CMW
10-08-13, 22:33
Hey, ran into an issue while doing a fit check on my new 6.8 build. Basically, the bolt carrier wouldn't sit flush in the upper:
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y2gowSLpQLI/UlTNmgB55eI/AAAAAAAACLo/uU6Z56UO1xE/w428-h642-no/photo+2.JPG
Barrel/Gas block/Gas Tube are all new package deal from Noveske, upper is VLTOR MUR-1A.
I swapped the 6.8 bolt out, for a 5.56 bolt, and function checked the carrier in my BCM mid-length upper, no problem. That's when I noticed the gas tube length. The Noveske tube is .25" longer.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YWsoSCYP5YA/UlTNn0Rj-II/AAAAAAAACLw/0XDUH56XWWo/w672-h642-no/photo+4.JPG
I pulled the gas key back off (it's a stripped carrier, not staked yet), and slid it back in, everything locked up nice and flush.
So I'm assuming the gas tube is .25" too long? I know this might seem obvious, but I'm asking because it was a package deal from Noveske...I'm more inclined to think I screwed something up than they did ha.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y2gowSLpQLI/UlTNmgB55eI/AAAAAAAACLo/uU6Z56UO1xE/w428-h642-no/photo+2.JPG
Barrel/Gas block/Gas Tube are all new package deal from Noveske, upper is VLTOR MUR-1A.
I swapped the 6.8 bolt out, for a 5.56 bolt, and function checked the carrier in my BCM mid-length upper, no problem. That's when I noticed the gas tube length. The Noveske tube is .25" longer.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YWsoSCYP5YA/UlTNn0Rj-II/AAAAAAAACLw/0XDUH56XWWo/w672-h642-no/photo+4.JPG
I pulled the gas key back off (it's a stripped carrier, not staked yet), and slid it back in, everything locked up nice and flush.
So I'm assuming the gas tube is .25" too long? I know this might seem obvious, but I'm asking because it was a package deal from Noveske...I'm more inclined to think I screwed something up than they did ha.