is there a picture tutorial or video on how to replace the gas rings on the bolt and what tools may be needed anywhere here or on the net?Thanks
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is there a picture tutorial or video on how to replace the gas rings on the bolt and what tools may be needed anywhere here or on the net?Thanks
You can do it without a tutorial. Just pluck one off at at time by prying the old rings off one at a time.
You just need a tiny screw driver or something similar. Pry the open end apart enought to get one of the ends out of the ring groove and work it off like mounting a tire on a rim.
Repeat for the other two rings and do the process in reverse for installing the new ones.
Found this video here.
He finally gets to the gas rings about halfway through.
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If you're going to the trouble of replacing your gas rings......replace them with a McFarland single piece gas ring. You can get them at Brownells for under $4. Last gas ring that you will buy for that bolt.It's also part of the new SOCOM reliability package, FYI.
I personally recommend McFarland rings and use them on all of my bolts.
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Thanks guys gonna order a few sets from Bravo Co
PB,
I know they are McFarlands because they are the only makers of 1 piece rings. As has been discussed before there is no magical round count number. Which is why it is important to do the gas ring check test. Using a clean BCG, you extend the bolt away from the BCG, and then stand it on a flat surface with the bolt face downwards. If the BCG collapses onto the bolt then the rings are worn and you need to replace them.
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I will say this. Since I started using Weapons Shield, I have noticed wear on my gas rings has gone way down.
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