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Thread: Back up iron sites, need opinions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Ayo.

    *smacks lips*

    Hol up.

    If shit's "just a hobby" why u so worried about a pinned gas block fam?
    Primarily the irritation of disassembling the rifle to glue it back on. I hate having to track down gas problems. A secure gas block provides one less problem in that exercise.


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    Are gas blocks coming loose a recurring problem for you?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hmac View Post
    Primarily the irritation of disassembling the rifle to glue it back on. I hate having to track down gas problems. A secure gas block provides one less problem in that exercise.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Are gas blocks coming loose a recurring problem for you?
    No. I always pin them.

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    So, regarding a qualified opinion, you've never had an unpinned gas block come lose?

    Got it.

    Quote Originally Posted by Hmac View Post
    No. I always pin them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    So, regarding a qualified opinion, you've never had an unpinned gas block come lose?

    Got it.
    Right. After seeing a couple shoot loose years ago, I decided I’d always pin them since it’s so easy and so cheap.

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    Monkey see, monkey do.

    Makes sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlander Systems View Post
    Monkey see, monkey do.

    Makes sense.
    Yeah. That’s exactly it.

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    I think this thing has veered off the tracks.

    My take:

    1) Intended use should drive gear.

    2) It is okay to run only optics on a recreational rifle.

    3) A properly dimpled and set screwed gas block is not likely to move.

    4) A pinned gas-block is inarguably less likely to move.

    5) For a recreational shooter it is easier to replace an optic than it is to fix a gas-block that has come loose.

    6) In a SHTF scenario, up close and dirty, I can probably get by better w/o sights, then I could with a single-shot rifle.

    7) I have a drill-press, I have begun to pin the gas-blocks on my builds.

    YMMV
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    Okay I'll admit I have unpinned castle nuts....There I said it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pandaz3 View Post
    Okay I'll admit I have unpinned castle nuts....There I said it!
    And you fell better, don't you?

    Now are you sure you don't mean un-staked castle nuts?

    That could open up the thread for even more drift.

    The possibilities are endless.

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