Accu-Wedge

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Do you guys know where I can get an accu-wedge for my AR? I know, I read some threads and some guys don't like em but I want to remove the wiggle. Who carries them?

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A foam ear plug trimmed to size will do the same "job",if your AR is not very loose,the so called acue wedge can cause damage to the lower receiver by forcing the rear take down pin against the holes in the receiver.This has become a serious issue with the CF's C7A2 since these pieces of crap were ordered to be installed.
 
Thanks for the info Reaper. I've also read the opposite that if it's loose then the slack combine with the recoil will cause damage (pin against hole). Who knows?! For a couple bucks I'll get one and see how it works.
 
If your gun runs well now, I would pass on the wedge. They worked well in our work guns because they are really worn from stripping and cleaning way to much. The major fix they did was to bring the recievers closer together just enough to prevent the bolt riding over the top of the mag. This would induce a fail to feed and cause a stoppage. This, coupled with the worn out mag springs, meant racking the rifle several times in order to get it running again.
If it works don't mess with it IMHO.
YMMV,
Hoddie.
 
Maybe it's just in my head. This is my first AR. I'm used to tight and accurate bolt action rifles that don't have any rattle. I just received it this week and haven't shot it yet but I just have a heard time thinking accuracy when I see that wiggle between the upper and lower.
 
Is there a similar product to take up the play between the upper and lower on a Swiss Arms Black special? I am in a similar situation as bcsteve as my rifle shoots MOA or better with loads it likes but the play bothers me. I can't help thinking that it would shoot better set up tight. My background is mostly with bolt action rifles.
Dogleg
 
Since the 'accuwedge' still allows movement, just less noise, it won't help you for accuracy.

If for some reason you want accurate, go for a JP tension pin - it's a wedge-pin that replaces the takedown pin, creating a solid lockup.

You likely won't see any difference with a standard barrel.
 
accuwedges do Sweet F.A. for accuracy, same goes for the The JP pin. Both gimmicks in my opinion. The upper receiver does all of the accurate work, the lower is just there for controlling it. Even at $2 each for the accuwedge, the money is better spent on a new bore brush than one of these. imho
 
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Well, I got one anyway. The upper and lower aren't rock solid but it did take the rattle out. There isn't enough tension on the pin that it could cause damage in the long run. It didn't do any miracle but for $5, I like it. So, if the accuwedge or the JP pin aren't the answer, what makes an AR a sub MOA rifle? What does the Varmint type or Accurized uppers have that makes them more accurate. Do they have the same wiggle as mine? Like I said, I come from a hunting, bolt action background. I can't wrap my head around that wiggle is good! :confused: Thanks for the info. :D
 
bcsteve said:
Well, I got one anyway. The upper and lower aren't rock solid but it did take the rattle out. There isn't enough tension on the pin that it could cause damage in the long run. It didn't do any miracle but for $5, I like it. So, if the accuwedge or the JP pin aren't the answer, what makes an AR a sub MOA rifle? What does the Varmint type or Accurized uppers have that makes them more accurate. Do they have the same wiggle as mine? Like I said, I come from a hunting, bolt action background. I can't wrap my head around that wiggle is good! :confused: Thanks for the info. :D
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Good barrels coupled with the direct gas system makes the AR an above average semi-auto in the accuracy department
 
Like was posted here already,all the lower does is hold the fire control group,it has no direct bearing on the accuracy of the AR15,all the "accurate stuff" is in the upper.
 
Reaper said:
Like was posted here already,all the lower does is hold the fire control group,it has no direct bearing on the accuracy of the AR15,all the "accurate stuff" is in the upper.
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I disagree - for practical accuracy it doesn't matter, but it does when you get down to quarter-inch groups off a bench.

By comparison, when the bedding goes bad in a bolt-action (soft from cleaning fluid for example), groups suffer. Having movement between an 'upper' (barrel/receiver/bolt) and 'lower' (wooden stock) introduces variables in harmonics when the gun fires. The same would apply to a loose upper/lower fit.
 
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I disagree - for practical accuracy it doesn't matter, but it does when you get down to quarter-inch groups off a bench.

By comparison, when the bedding goes bad in a bolt-action (soft from cleaning fluid for example), groups suffer. Having movement between an 'upper' (barrel/receiver/bolt) and 'lower' (wooden stock) introduces variables in harmonics when the gun fires. The same would apply to a loose upper/lower fit.
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My thought exactly. You can have the most accurate barreled action in a bolt action rifle but if the screws are loose you won't be able to hit a thing. Does the Colt Accurized AR's and the Varmint models that quotes 1/2" group and such have wiggle between the upper and lower?
 
I've got them in mine as well, but I filed away at the accuwedge so it's not a super tight fit, but just enough to get rid of the play. I'm not expecting it to do anything to the gun performance-wise, I just wanted to get rid of the play -it bugged me.

For buffer sproing, I greased the cr@p out of the spring, no more sproing...
 
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