Hi folks. Been doing a little hands on research on the flashhider removal and this is what I found so far.When you have the stock off your rifle on the left side of the receiver there are a bunch of numbers.I think Different stated on his site somewhere they are the date codes for the receiver etc.
My first two rifles started with a 3.I'm pretty sure thats for 1993,and the other is a 4 (1994).Back awhile ago there was a thread on how easy it was to remove some of the flash hiders.So I pulled out the stub barrel and flashhider that was left from my barrel shortening tapped the stub for a bolt,locked it in the vise and then gave it a wack with a piece of hardwood and a hammer.Low and behold it came off very easy.The weld had not penetrated to barrel at all just filled up the flashhider holes.Right on.So I dig out rifle #2 and after loosing the castle nut (yes I did it for #1) and hitting it as well off it came.These were not very hard hits.
So the next rifle I received had 4 as the build date.No way would it come off the same way.Still there.So when I attended the Hungry clinic in Edmonton I was able to watch a few people attempt to remove their flashhiders with out drilling them first. When I was watching there was only one person who's hider came off easy and his receiver was a 3 as well. Big smile from a Big man was the result. After they came off easy I turned my gas lock front to rear and it tightened up my gas system so no shims needed to be used.
Hope this helps someone out there.
My first two rifles started with a 3.I'm pretty sure thats for 1993,and the other is a 4 (1994).Back awhile ago there was a thread on how easy it was to remove some of the flash hiders.So I pulled out the stub barrel and flashhider that was left from my barrel shortening tapped the stub for a bolt,locked it in the vise and then gave it a wack with a piece of hardwood and a hammer.Low and behold it came off very easy.The weld had not penetrated to barrel at all just filled up the flashhider holes.Right on.So I dig out rifle #2 and after loosing the castle nut (yes I did it for #1) and hitting it as well off it came.These were not very hard hits.
So the next rifle I received had 4 as the build date.No way would it come off the same way.Still there.So when I attended the Hungry clinic in Edmonton I was able to watch a few people attempt to remove their flashhiders with out drilling them first. When I was watching there was only one person who's hider came off easy and his receiver was a 3 as well. Big smile from a Big man was the result. After they came off easy I turned my gas lock front to rear and it tightened up my gas system so no shims needed to be used.
Hope this helps someone out there.
