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Thread: New KAC Gas Block with flip-up front sight

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    New KAC Gas Block with flip-up front sight

    http://www.operationparts.com/KAC_KN...CK_p/21342.htm

    Love the design, price is on the high side even for KAC. Really want to pull trigger but up in the air due to cost.

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    i could never justify that price for that. KAC sells to civilians now but sometimes I swear they set their prices to limit civilian ownership, I love their stuff but cannot for the life of me see the reasoning for their pricing on many items.

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    I think that is the same gas block that has been around for a while, just not in very large quantities. I would guess that retail prices are influenced heavily by .gov contract prices.

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    It is awesome that you can even find one for sale - regardless of how much it cost. These were about as hard to find as anything I've seen. They are great pieces of equipment - excellent machine work, very nice sight picture, spring-loaded up. They are also pinned on versus most that are simply screwed on.

    I had one probably 3-4 years ago and it was nice - I wanted a URX to match it up with but couldn't find one at the time. Since I paid so much for it I wanted to make an "ultimate" set up but that never happened. And at the time no one wanted to mess it up trying to pin it to the barrel...

    Spooky

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    Crap, that's more than I want to pay for a barrel!
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    Wow, that thing is almost the cost of Knight's URX Rail. I love KAC products and the thought they put into them, but the pricing is absolutely monstrous.

    Isn't the wrench for their proprietary barrel nut in excess of $250? I seem to recall a guy on a another site sketch one up in CAD and machine one himself.
    Last edited by opmike; 04-26-10 at 19:22.

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    Someone was smoking something powerful when they decided to price it that's for sure

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    Have you looked at the Vltor? it has a swivel attachment if desired.
    GET IN YOUR BUBBLE!

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    Quote Originally Posted by mark5pt56 View Post
    Have you looked at the Vltor? it has a swivel attachment if desired.
    I got a Vltor on a trade, and I hate the AK post and it gets pushed down too easy.

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    That is without a doubt the stupidest AR part price I've seen yet. I'd definitely rather have the Vltor, even if they were the same price.

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