Geissele low pro super gas block opinions/input

[PenderMedic]

Have an FN barreled psa upper, that im going to be taking the gas block off to dimple the barrel..... I know geissele makes great products, ..love their triggers , but is it worth the 60 to get a geissele, instead of just going back with the stock gasblock? Guess im trying to ask what am I getting for the 60? Have there been issues with lesser named gasblocks? A difference in corrosion resistance? "Semi" new to the AR platform compared to most here. Always been a FAL girl so trying to research as much as I can

[BringMeTheHorizon]

If the stock gas block works, there isn't any reason to pay for the giessele.

[PenderMedic]

If the stock gas block works, there isn't any reason to pay for the giessele.

Yeah, only couple hundred rounds , but no problems. Didn't know if there was anything long term ,that the giessele would be more beneficial , like corrosion . But I guess if its not broke , don't fix it. Thanks

[Ohio_Shooter]

The only real advantage of the Geissele gas block is the option to pin it. If you don’t plan on pinning it, then I’d stick with what you already have.


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[Magsz]

There are pinning jigs out there that will allow you to pin any low profile gas block for minimal cost so that's not a reason to switch.

Dimple what you have and call it a day.

[26 Inf]

There are pinning jigs out there that will allow you to pin any low profile gas block for minimal cost so that's not a reason to switch.

Dimple what you have and call it a day.

Which pinning jig do you recommend? Most I've seen, like the BRD's, are kind of pricey if you are just doing one.

I like the Geissele Automatics - Carbon Steel Gas Block sold by ALG Defense, it is normally $39.00, on sale today for $33.15. Geissele doesn't sell it on the Geissele Automatics website, just his wife's. https://algdefense.com/carbon-steel-gas-block.html

The reason I go with this gas block is the fact that it is set up to pin with a drill press. I dimple the barrel for both set screws, lock it down, place it in my drill press vise, and using the McMaster Carr drill bit Geissele suggests, drill and pin. A simple operation that doesn't require much in the way of equipment. I'd be willing to give it a shot with a hand drill in a machinist's/drill press vise.

[Magsz]

Which pinning jig do you recommend? Most I've seen, like the BRD's, are kind of pricey if you are just doing one.

I like the Geissele Automatics - Carbon Steel Gas Block sold by ALG Defense, it is normally $39.00, on sale today for $33.15. Geissele doesn't sell it on the Geissele Automatics website, just his wife's. https://algdefense.com/carbon-steel-gas-block.html

The reason I go with this gas block is the fact that it is set up to pin with a drill press. I dimple the barrel for both set screws, lock it down, place it in my drill press vise, and using the McMaster Carr drill bit Geissele suggests, drill and pin. A simple operation that doesn't require much in the way of equipment. I'd be willing to give it a shot with a hand drill in a machinist's/drill press vise.

Ive used the BRD devices with great success. I also build quite a few rifles a year so the cost is amortized over the course of time.

Slr rifleworks also makes a dimpling jig that is way more affordable.

[bobbytucson]

if your building from scratch or buying new, i say go pinned or go home. daniel defense and alot of others seem to think its superior and only put pinned blocks on thier barrels. id like to agree to that without ever really pushing a rifle so hard to tell a difference...which i dont think is possible though... on the other hand, bcm, sionics and others swear by dimple+set screw with some red loc-tight. lots of master armorers and master "companies" will have difference in opinion here. this is why i miss will larsen (iraqgunz). he would have ate this thread for breakfast in a grumpy in your face blunt force trauma style lol. he hailed that dimple+set screw were supperior. bless his heart. miss that guy

[alx01]

Have an FN barreled psa upper, that im going to be taking the gas block off to dimple the barrel..... I know geissele makes great products, ..love their triggers , but is it worth the 60 to get a geissele, instead of just going back with the stock gasblock? Guess im trying to ask what am I getting for the 60? Have there been issues with lesser named gasblocks? A difference in corrosion resistance? "Semi" new to the AR platform compared to most here. Always been a FAL girl so trying to research as much as I can

No, geissele gas block is one of the largest on the market. It won't fit under some rails, and others where it does fit (including their own mk14/13) it has so little space between the rail and a gas block that it can contact the rail under recoil. It can also render MLOK slot under the gas block impossible to use.

I really like the lowest profile gas blocks I can find (without detriment to the quality). Two best ones I found on the market (as far as low profile) - Centurion Arms and SLR GB7 Pin (https://slrrifleworks.com/gb7-pin-micro-gas-block/). One caveat - both offer a single set screw and recommend pinning.

[PenderMedic]

Thanks guys