucks?
Wow...I can understand that some people have patience issues but I sure don't understand throwing money away like that!
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 14:01
Was he aware that he could have sold the damn thing for a few hundred bucks?
He was more than aware! I practically begged!
Five_Point_Five_Six
08-25-13, 14:19
Words fail me here.
I think I'm going to be sick.... Your friend just burned 300 bucks brother
It would have been faster with less work using a Sawzall:big_boss:
I hope he went out in the back yard and cranked off some rounds just to cap off the craziness. If you're gonna go, go big.
It's a free country to throw away perfectly good $$$ if you want...
But he's an idiot IMO.
Why did he change the muzzle device? GH
Some people should never be allowed sharp tools.
SilverBullet432
08-25-13, 16:07
Reminds me of the dremel thread :suicide:
I have never been trolled this hard before. I see the pictures so I know this really did happen, I just can't believe somebody over six would be so impulsive.
10/10
You posted this why?! But in all seriousness that was pure unadulterated idiocy. Please tell him I said so.
Knyghtmare
08-25-13, 16:18
Must be nice to not be worried about money... shit...
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 16:20
You posted this why?! But in all seriousness that was pure unadulterated idiocy. Please tell him I said so.
It's kind of a I can't believe this is real thread. And for sure I will tell him.
.46caliber
08-25-13, 16:21
The phrase, "More money than sense" comes to mind. It makes me laugh though.
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Are those true blue, Made in USA, "Channellock" pliers, or some knock-off Chinese brand? If someone is going to go all Neandrathal on a fine piece of American Made machining, they might as well use the very best!
Just out of curiosity, how did you get around not cutting up the gas tube?
I take it you knocked out the pin and snaked it out of there first...
That's $300 he could have spent on beer and ammunition. I checked the Noveske website and it looks like the wrench is $15.
I like the photos of the specialty tools he used. Does he work on M1 Carbines? I need some work done.
RearwardAssist
08-25-13, 16:33
That's $300 he could have spent on beer and ammunition.
How much does the specialty wrench to remove the rail cost?
I think its 75 bucks but may be mistaken
:rolleyes: "my friend", right.
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 16:35
You hit it on the head with the funny comment. That's the real point. "Are you not entertained!"
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 16:36
Just out of curiosity, how did you get around not cutting up the gas tube?
I take it you knocked out the pin and snaked it out of there first...
Pulled the tube through the upper.
There is no way I would have let a friend use my space or tools to bubba up a rail like that.
Grizzlyatoms
08-25-13, 17:08
[QUOTE=rapomstage3;1729810]So my good buddy bought a Noveske nsr 13.5" rail and is very impatient to say the least. What happened in my basement last night is going to be considered blasphemy to most including myself. But... He's my friend and this is what he wanted. See if this doesn't make you cringe.
Does your "Buddy" live in the same house?
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Is there a reason why the rail had to come off that night? I cannot imagine any.
He could have probably paid himself back the price of the NSR by selling the URX.
Oh well.
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 17:20
It really was my buddy. I have a Mod 1 and am not a fan of the nsr. Lets not get carried away with not letting him use my space and what not. He cant be reasoned with and I did think it made for an entertaining couple of hours. Just laugh and think when you feel impatient because you keep tracking a package, this just really cant be topped.
mkmckinley
08-25-13, 17:30
He probably didn't even shoot it until after that Tuesday anyway.
rapomstage3
08-25-13, 17:32
Your correct he won't, That's what makes it even worse.
Grizzlyatoms
08-25-13, 17:35
You should have taped it and put it on YouTube
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Grand58742
08-25-13, 17:46
Can we get a lock on this? Nothing good can come of this thread except to show some people have more money than sense as well as to show the gene pool still needs some cleansing.
Most of us would love to have the $600 the idiot threw away.
Thats a damn shame. I've been looking for a used URX2. Those legacy KAC SR15's are rare and have increased in value. I bought mine @1750 and should have bought a bunch of them. Send me the front sight and the bottom of the URX2. I have the MOD1, Legacy,LW URX and the NSR13.5 and I always love to shoot the legacy for some reason.
Well I will give him some credit for his methodology, I mean seriously at least he didn't pull out the dremel to cut up the rail!:lol:
I admit I laughed.I'm pretty impatient but nothing that stupid
Great. Now I'm going to have nightmares tonight. Thanks. Jerk...
Levi
Doug in Alaska
08-25-13, 21:12
Damn!!! That's about all I can say!
