So, I've been fooling with large frame ARs for a little while now. Definitely a different kind of adventure. Some stuff just doesn't combine well with other stuff.
I have two guns I use for hog hunting, both chambered in .260 rem. The first came around without much heartburn. Ejection may be a bit too vigorous, but it wasn't really over the top last time I fired the gun without a brass catcher. Interestingly enough, I found that the gas tube is about 1/4 inch shorter than it should be---something that escaped notice for the last eight months or so.
The other gun is another story. I'm sure it's still over-gassed. Ejection seems to be about two o'clock, but sometimes a little more vigorous than that it seems.
I have the buffers for each gun stuffed with as many tungsten weights as they'll hold (five each, IIRC) but things still are not right...A2 style stocks & buffer tubes, to be clear.
So, last week I ordered a pair of adjustable gas blocks. I bought the JP clamp-on style and have installed them. I have yet to take the guns out and see about tuning things up, thinking sometime this week I can get to it.
So, since I've done nothing with them yet I'd like to know how to approach all this to resolve my problems. I could just go and adjust the gas so that ejection is a bit more gentle, but I think that may not be the optimal solution. Do I need to evaluate things further? Is there more to consider? Could my buffers be too heavy, and how would I know? I think I've got what I need to get things straightened out but I'd like to be sure I'm not overlooking something important and I'd appreciate any real expertise and good advice
TIA.
