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    Admittedly, I can be a bit anal at times but I've always felt that the only thing that should ever be cocked is the hammer.

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    Stop dicking the dog, please. It's gross.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    Unacceptable. And clearly this idiot is not used to doing this type of work. Simply using a carry handle to hold the rails in alignment will prevent or minimize this.
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    That was totally my thought when I read the OP. I've always used an optic mount to bridge the upper & handguard. It's self aligning. I figured that was common knowledge.

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    I'm envisioning it low or high, relative to the receiver top rail. Not canted. But only the OP can help us understand the problem.

    I've installed handguards that simply will not flush up, no matter how much effort you give it. It's been my observation that it's generally a rail dimension mismatch: one or the other machines on the large side (usually the receiver), while the other comes out at the smaller end of the spec, or is possibly even out of spec.

    Most rails don't even carry through to the receiver, and many of those that do don't actually offer any useable slots. We generally don't span the gap with an optic mount, so it's really nothing more than aesthetics at that point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dead Man View Post
    I'm envisioning it low or high, relative to the receiver top rail. Not canted. But only the OP can help us understand the problem.
    Ahhh.. that's possible. I re-read the OP and he could mean exactly that. In that case, there'd really be no fix.
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    If this is the case, a front post elevation change should suffice...

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    Oh yeah, I see that now. I was only going off of what markm said. Dammit, pay closer attention next time, will ya.

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    Stop dicking the dog, please. It's gross.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryno12 View Post
    Oh yeah, I see that now. I was only going off of what markm said. Dammit, pay closer attention next time, will ya.

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    Don't be too hard on yourself... I really couldn't ascertain that info from the OP. As we all know, it's usually a canting issue that falls in-line with his description.

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    Well, it's been day, and the 1 post OP has yet to respond. Wonder if we'll ever find out what they meant by canted and/or if it's been otherwise resolved.

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    Assuming this is a Daniel Defense MFR, the barrel nut is not timed. The hand guard is secured via 4 set screws that press on a ridge in the barrel nut. Loosen the 4 set screws, align the rail however you please, and re-tighten. That's it.

    If there's a step down or up between the upper receiver and hand guard, then one or the other is out of spec.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ggammell View Post
    Depends what slightly means. You paid the man to do the job. He needs to make sure it's done right. If it's bothering you now, it'll only get worse.
    This. Another reason why I like to do the work myself.

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    Curious as to how much you paid as well. These things are really easy to do on your own. I'm sure you can get enough guidance by reading here or watching YouTube.

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