How To Remove A Bcm Handguard
In this video i show a quick overview on how to remove your ar15 hand guard, barrel nut, and gas block! This was a video on a complete install but the camera decided to lose all of the. 1. ) remove the upper from the lower. 2. ) remove bolt carrier. 3. ) remove the mcmr hardware.
(i did this on the floor). 6. ) hold the upper by the hand guard and drive the muzzle device down into the 2x4 with force. The two cross bolt screws are easy enough to remove, just be sure to remove the correct one first! Most require you to beat on them with a rubber mallet in order for it to slowly work its way forward and off the nut while the upper is locked into a. As a machinist, i've removed a lot of stuck/stripped/broken bolts and screws. I strongly suggest not using most of the advice in this thread, especially drilling out the bolt, unless you have a mill and the skill to use it. But you wouldn't be asking here if you did. Just got my vfc bcm and i'm new to the disassembly for this system, and there's also no videos i can find for disassembling the handguard/barrel setup (my goal is to get to the inner barrel and replace the hop up rubber). I have a brand new barreled bcm upper with mcmr handguard that i need to strip for cerakote. I took it to a local gun store, who said they could do it no problem, but they aren't able to get the screw out of the mcmr handguard. Step 1:remove the existing handguard. This midwest industries rail only requires the removal of two hex screws. This is usually a set of screws, and simply sliding the handguard off of the barrel nut and over the gas block and muzzle device. I was trying to decide if i wanted to put another quad rail on it but i think this was the best decision i made. The handguard is tight on the barrel nut even after removing the clamping bolts.
Step 1:remove the existing handguard. This midwest industries rail only requires the removal of two hex screws. This is usually a set of screws, and simply sliding the handguard off of the barrel nut and over the gas block and muzzle device. I was trying to decide if i wanted to put another quad rail on it but i think this was the best decision i made. The handguard is tight on the barrel nut even after removing the clamping bolts. You’re going to have to heat it up and tap it off with a wood block and light mallet/hammer. Put in vice, remove hardware, apply heat, hit vfg/fsp with rubber mallet, try not to lose index tab as it flies of into the void. Heat then beat to reinstall. Do not use a fucking mapp torch to heat the handgaurd ffs. The barrel nut is specific to the bcm mcmr hand guard. If you want a different hand guard you’ll need to get a corresponding barrel nut with it, and i believe, disassemble the vfc outer barrel and/or guide hop system to remove this one before installing the alternative. I removed the two cross screws holding it in place in order to attach the vertical grip and a few other attachments. However the handguard is not wanting to budge at all any suggestions on how to get it off? Remove the cross bolts, heat it up for a few minutes, then tap the barrel (muzzle device still on to protect the threads) with a rubber mallet while holding the handguard (ideally in a vice with soft jaws). Ensure the rifle is unloaded and the safety is engaged. Locate the delta ring at the front end of the handguard. I need some advice. I want to remove the hand guard on this cle upper. I have loosened the two small screws on the bottom of the tube and can take them out. I'm not sure if i'm looking at a jam nut over the barrel nut that i can back off with a spanner. Cle sells a spanner wrench to remove this tube so i'm guessing its a jam nut.
You’re going to have to heat it up and tap it off with a wood block and light mallet/hammer. Put in vice, remove hardware, apply heat, hit vfg/fsp with rubber mallet, try not to lose index tab as it flies of into the void. Heat then beat to reinstall. Do not use a fucking mapp torch to heat the handgaurd ffs. The barrel nut is specific to the bcm mcmr hand guard. If you want a different hand guard you’ll need to get a corresponding barrel nut with it, and i believe, disassemble the vfc outer barrel and/or guide hop system to remove this one before installing the alternative. I removed the two cross screws holding it in place in order to attach the vertical grip and a few other attachments. However the handguard is not wanting to budge at all any suggestions on how to get it off? Remove the cross bolts, heat it up for a few minutes, then tap the barrel (muzzle device still on to protect the threads) with a rubber mallet while holding the handguard (ideally in a vice with soft jaws). Ensure the rifle is unloaded and the safety is engaged. Locate the delta ring at the front end of the handguard. I need some advice. I want to remove the hand guard on this cle upper. I have loosened the two small screws on the bottom of the tube and can take them out. I'm not sure if i'm looking at a jam nut over the barrel nut that i can back off with a spanner. Cle sells a spanner wrench to remove this tube so i'm guessing its a jam nut. Just got a bcm mcmr handguard. For grins i tried to fit the handguard over the barrel nut and it's not going. And then loosen the barrel nut. Repeat this process a.
