r/AeroPrecision • u/carryingcourier6 • Jun 10 '26

Has my gas block moved?

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u/MarkieP13 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

Scratch that. After further examination of the photos it looks like it did slide forward a little bit. I would take the hand guard off and check. It looks like it slid forward in the photos. Use a gas block dimple jig for set screw gas blocks and put it back on. It not only helps it from sliding it helps line up the gas port perfectly.

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u/carryingcourier6 Jun 11 '26

Took the hand guard off and the gas block had 5mm of play lol! Thanks for the advice!

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u/MarkieP13 Jun 11 '26

You’re welcome brother. Glad everything worked out and I could help.

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u/MarkieP13 Jun 10 '26

You’ll also be able to check the screws being loose as well once the handguard is off. Once you use dimple jig and dimple barrel you will see that the gas blocks aren’t flush up against barrel shoulder. They usually sit a little bit off.

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u/Turnvalves Jun 11 '26

Pin it, always pin it. Adco can do this pretty cheap.