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STACK

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  1. Tried that a dozen times and I still struggled. For me, i just couldn't get the technique down. Now it takes me 30 seconds with far less swearing.
  2. Mine was/is fine with my old-school monolith arms quad which is a similar design to the OPs. But...in his picture it looks as if the upper half of his quad rail would be pressed up tight against the vent (not really the ports) which would definitely (I think) cause some issues and would explain why it ran well after removing the upper half. Mine is close to the vent but there is plenty of room as not to block the vent.
  3. Spart, All great advice and observations - I've been around the block with many forums and you are correct on all counts. Hell, I used to belong to ARFCOM so dealing with rhetoric isn't anything new with me. Doesn't mean I need to lay down and take either... just sayin'... (not implying that this is your recommendation) After all, post count doesn't mean a thing in my mind. Content matters most in my opinion. I've been a member here for a while and do indeed do my research but never claimed (and never will claim) to be an authority on anything S-12 (except maybe taking it back apart b
  4. FWIW, I've been punching the "search" button on this forum for the past couple weeks to the point where it's glowing red hot, and I haven't come across a discussion devoted to how the Tromix hammer needed to be polished before installation either. It doesn't seem to appear as a necessary stage on any of the conversion instructions I've read. Maybe it isn't so obvious as it might appear to some folks. In any case, I'm very interested to read about whether or not you've solved your gas port prob by drilling the handguard. I'm hoping you'll report back on this soon. Exactly what I
  5. Probably the best solution yet!!
  6. No prob Stack. It's good to have lots of different ideas and fresh input on things. Indeed! Have a great one!
  7. I realize that - just trying to help. Hadn't seen the dual-axis pin method (and yes, I searched). I'll crawl back under my rock now.
  8. If you are talking to me I did reprofile and polish my bolt, carrier and rails before the conversion but I thought the modified tromix hammer did not need it. I have since re-profiled and polished it. Same here .. I thought the tromix FCG was good-to-go as is. We can't all be as smart as you are Mr. Tool! You could be if only you would read and retain, Mr. Stack. There is so much of this information already in these forums. The problems you are having aren't new, and the solutions haven't changed either, only the people asking. You're right.. I will definitely aspire to
  9. It might be the picture but the entire rail system looks like it is out of alignment. That would explain why your vent was severely blocked.
  10. If you are talking to me I did reprofile and polish my bolt, carrier and rails before the conversion but I thought the modified tromix hammer did not need it. I have since re-profiled and polished it. Same here .. I thought the tromix FCG was good-to-go as is. We can't all be as smart as you are Mr. Tool!
  11. Not a problem - best of luck with your conversion.
  12. Sure thing ..... The hole at the bottom of the picture (largest open hole on your gas block) is what was being referenced. Apparently the upper section of the quad rail was blocking this vent. Holy cow - sorry about the size on that pic.
  13. Disregard: I see exactly what you're talking about. Sunnnoova...........
  14. Can someone point out exactly what is being blocked? I'm having similar issues ... Thanks in advance.
  15. Sounds even easier - need to give that a try. Thanks!
  16. Good evening folks - don't post much here but I do lurk once in a while. I haven't seen this posted anywhere but I'm sure someone else has figured this out... thought I'd throw out a little helpful hint in regard to getting that evil BHO spring back in. After struggling for a longer amount of time than I'm willing to admit with my BHO spring and watching every video and trying every tip known to man I figured out the method that works best for me. I decided to give trying to get that thing back in place for a few minutes and have a smoke... and daydream about cutting my shotgun into 3
  17. Thanks man ... was contemplating that myself. Don't know how readily available stock replacement sights are but hey ... I need to get it out. I'll sleep on it and see what else I can come up with but it looks like the dremel is coming out tomorrow Thanks man!
  18. Hey guys .. having a bear of a time trying to remove the rear sight (dovetail). Any suggestions? I tried everything I can think of... don't want to break it. Thanks!
  19. Mine shipped today from Gilbert's 1st post .. yay me
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