Thats a fantastic plan. Worth a shot. Everyone seems to be unwilling to cut, chop, hammer, and drill on their guns anymore.
Well that didn't work.
Drilled a new gas port (.0625) and a pistol length gas tube. Still a single shot AR.
GRRRRR dang it....
That was with H110, 17.5gr with 125gr bullets.
Suggestions?
I am thinking of drilling gas port out to about .070ish. Guess it depends on what drill bit I can find.
Deano
Drilled a new gas port (.0625) and a pistol length gas tube. Still a single shot AR.
GRRRRR dang it....
That was with H110, 17.5gr with 125gr bullets.
Suggestions?
I am thinking of drilling gas port out to about .070ish. Guess it depends on what drill bit I can find.
Deano
As I said before, I drilled my blackout pistol barrel to a full 1/8". Even though the gas tube isn't that big, it still fixed my problem.Well that didn't work.
Drilled a new gas port (.0625) and a pistol length gas tube. Still a single shot AR.
GRRRRR dang it....
That was with H110, 17.5gr with 125gr bullets.
Suggestions?
I am thinking of drilling gas port out to about .070ish. Guess it depends on what drill bit I can find.
Deano
If you have a bigger gas port, make certain the gas block is properly aligned, and a lighter buffer, about the only other thing to try is to cut one coil off the buffer spring. And if you haven't already done so, try running it wet instead of a dry bolt.
With a 300 blackout, sometimes it's just about finding the combination that works for your gun.
Is there something wrong with your gas block?
Give it a shot. You never know, it might turn out good.
I agree, drill that port out some more.
Not a fan of the 300 blackout/Whisper. I like the 308 better for my own reasons. Good hog hunters.
I was looking for a decent shooting, readily available 30 cal . Who knows, a new correct barrel may be all I need but I have time to fiddle with it so it's no biggy. I like how it shoots so I'll keep messing with it till it works or I get tired of it and just put a .556 barrel on it.
Might be different if I bought a ready built gun, but what's the fun in that, right?
Might be different if I bought a ready built gun, but what's the fun in that, right?
I think the issue comes with barrels that are a poor combination of specs, ie gas length and port size. Cheaper barrels seem to exhibit bad combos more often, but that's not to say that cheap barrels can't work either. Mine is a $75 PSA special 8.5" w/ pistol gas. It's been reliable so far. I've run both supers and subs through it, unsuppressed only so far.
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