My RE seems a bit off center. Is it an issue?

[26 Inf]

That's kinds cool. However, I've put on dozens over the years and was always able to get them right. Sometimes I'd just seat it a bit off center and when I torqued it it pulled it straight. YMMV. Now they have tools for every detail and I've bought many, this I'll pass on.

I've got one of those, it's a knock off of this one:

https://geissele.com/reaction-block-...tube-only.html

I find it useful for a lot of tasks, torquing the castle nut hasn't been one of them.

[Steve-0-]

When you torque place a stock on the RE and put pressure on it to the right (counter clockwise) while torquing. This will prevent clockwise rotation. 90% of end plates indexing pins allow about 5 degrees or sometimes more of play even when indexed in the slot.

At the end of the day, its not a huge deal but if you run stocks with large cheekweld surfaces, it feels weird.

[PhoPoweR]

Have your bud that did it fix it for ya

[ST911]

I've got one of those, it's a knock off of this one:

https://geissele.com/reaction-block-...tube-only.html

I find it useful for a lot of tasks, torquing the castle nut hasn't been one of them.

The Geissele tools and blocks are excellent.

[seb5]

I've got one of those, it's a knock off of this one:

https://geissele.com/reaction-block-...tube-only.html

I find it useful for a lot of tasks, torquing the castle nut hasn't been one of them.

I can see the usefulness of it and i agree not for RE's.

[jpmuscle]

I love the geissele stuff and have both of the above tools. Back when the reaction block was only $80 so not sure wtf the happened there. The Midwest reaction block is a better design though imo.

Neither facilitate ensuring the RE is lined up however so have to eye ball it or rig up a clamp that holds both the lower and RE in line vertically.

Dwilson was working on a attachment that would function similar clamping the lower and the reaction block inline but I don’t think it ever made it production unfortunately.


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[99cobra2881]

Not for REs huh?

https://youtu.be/3J4hZO9ZaDA

I posted a cheaper knockoff of the G$ Reaction block since they upped the price by $100. $100 seems reasonable doubling the price to $200 not so much.

[seb5]

I love the geissele stuff and have both of the above tools. Back when the reaction block was only $80 so not sure wtf the happened there. The Midwest reaction block is a better design though imo.

Neither facilitate ensuring the RE is lined up however so have to eye ball it or rig up a clamp that holds both the lower and RE in line vertically.

Dwilson was working on a attachment that would function similar clamping the lower and the reaction block inline but I don’t think it ever made it production unfortunately.


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Where did you find the midwest reaction block? I'm looking.

[99cobra2881]

I love the geissele stuff and have both of the above tools. Back when the reaction block was only $80 so not sure wtf the happened there. The Midwest reaction block is a better design though imo.

Neither facilitate ensuring the RE is lined up however so have to eye ball it or rig up a clamp that holds both the lower and RE in line vertically.

Dwilson was working on a attachment that would function similar clamping the lower and the reaction block inline but I don’t think it ever made it production unfortunately.


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Simple fix clamp the magwell vise block in the vise with two pieces of angle iron to make the jaws longer while also clamping the RE vise. Both are then held perfectly on plane. May have to shim to get the RE block to lock up tight but that would be fairly easy to do with a few pieces of flat iron.

[seb5]

No doubt that would work but it does seem like the juice isn't worth the squeeze. Lots of dollars tied up in that video.