Hello everyone. Picked up a lefty stag 10. Wanted the enhanced version but none were in stock at the time. Gunsmiths in my area are not taking any walk-ins due to covid-19. Don’t want to mess around and ruin the rifle. Got a Tipton gun vise and have an armorers wrench at my disposal. Difficult to remove the birdcage and replace it with a vg6 brake?
Stag 10 flash hider removal
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2 pieces of 2x4. Then when in the vice, I drill a hole between them. Then each piece has half the hole. I drill it smaller than the barrel diameter
If you click the link I posted above and scroll down it will explain everything with pictures, link is a little weird wont let me scroll down till I click wait a then it scrolls down
If you just use 2 pieces of flat wood you only have 2 very small points of contact on the barrel, it will want to turn and rotate out of the vise blocks. When you cut a hole (2 half circles) into or even a "V" cut into each block it will have much more contact on the barrel and will prevent it from rotating out of the blocks
They even make vise blocks with a V cut into them already, but you can make them yourself easily with hand tools
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Stag 10 is no different then an AR15 other then a larger thread size for muzzle devices, other then the obvious larger size threading its the same in terms of install and removal
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I’ve sat on a rifle receiver on a bench and used my ass as a “vice” to swap out an A2 to some other device that used a crush washer, in a pinch of course. They aren’t torqued on very tight and can be loosened with something as basic as a crescent wrench.
If you’re worried about marring, wrap the muzzle device wrench flats with a little bit of electrical tape.
If you’re worried about marring, wrap the muzzle device wrench flats with a little bit of electrical tape.
