Recent content by purplepack

Take a look at my recent thread. You can tell by the naked eye which side of the pin is larger. http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p15-rifles/496889-i-removed-my-front-a2-sight-heres-pics.html

Short answer, Both!!

Yeah very easy, I think it took a 3/4 inch wrench and took much less effort than expected. I didn't even need to put the barrel in a vise.

Correct, you can see with the naked eye which side is the narrow end. I did measure each end of the rollpins with calipers just to be safe. Large side was about 14 tenths and small was 12 tenths. The barrel tip was facing to my left when I knocked them out, same orientation as pictures #2 and...

I think you're referring to the plate behind the gas block that the handguard locks into? That was free spinning and not attached at all. The gas tube that runs through it lines it up. It was a non factor. The hardest part was getting the roll pins out of the A2, let them soak in penetrating...

Low quality cell phone pics. M&P Sport 2 Magpul SL Handguard Yankee Hill front flip up gas block sight Sight Mark Ultra Shot Plus

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Secondly, would one the flip up front sight gas blocks from yankee hill give me the height I am looking for? Gas Blocks - Firearms Accessories | Yankee Hill Machine

I am going to remove my standard A2 sight to mimic the optics ready version of the AR15. I am going to use a sightmark reflex scope and my question is what height does the gasblock need to be in order be sure my sights all line up? AR-15|AR15 Gas Blocks and Gas Tubes