Well, I emailed S&W customer service about the problem of removing the flash hider and got absolutely no where. After 5 exchanges with me asking to be more specific, they finally quit answering.
But, after reading ThruNthru's post, a light bulb came on(dimly, but it did come on)
I found a piece of oak trim we had that fit just what I had in mind.
I checked to make sure it fit into the slots on the side of the hand guard and it did, perfectly. Then I cut the pieces so just about 1/8" stuck out of the guard when pressed against barrel. The trim wood is just over 1/4" thick at .270. width is .6", length is .760" Put the 1522 upper in the vice with the oak "barrel vice" in the slots. Tightened the vice against the oak pieces and put the wrench to the flash hider. No problem; came loose with no twisting on the polymer parts of the upper.
But, after reading ThruNthru's post, a light bulb came on(dimly, but it did come on)
I found a piece of oak trim we had that fit just what I had in mind.
I checked to make sure it fit into the slots on the side of the hand guard and it did, perfectly. Then I cut the pieces so just about 1/8" stuck out of the guard when pressed against barrel. The trim wood is just over 1/4" thick at .270. width is .6", length is .760" Put the 1522 upper in the vice with the oak "barrel vice" in the slots. Tightened the vice against the oak pieces and put the wrench to the flash hider. No problem; came loose with no twisting on the polymer parts of the upper.
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