alamo5000
6 July 2015, 21:20
On my rifle I had my old gas block on there (a Rainier low profile) and an SLR Rifleworks M Lok hand guard. When I tried to add on a M-Lok AFG with those components it would not work. The T-nuts of the Magpul AFG would hit the gas block and could not turn to lock in place. The fit was more than 'extremely tight', it just flat out would not work.
Long story short I bought an SLR adjustable gas block because my suppressor will be here eventually. Tonight I was looking though some boxes and I saw the AFG sitting there so I figured I would try it with the new gas block to see if there was any difference. You know what? BAM! It worked like a charm! Now my AFG fits and will work in any position I want it in on my rifle. Now I can actually try it out and see if I like it. I don't think I've ever shot with it on there. It's been sitting in a box since Christmas.
I got the old gas block out and held it up next to the Rainier gas block. How the folks at SLR solved the clearance problem (IE lack of clearance) for M Lok accessories was to make their gas blocks shorter in overall length. I just measured with some calipers and the SLR block is way shorter length wise.
I posted this up in case someone else happens to run into the same problems with M-Lok accessories. I still have to kind of work with it some to get it on, but once in place there is enough space for it to sit there without binding on the gas block.
Long story short I bought an SLR adjustable gas block because my suppressor will be here eventually. Tonight I was looking though some boxes and I saw the AFG sitting there so I figured I would try it with the new gas block to see if there was any difference. You know what? BAM! It worked like a charm! Now my AFG fits and will work in any position I want it in on my rifle. Now I can actually try it out and see if I like it. I don't think I've ever shot with it on there. It's been sitting in a box since Christmas.
I got the old gas block out and held it up next to the Rainier gas block. How the folks at SLR solved the clearance problem (IE lack of clearance) for M Lok accessories was to make their gas blocks shorter in overall length. I just measured with some calipers and the SLR block is way shorter length wise.
I posted this up in case someone else happens to run into the same problems with M-Lok accessories. I still have to kind of work with it some to get it on, but once in place there is enough space for it to sit there without binding on the gas block.