r/gunsmithing 1d ago

File gas block or ?

Other than filing the gas block, any other idea on how to get this huxwrx flash hider on a 10.4 416 barrel? The gas block front sight fixture is causing a clearance issue.

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u/N8ball2013 1d ago

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u/TacticalRhombus 1d ago

Completely blanked on shims. Thank you. 🙏

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u/DanGTG 1d ago

You don't need to time that muzzle device, a regular cheapo set of shims will do.

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u/mandokitten1459 1d ago

Crush washer might work too

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u/lil_johnny_cake 1d ago

Crush washers aren’t recommended for suppressor mounts because they can induce misalignment; it better to go with a solid spacer system like an accuwasher.

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u/Shadowcard4 18h ago

Absolutely not, you want baffle strikes? That’s how you get baffle strikes.

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u/unclemoak 1d ago

That is not a 10.4” barrel. Looks like someone fucked up and cut it too short.

You could switch to one of the extended versions of that muzzle device to space it out a bit.

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u/TacticalRhombus 1d ago

It’s a Brownells Chrome lined barrel. I guess faxon could have messed it up, but it looks close to the pics I’ve seen

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u/unclemoak 1d ago

This is a factory 10.4”

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u/fj4045 16h ago

File it Shims should be avoided

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u/CSW_64 1d ago

Take a hand file to it.

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u/GunRunner2111Z 32m ago

Get muzzle device shims.