Awe heck,......just use vice grips!
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Awe heck,......just use vice grips!
Again, I own the proper tools, I just look at this and say "Why should I have to use specialized tools when a tiny bit of machining would let me use an ordinary wrench?"
I have no idea what fraction of the user base changes muzzle devices. But many aspects of the AR design are for ease of assembly or maintenance, and are not the only way it could be done - like attaching barrel to upper with a big nut, instead of just using friction fit + pin like on an AKM. I don't know what it would cost to machine flats, but I can't imagine it would be much. (I'm guessing the biggest part would probably be the time involved to place the barrel in a mill or something other than a lathe.)
Anyway, I'm not proposing this for military contract barrels. I'm proposing it for barrels sold as separate pieces to the civilian market, where a gunsmith, hobbyist, or maybe a LE armorer will be installing them. To me it just looks like tiny cost for significant reward. And did I mention that the FN-FAL barrel has wrench flats for installation? The FN-FAL that was designed long before there was any rifle-assembly hobby anywhere, and when skilled machinists were about a million times more common than computer programmers?
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I have all the tools - from the reaction rod to upper receiver blocks - and would rather see flats out at the end of the barrel. I worked as a mechanic for 25 years and always look at how easy it to service something and it does not get any easier than flats at the end of the barrel.
One thing that has popped in my head is how much does the barrel twist torsionally when using a reaction rod and could this reduce the life of the plating on the bore.
If you're set on 'needing' flats-
A $8 file , a couple dozen strokes & black rattle can would seem to scar up your barrel plenty.
Last edited by Leaveammoforme; 03-13-14 at 20:02.
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