Originally Posted By: spotstalkshootDisassembled the gas block,tube and barrel made sure there were no obstructions. Assembled the barrel,gas block and tube then plugged the chamber, lots of air out the gas tube now. Have not hit the range, made two trips to Montana to call elk for a friend. I will probably only function fire it, waiting for my suppressor stamp and then I will have to see if I need an adjustable gas block.
One of the more frustrating things that we have seen in the industry in recent years is the WIDE variation in parts manufacturing, and barrels can be one of the worst. It seems like EVERY barrel manufacturer has a different OPINION as to what size the gas ports need to be.
Military rifles and carbines tend to be over sized and over gassed. They want reliable functionality. Theoretically, they have only a few ammunition loads that will be run so it is far easier to get reliable-ish, function. But in the commercial market, it's the wild wild west. There is such a wide range of ammunition, chambers, buffers, configurations, etc. Some of them, like the Wylde, try to solve problems that don't exist, or even create problems to solve. The issue had to do with people running mil-surp ammunition. It could be dangerous to run mil-surp ammunition in commercial .223 chambers. Theoretically, the Wylde solved that. However, there's no such thing as a free lunch. What we have seen is that the higher pressure mil-surp or commercial ammunition seems to work fine, the lower end, lower pressure ammunition don't. We have had many issues with chamber ammo combinations and have had to open up gas ports to work with lower end ammo. Sadly, with so many variations, adjustable gas blocks are almost becoming the norm rather than the exception.
I apologize for the rants of a frustrated armorer and manufacturer. I turn over the podium...