Can the gas tube easily bend during cleaning? I cleaned my 6920 and was pushing cloth down the side of the gas tube with a toothbrush (not very hard) and I wonder if it is easily bent? Seems like it might be.
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Can the gas tube easily bend during cleaning? I cleaned my 6920 and was pushing cloth down the side of the gas tube with a toothbrush (not very hard) and I wonder if it is easily bent? Seems like it might be.
I don't believe so. I know they CAN be bent but usually takes some force. I'm sure you are fine.
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Cool, thanks guys.
They are a bitch to bend. Sometimes you need to bend them a little for key alignment purposes.... it's not easy... they're pretty springy.
This.
I had one on a buddy's build that I couldn't bend inside the upper. I would press it all the way to the upper receiver wall and it would spring RIGHT BACK. Had to take it out to bend it. If it's a quality gas tube like Colt, I wouldn't worry about it unless it clearly looks crooked or clearly shows difficulty when returning to battery
I was working on one yesterday. I kept at it and got it about 70 percent of where I'd like it to be. If a tube wears down enough on the end, it will leak gas and potentially cause problems.
I had it happen on my older 14.5 middy. Tube wore down to like .165" from the original .180" and it caused cycling problems.
Yep, Gas tubes are wear items, like barrels, springs, and bolts.
This was premature however. I mean... like 2000-2500 rounds and functioning issues. It was under a DD lite rail so I couldn't see the amount of leakage build up until I pulled the rail off. It wasn't an alignment thing either. It was worn evenly all the way around. I suspect the tube was just soft... or the key was rough on the inside.... Still watching it with the new tube to see if the problem repeats.