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It wouldn't hurt. It routinely gets blown out with 50,000 psi.
Any carbon streaks/soot etc. around the gasblock, gastube hole, or barrel?
Any carbon streaks/soot etc. around the gasblock, gastube hole, or barrel?
They're meant to be pretty darned stiff. If you're worried about it, you can replace the spring kit with the unit from BravoCompanyUSA.com that I linked to earlier in the thread. It's a cheap thing to replace for a little piece of mind.I'm not sure, but I may still have a bad extractor. I can't get it to budge under finger pressure at all. Maybe they're supposed to be just that stiff?
The extractor upgrade will get you a known-quality extractor spring kit. That's cheap peace of mind. I'd also stake or re-stake the carrier key and buffer tube end plate (assuming carbine stock) if they need it.At any rate, I'm probably going to look at some small dollar upgrades, what would you guys recommend? I'll pick up a spare bolt assembly for it in the future and probably for every AR, but right now how can I upgrade for cheap? This means new gas tubes, extractor, any kind of buffer, etc?
If it were mine, I'd skip the optic for now and put that money towards ammo or saving for better glass. I'd rather have good irons than a low-budget optic anyway.Beyond getting this rifle dialed in, I'm not going to do much to it but put a sling and light on it and mount a cheap NC star holo sight (45 bucks, lifetime guarantee, day and night settings, red and green reticule, all steel, not bad for a budget AR?).
I'm probably going to look at some small dollar upgrades, what would you guys recommend?
I'm not sure, but I may still have a bad extractor. I can't get it to budge under finger pressure at all. Maybe they're supposed to be just that stiff?
Beyond getting this rifle dialed in, I'm not going to do much to it but put a sling and light on it and mount a cheap NC star holo sight (45 bucks, lifetime guarantee, day and night settings, red and green reticule, all steel, not bad for a budget AR?).