I don't see a problem. He wanted his new rail on now, mission accomplished. I have tossed every returnable beverage container I bring home in the trash since 2001. Like his cut up rail, I don't want to waist time or energy redeeming them.
bluejackets92fs
08-26-13, 00:16
That is just dumb. Not only could you have damaged a $2,000 rifle but you destroyed a $300 rail. I don't understand people.
Is this one of those things that started with "Hey, hold my beer! Watch this!"
bluejackets92fs
08-26-13, 01:39
Is this one of those things that started with "Hey, hold my beer! Watch this!"
More like an "I'm doing this because its stupid and want impress my friends"
This ranks right up there with can I make a midlength by simply moving my gas block forward and a new gas tube. I guess common sense truly is a super power nowadays.
Well, I guess that's one way to do it...
If you account for the cost of a urx wrench, he probably cost himself $135 net. He's just lucky that he didn't shred the upper receiver, or worse, damage the barrel during the process.
Well, I guess that's one way to do it...
If you account for the cost of a urx wrench, he probably cost himself $135 net. He's just lucky that he didn't shred the upper receiver, or worse, damage the barrel during the process.Not to mention he could have recouped the cost of the wrench...
Face.....palm.....
No comment.
Boba Fett v2
08-26-13, 09:47
I try to abide by the old saying "If you don't have anything nice to say..." you know how it goes. But this is just beyond retarded. A waste of a perfectly good piece of equipment and money. What pisses me off even more is the fact that I'm trying to find a good deal for a good used URX II and would've offered him something for it. $300 buys you a good amount of ammo, a pretty decent shotgun and even a scoped hunting rifle these days. :rolleyes:
Whatever he wants to do......
I got a good laugh this morning.
Thanks.
While I find senseless destruction of perfectly good parts distasteful, from a strictly financial point of view his money was already spent and out of his hands. Perhaps recouping a couple hundred wasn't on his list of 'worth it' at this time. I imagine there will come a time in the future he might look back and this and kind of wish he still had the rail or recouped the money. But if he's really on a 'now now now' schedule, it won't come up again.
Anyway, thanks for photos - kind of entertaining in a sick sort of way.
When was the last time you got three pages of complete and total agreeance on a gun forum?
OP... tell your friend nobody here is impressed... unanimous vote of Full Retard.
rapomstage3
08-26-13, 10:53
He knows. I talked to him after I sent him a link to the thread. He's a little suprised at how serious some people are taking it. He still has no regret. Not rich btw. Lumper living check to check. I just want to reiterate that I posted this for people to laugh and be glad that your not that impatient. He's not a bad person.
Face.....palm.....
No comment.
It would have been better had I reacted in the same manner.
He's a straight up gangsta. Respect.
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hey at least this wasn't a " how not! to remove an ingrown toenail " thread
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He knows. I talked to him after I sent him a link to the thread. He's a little suprised at how serious some people are taking it. He still has no regret. Not rich btw. Lumper living check to check. I just want to reiterate that I posted this for people to laugh and be glad that your not that impatient. He's not a bad person.
He's having a perspective failure... he might as well have soaked three $100 bills with lighter fluid and dropped a match on them. We'd all be responding the same way. It's hard for anyone to sympathize with that kind of impatience, and the waste is appalling.
I don't think I could let something like that happen in my home. I can't condone that kind of behavior.
He knows. I talked to him after I sent him a link to the thread. He's a little suprised at how serious some people are taking it. He still has no regret. Not rich btw. Lumper living check to check. I just want to reiterate that I posted this for people to laugh and be glad that your not that impatient. He's not a bad person.
I would have had a hard time watching someone do that, but hey, his rail & his money. Seems like one of those "hey yell, watch this!" moments.
KAC URX II upper - $1700 - 2000
Noveske NSR 13.5 rail - $270
Metal hacksaw - $20
Plumbers pliers - $30
Dremel tool w/kit - $70
Pictures of a grown man destroying a beautiful KAC Upper like a spastic sugared-up kid rampaging in a toy store - Priceless!
There are something's money can't buy, for everything else there's credit cards!
Quiet-Matt
08-26-13, 12:39
Well, good for him. Now he has a upper like everyone else. Took something special and made something ordinary. And threw away $300 in the process. :rolleyes:
Patience is a virtue. Your friend should try to be more virtuous. The deplorable destruction of American ingenuity is apalling.
