Any do-it-yourself-ers out there? Need help.

[ProjectDexter]

Has anyone cut down a Front sight post before? I'm thinking I would rather do that then try to do the low profile gas block (cheaper, more stable). If anyone has experience, discuss.

[Ratfink]

Both are fairly easy if you cut it off just put some type of finish on it so it doesn't rust. Luckily the ar platform rifle is fairly plug and play and as long as your gentle with the hammer and punch it comes off easily.

[Dolomite_supafly]

You don't even need to take it off the gun. Just chuck the barrel in a vise then cut the front sight off about a 1/8" above the horizontal part that the gafs tube goes into. Then use a file or grinder to shape and smooth it.

Tell you what, if you can get it off and mail it to me I wil help you out. I will even mail it back on my dime. I have done about a 1/2 dozen like this and really like how they turn out.

Dolomite

[ProjectDexter]

You don't even need to take it off the gun. Just chuck the barrel in a vise then cut the front sight off about a 1/8" above the horizontal part that the gafs tube goes into. Then use a file or grinder to shape and smooth it.

Tell you what, if you can get it off and mail it to me I wil help you out. I will even mail it back on my dime. I have done about a 1/2 dozen like this and really like how they turn out.

Dolomite

Where are you located at dolomite? I might have to take you up on this, I'm not in a position to have any access to even a vice lol

[ProjectDexter]

Is this a good idea though? Or do you think that I should just go with a low pro? It's gonna be on a brand new upper.

[Lumber_Jack]

Is this a good idea though? Or do you think that I should just go with a low pro? It's gonna be on a brand new upper.

Doesn't matter. If you wanted to replace later with a low pro gas block, or even a new FSB, that's no problem. It won't affect the value of the rest of the gun

[ProjectDexter]

Doesn't matter. If you wanted to replace later with a low pro gas block, or even a new FSB, that's no problem. It won't affect the value of the rest of the gun

Well my flash hider will be pinned so that creates a totally new problem. I'm just trying to decide if its worth saving the $100 and cutting the sight down. Versus buying the upper with a low pro and rail installed already.

[mikegideon]

Well my flash hider will be pinned so that creates a totally new problem. I'm just trying to decide if its worth saving the $100 and cutting the sight down. Versus buying the upper with a low pro and rail installed already.

If you don't have the tools, you're best off just buying the upper

[Dolomite_supafly]

I am in Knoxville but I prefer you mail it rather than drop it off or something like that. I am talking about just the gas block, nothing else.

If this is your first upper I would not buy a 14.5" gun with a permanently attached flash hider. Makes it too difficult to change things unless you use a clamp on gas block like YHM than can be completely removed without having to get over the flash hider.

Dolomite

[Caster]

Dickson?

Heckim right up the road from you. If you wanna bring it out one Saturday morning I'll do it for you. Just be sure it's what you want to do. It's a simple matter to make steel smaller. It's he'll making it bigger!

Seriously, I can throw a towel over it and use a cut off wheel to knock off the sight, then we can file it smooth so it looks like something.

[mikegideon]

Dickson?

Heckim right up the road from you. If you wanna bring it out one Saturday morning I'll do it for you. Just be sure it's what you want to do. It's a simple matter to make steel smaller. It's he'll making it bigger!

Seriously, I can throw a towel over it and use a cut off wheel to knock off the sight, then we can file it smooth so it looks like something.

This. Caster will fix you right up.

[Caster]

Pm sent, if yours is a .750 diameter barrel, I have one already cut and smoothed out. It's yours if you come get it.

[ProjectDexter]

Bumping this, how hard is it to take off the front sight post to put on a free float rail? Just two taper pins right?

[Dolomite_supafly]

Bumping this, how hard is it to take off the front sight post to put on a free float rail? Just two taper pins right?

Yes but they are notoriously tight. And they only come out one way.

Dolomite

[Caster]

Yep, they're tapered pins and one needs a bench block and an appropriately sized punch to do it without boogering it all up.

[mikegideon]

Yes but they are notoriously tight. And they only come out one way.

Dolomite

Last one I removed was on a DPMS AR-10. Required a Dremel tool and a Sunday afternoon trip to Outpost Armory for a new gas block.

[ProjectDexter]

Last one I removed was on a DPMS AR-10. Required a Dremel tool and a Sunday afternoon trip to Outpost Armory for a new gas block.

lol point taken. Went with the low pro and the rail I wanted already installed. Paid for it, but oh well.

[Caster]

As has been said so many times here and there. Cry now, cry later.....this is a painful hobby.

[mikegideon]

lol point taken. Went with the low pro and the rail I wanted already installed. Paid for it, but oh well.

You done good

[ProjectDexter]

As has been said so many times here and there. Cry now, cry later.....this is a painful hobby.

I wasn't worried about marring it cause I was gonna shave it and hide it under the rail anyway, but if I couldn't get it off the barrel to install the rail then it wouldn't have done me any good lol.