As a matter of fact the last rifle I put together was with an Aero assembled upper and a Faxon 16" middy barrel (I used the Gunner profile instead of the Pencil). Both are great quality products and I would recommend them to anybody. I will never go with another Anderson upper... these Aeros are much nicer, and if you can find them for $60 like I did, it's a great deal. I used the Faxon low pro nitride gas block (clamp-on) and their gas tube as well. All of it was great. Pinning a gas block like you are planning would be even better, as long as you use a good one that is designed for pinning, like the BRT Micro-pin. I have no experience with the ALG handguard. I used the UTG Pro Keymod on mine, and was highly impressed with it too... it really exceeded my expectations. I honestly see no reason to go with anything else.
As far as a vise block, based on advise from TOS, I got a set of No-Mar blocks off Ebay. They work great. I got the one that works for both AR-15 and .308 ARs, and really couldn't be happier.
Last edited by henschman; 10-31-15 at 20:28.
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