October 5, 2011, 10:58 PM | #1 |
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Bayonet Lug Removal
What is the best way to get rid of a bayonet lug off an AR-15 barrel without mangling/destroying the barrel itself? I live in NY, and plan on building an AR soon, and all the barrels I can find still come with bayonet lugs on the gas block. I'd like to not have to shill out any more money for a separate gas block JUST for the sake of not having the danged lug on there, so how far do I have to go to make it 'legally' removed? Is making it inoperable enough, or does it have to be sheared clean off?
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October 5, 2011, 11:06 PM | #2 |
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A bi-metal hacksaw blade does just fine.
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October 6, 2011, 01:10 AM | #3 |
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Concur. Metal bandsaw too. Hit it with a file and touch it up with paint afterwards.
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October 6, 2011, 05:51 AM | #4 |
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Or you could simply buy the barrel you really want with a gas block that doesn't include the bayonet lug:
http://model1sales.com/index.cfm?fus...ategory_id=347
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October 6, 2011, 07:16 AM | #5 |
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Dremel + fine file + cold blue
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Quote:
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October 7, 2011, 07:27 AM | #7 |
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There are still options other than cutting.
http://model1sales.com/index.cfm?fus...ategory_id=361 The bottom barrel in the picture does not have a bayonet lug.
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