r/canadaguns • u/Remote_Mistake6291 • Mar 24 '26

Fix my gun Adler RF224

Has anyone tried taking the buffer tube off an RF224? I have a custom set I would like to install on one. There is a video showing it is removable, just wondering if anyone has done it.

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 25 '26

Yep took mine off and installed a folding stock.

Like the previous comment said, you have to heat it up with a blowtorch. Heat up the tube and where the receiver is where threads might be. With enough heat, use a locking visegrip, so that you can grip the tube and turn it without using your hands.

Good luck!

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u/Remote_Mistake6291 Mar 25 '26

How much heat did you need? Like glowing hot or just mildly warm? Did you need a vice as well?

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u/shapoopshoot Mar 25 '26

Not glowing hot. You'll see smoke come up, probably from the red loctite that was used. Once you see smoke then you'll know you're heating up the glue. Don't put your blowtorch directly on one spot too long, you might melt something. Move it around quickly and often , that way the heat is spread out evenly.

I used a vice to hold down the receiver, and a vice grip to turn the tube.

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u/International_Mud367 Mar 25 '26

gnutzguy on youtube, you need to hit it up with a torch or heatgun to soften the threadlocker they used on the tube. i have not done mine yet but i plan to soon. Go watch the video for more info.

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u/Remote_Mistake6291 Mar 25 '26

That is the video I watched. I was hoping someone else had done it as well.