Swifty Morgan
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I have an AR-15 with a shell deflector wart on the lower. Do people do anything to protect the finish on these things, or do they just let the casings gradually destroy it?
Protection for AR Shell Deflector?
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Nature Boy
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If I cared I'd put a piece of stick on Velcro on it, but I don't
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Most people don’t complain about honest wear as the deflector.
Many people, however, do dislike the dent the deflector commonly leaves in brass, so many commonly pad the deflector with some sticky back loop side Velcro (the fuzzy side, not the hook side).
Many people, however, do dislike the dent the deflector commonly leaves in brass, so many commonly pad the deflector with some sticky back loop side Velcro (the fuzzy side, not the hook side).
GBExpat
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I just put a couple of pieces of black PVC (a.k.a., Electrical) tape on the impact surface.
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Swifty Morgan
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So it looks like I'll be buying Velcro.
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Wipe off the brass blemishes, hit with alumablack every 20,000 rounds.
Personally, I find the Velcro to be tacky. It’s a bolt on spoiler on a Kia.
Personally, I find the Velcro to be tacky. It’s a bolt on spoiler on a Kia.
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Swifty Morgan
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I like the idea of protecting the brass.
Arrow rest pad for a dropaway should be about the right size.....And you leave my kias spoiler alone!
troy fairweather
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I've used tape, and foam weatherstrip,
This is why internet and guns shouldn't mix, especially ar-15s!
I just wasted 5 min trying to figure out what on earth a KIA was (as an acronym associated with ar 15 or any gun for that matter, NOT killed in action) and WHY it would need a spoiler(let alone a bolt on)! Shame on BOTH of you!!!
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entropy
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It won't hurt anodized, and cleans up like 12Bravo20 says. Other finishes might be damaged by it, and if you don't want the damage, the velcro trick works.
Maybe if he'd have said Kia Stinger?
Maybe if he'd have said Kia Stinger?
Like a cci hybrid?It won't hurt anodized, and cleans up like 12Bravo20 says. Other finishes might be damaged by it, and if you don't want the damage, the velcro trick works.
Maybe if he'd have said Kia Stinger?
Baaaahahahah, you dug your own rabbit hole that time!
If anyone puts a bolt on, on a Stinger, I will find them and murder them with a plastic spoon.........Maybe if he'd have said Kia Stinger?
That like a hollow point green tag?Like a cci hybrid?
anyway, ill go see if a arrow rest pad fits i still have a few.....you can call them cooling fins if anti-mar devices dont cut it lol.
I stuck a piece of Velcro, the soft side on mine. Does not seem to hurt anything. If I had worked for Uncle Sam and he provided me the rifle for said work then I would not care about wear and tear on the deflector but since I am paying for my AR with the little bit of after tax money Uncle Sam leaves me to keep I think I will take reasonable efforts to preserve the firearm from wear and tear. But, there is no fun in owning something, anything, if one cannot use it and enjoy it for fear of wearing it out or ruining the value. Take reasonable precautions as you see fit and proper maintenance and go shoot the thing.
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Nobody tell the guys with shell deflector protectors what the incandescent plasma is doing to the throat of the barrel with every shot.
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Mine has a nice patina of brass on the deflector which protects the spray paint finish that is over the factory finish. I've never noticed issues with my brass, it all appears to iron out in the press.
Brassing, or the appearance of brass around the worn edges of the old Nikon and Leica 35mm cameras, was like the badge of honor for photographers that had been out in the field and paid their dues. No harm in a rubber baby buggy bumper, but no glory either.
GBExpat
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Yeah ... some of us are silly enough to prefer not marring the finish on our rifles when such damage is e-e-e-e-easily prevented.
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Spent brass from my M1A would chew up the stock pretty good
So you know what I did?
Nothing
So you know what I did?
Nothing
GBExpat
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Your stock, your choice ...
... although it looks like a bit of brown PVC tape might just ...
... although it looks like a bit of brown PVC tape might just ...
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