Suwannee Tim
08-26-13, 13:23
I can remember maybe 35 years ago when I was that impatient. I wasn't that imprudent though. I would have suffered through to Monday and taken it to the LGS. I am so glad I have a little patience now. I do have to admit though it really helps having some shit to play with while waiting for the latest project to come to fruition. Waiting and waiting. Patiently waiting.
Wow. I've done some impulsive and stupid things in my time, but this is quite astounding. I don't get it. Oh, well.
Suwannee Tim
08-26-13, 13:28
Any of you guys ever had something shipped in next day air for $65 when you could have got it shipped ground for $15 waited a few days? This guy is only six times as bad as you! :)
Just wow.
I to have a SR15 mod.0 upper, I too had the rail removed. However I had Rainier do it and pin a Vltor gas block at the same time. They also installed a 12" DD RIS II.
I have since then assembled another 11.5" upper with a BCM HF barrel and the URXII that came on SR15, I also ground and used the set screw KAC gas block on this upper.
Since then I have removed the RISII from the SR15 upper myself at home and install a 15" SMR, awesome set up. I was able to use the RISII on yet another build.
You did it all wrong IMO. Why you would sacrifice that rail, whether you wanted it or not is beyond me. It would have sold on the EE for more than what it would have cost to have some one like rainier do, and install a PINNED gas block, which you still do not have.
Epic fail of true internet proportions, well done Sir.
oh, and ibtl
Why did he change the muzzle device? GH
And did he cut the BattleComp off too?
SilverBullet432
08-26-13, 15:04
And did he cut the BattleComp off too?
I think OP started a thread where the battle comp was "bulged" so they changed it. That threads locked now i believe
I think OP started a thread where the battle comp was "bulged" so they changed it. That threads locked now i believe
Perhaps the URX was also warped from the same twenty sequential 30-round magazine dumps that caused the "bulge" in the BC.
theblackknight
08-26-13, 17:14
Well, good for him. Now he has a upper like everyone else. Took something special and made something ordinary. And threw away $300 in the process. :rolleyes:
While this dude is a reh-tard for the process, the end result prob has nothing to do with having a exclusive, special snowflake rifle even tho I think that's part of the reason someone buys a Knights gun anyway.
sent from mah gun,using my sights
I'm going to want a "WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT" the next time I am forced to look at something like that.
That threads locked now i believe
As this one should be.
-Jax
Wormydog1724
08-26-13, 19:19
In a word, dumbass.
Grizzlyatoms
08-26-13, 19:53
Ibtl
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doriwoogie
08-26-13, 20:12
I'm wondering if he ever had to wait for a tax stamp. That would truly test his patience (or lack thereof).
Eh, flame me if you want but I don't see the big deal. That handguard is worth 300 new, not resale (plus the cost of the gunsmith removal). He really probably wasted $100-150. I've blown that on one dinner with the wife. People blow money all the time. For all we know, he brings his lunch to work every day and drives a 35mpg car. It's his rifle, his money and if he really wants the NSR on it then I'd say mission accomplished.
Would I do this to my SR-15, hell no. My eyelid would twitch for the next year...but give the guy a break.
rapomstage3
08-27-13, 06:54
Perhaps the URX was also warped from the same twenty sequential 30-round magazine dumps that caused the "bulge" in the BC.
So are you saying that the BC can't withstand such use? This is of course not what happened but you obviously understand the inner workings of a BC to know exactly what would cause such a deformation. I'm amazed at how much people have to say from there PC but in reality would just get knocked out cold if you talked about people the way you do. But go ahead compensate.
I threw up in my mouth a little. Damn. But...his shooter, his money, his decision.
Grizzlyatoms
08-27-13, 08:18
Everytime a person cuts off a URX2 an Angel loses it's wings
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Boba Fett v2
08-27-13, 09:03
Well, I went and bought myself a new URX II last night :happy:... that money could've been his.
OP, I don't believe that anyone is organizing a witch hunt for what your friend did to his rail. But, you are the one that decided to reveal this heinous act that occurred in your basement on the internet, no less, for the whole world to see. I feel most of the members here hold a certain reverence for well crafted firearms and their components, amongst other things in this world.
If a guy takes his '65 Shelby Cobra to the track and totals her out, well, she was destroyed doing what she was designed to do. It will be a sad occurence, and some tears may be shed. If the same guy takes her in his basement and hacks her into tiny little pieces and tosses her to the side, that is a whole other deal. While, she is his to do with what he pleases, he is still deserving of Larry Flynt's "Anal Orifice of the Month" Award, just like your friend is in this instance.
This stupidity has gone on long enough.
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