
Originally Posted by
87GN
While swapping out the stocks, I checked the receiver extension tube to see if it was straight. Like every other SR556 I've examined, it was not. This is easily avoided during assembly - the tube needs to be held straight while the castle nut is being tightened, or the tube will turn with the nut. This really will have no effect on the function of the weapon, but it provides some insight on assembly and QC practices.
This comes from not using a milspec (Colt) nut, backplate, and buffer tube.
Too much slop in the parts and then they bind up causing the buffer tube to rotate during assembly.
Last edited by scottryan; 08-03-10 at 11:03.
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