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Originally Posted by longrange1947
Stick a cleaning rod down the barrel so that 12 to 18 inches or more is sticking out of the the muzzle, That will show the displacement. Understand this, 60 moa equal ONE degree. Without a good, and I mean good, reference it is hard to see less than one degree of displacement in barrel. Your scope probably has about 40 moa adjustment. That means about 2/3s of a degree.
You stated that you had your weapon on its side as you took off the old barrel nut. That means that the barrel was unsupported, whether it was take out of the notch or not, the barrel probably sagged just a bit. That is all it takes, that just a bit.
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Then I'm sure thats what happened. I may try to fix this myself. Will the barrel maintain alignment if i simply finger tighten the barrel nut on? I am using "Blox Worx" blocks, that hold the upper receiver pinched inbetween them so that the receiver doesn't get bent. So I don't want to torque on the barrel until it is correctly in the vice. Maybe tighten it a little then put it in the vice? How can I ensure proper barrel alignment? Without a special tool?
Thanks,
Fng