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Post by Phantom Reaper on May 28, 2013 14:46:07 GMT -5
would cutting the flash hider off also be a possibility?
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Post by Gabriel on May 28, 2013 14:53:45 GMT -5
That is probably a bad idea. You will most likely damage the threading.
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Post by Pagan on May 28, 2013 14:55:02 GMT -5
It is, but you have to be very careful to not damage the threads.
If you're not concerned with saving the flash hider, another option is to notch the tip of the flash hider wide enough to put a screwdriver in. By put a screwdriver in, I don't mean the tip, but the actual shaft of the screwdriver. This will give you a better purchase to try and turn the screw driver and loosen the flashhider.
Heat really is your best friend, also check and double check that there isn't a grub or set screw holding it in place.
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Post by Tank on May 28, 2013 15:14:40 GMT -5
It is, but you have to be very careful to not damage the threads. If you're not concerned with saving the flash hider, another option is to notch the tip of the flash hider wide enough to put a screwdriver in. By put a screwdriver in, I don't mean the tip, but the actual shaft of the screwdriver. This will give you a better purchase to try and turn the screw driver and loosen the flashhider. Heat really is your best friend, also check and double check that there isn't a grub or set screw holding it in place. I think I have cut/broken more flash hiders off than I have unscrewed. In fact, every time it was plastic, I have dealt with it in this manner. This includes my KWA HK45, A&K M249, and my Echo1 E90. My KWA M4 RIS was metal and I heated it up with a heat gun, then unscrewed it. |
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Post by Kilo Oscar Tango on May 29, 2013 23:41:48 GMT -5
It is, but you have to be very careful to not damage the threads. If you're not concerned with saving the flash hider, another option is to notch the tip of the flash hider wide enough to put a screwdriver in. By put a screwdriver in, I don't mean the tip, but the actual shaft of the screwdriver. This will give you a better purchase to try and turn the screw driver and loosen the flashhider. Heat really is your best friend, also check and double check that there isn't a grub or set screw holding it in place. The standard G36k flash hider will allow you to fit a normal screwdriver without an issue. Removing the flash hiders on my two G36ks were the easiest of all the dozen or so new guns I've owned. Boiling water and torque with a screwdriver made for short work. With plastic flash hiders you might hear a snap as well, but that most likely doesn't mean any actual damage. |
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Post by Gabriel on May 30, 2013 15:00:27 GMT -5
I've just had bad experiences with cutting. My old Combat Machine's threads were jacked up from me cutting it, but that was probably just user error.
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