Rail for a barrel with pinned gas block

[DoglegArms]

I got an 18” 5.56 barrel with a pinned gas block. How the heck do you get the barrel nut on for a free float rail?

 

[Red Dawn]

I got an 18” 5.56 barrel with a pinned gas block. How the heck do you get the barrel nut on for a free float rail?

Hammer the pins out on the gas block and gas tube. Remove the block then put the nut on and reinstall the gas block and set pins.

 

[Red Dawn]

@DoglegArms do you have a pic of said barrel and gas block and barrel nut?

 

[DoglegArms]

Hammer the pins out on the gas block and gas tube. Remove the block then put the nut on and reinstall the gas block and set pins.

Sorry it’s not pinned. It’s drilled.

 

[Red Dawn]

Sorry it’s not pinned. It’s drilled.

You should be able to remove screws and or pins then slide it off with a lil grease if necessary

 

[DoglegArms]

Got it off! This is what threw me off.

 

[Red Dawn]

Got it off! This is what threw me off.

Pinned is better in my opinion for running suppressed if not then dimples for the set screws is a good second.

Good job

 

[dial1911]

Well, I've never seen that particular combination before. Odd at least-

 

[SouthernSlammed]

Well, I've never seen that particular combination before. Odd at least-

Balistic Advantage sends it like that, if you choose for it to be pinned. That drill it with no pin inserted, so you can put it together and the pin it.

 

[dial1911]

Balistic Advantage sends it like that, if you choose for it to be pinned. That drill it with no pin inserted, so you can put it together and the pin it.

I had no idea.

 

[Red Dawn]

Balistic Advantage sends it like that, if you choose for it to be pinned. That drill it with no pin inserted, so you can put it together and the pin it.

Ha I didn’t know either. I bought my barrels without gas blocks just the barrels they weren’t drilled

 

[SouthernSlammed]

Ha I didn’t know either. I bought my barrels without gas blocks just the barrels they weren’t drilled

Yeah, the one I bought, $60 extra, came with gas block and drilled for pin!

 

[Red Dawn]

Yeah, the one I bought, $60 extra, came with gas block and drilled for pin!

That’s good to know for the future build I like the BA barrels

 

[SouthernSlammed]

That’s good to know for the future build I like the BA barrels

Not sure it's an option from vendors, but direct from BA it is!

 

[Red Dawn]

Not sure it's an option from vendors, but direct from BA it is!

Gotcha we should do a group but one day on a barrel everyone likes. The barrel extension fits snug in a milspec receiver like no other I’ve used.

 

[chance]

I know all of the ballistic advantage Hanson barrels come with pinned gas blocks. They are great barrels. I have one in my 300blk. Its been very reliable