M14 Smithing Advice

ipscgraz said:
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As you can see, I had one that was pretty bad also. The company I bought it from suddenly went quiet when I emailed asking for warranty or help...so I got the barrel chopped and installed the original front sight on a new gas plug block.
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Did you just do this as per YouTube video? I want to try it but I am so scared lol...do you mind if I ask how you supported the barrel, and what you hit (bar stock?) to do the actual removal?
 
I would suggest you still look into your flash hider. Gas port is a bit smaller in the barrel than the cylinder, and could have been drilled a bit off. Pull your flash hider and have a real good examine of it. Does it look like it could lean at all? Maybe? If so but a flash hider off Barney they ping like mad and fixed what I thought was an indexing issue.
 
Are you sure your rear sight isn't moving around? sometimes they need tightening.

My barrel was slightly over-indexed (maybe 5 deg), but Tac Teacher and I were able to properly index it with his barrel vice without having to reshoulder (thanks, Barney!)

if your op rod guide is moving around, from what I've been told, that's a definite issue.

Definitely a tinkerer's gun. I got frustrated with the first one, but now I have 3 beautiful shooters (battle rifle accuracy) and another one on order (it's a sickness, really)!

Have fun with it.
 
dieseldawg said:
I find the norc surplus shoots much better than any of the low prices factory stuff. Much better in fact!
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At 100 yds., I get 1 to 2 inches in my M14'S, half to 1 inch in my RFB with the current norc surplus copper washed crate ammo.
Needless to say, I stocked up for a lifetime supply. Good ammo for chrome bores, not so for normal barrels in large quantities.
 
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