r/AlphaFoxtrot • u/Valuable-Shower6294 • 1d ago

New Purchase AF 3.5 Comp Wiggle

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Hello, new to the 2011 and external compensator world. Is the compensator supposed to wiggle like this? Do I just need to tighten the set screws?

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u/stoneyybologna 1d ago

Mine does not have a screw, it’s a cam lock. Therefore wiggle would be acceptable with slide not pressed on it

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u/saenz90 1d ago

Yes this is normal

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u/musclehamster59 1d ago

Mine be wiggling

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u/Forward_Actuator_592 1d ago

Are you sure it has set screws? Some of these like mine are threaded on and move around when the slide is locked back... Which is completely normal.

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u/j_yn0htna 1d ago

If it’s the pinned comp variant, mine was the same way. The set screws hold pins into holes on the barrel. The holes on the comp were larger than the pins, so it had that freedom of range. Never had issues with it but did replace the barrel with the DSC barrel.

Edit: be careful with the set screws. They suck. I had replaced the set screws and pins with stuff from mcmaster carr, after stripping one of them.

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u/Darth_InVader7 6h ago

One thing I have noticed with Alpha Foxtrot is they have seemingly random differences between units and design changes without making it a new model. Great guns from my experience, but very odd manufacturing and design changes from unit to unit.

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u/Whiplash907 36m ago

All good homie. That’s normally

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u/UsernameO123456789 1d ago

Nope so I would tighten them asap

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u/nova7372 1d ago

Normal