r/canadaguns • u/SmatheAverage • 3d ago

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Never lose hope and make the most of our current circumstances, lads.

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u/Panjaab1 2d ago

Hey man, I also ordered a non restricted Makasi and hopefully will get it soon. What I am confused about is 3 things.

The cross bolts being forced through the barrel nut. I see 2 notches on the barrel nut itself, and I am assuming the bolts go through these notches to center the hand guard.

Is the hand guard actually crooked from the picatinny on the receiver.

How big of a problem is the gas valve spring falling out and does it fall out during shooting or just when taking the hand guard off.

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u/SmatheAverage 2d ago

The handguard cross bolts are supposed to clear the slots in the barrel nut. However, the cross bolt holes of the handguard are misaligned such that the cross bolts are forced to partially thread the barrel nut.

Yes, the handguard is not aligned with the upper receiver and the Picatinny rail fails to meet the tolerances of MIL-STD-1913.

The gas valve spring can fall out if improperly installed while under the handguard. It easily falls off when the handguard is disassembled. Removing the spring shouldn't cause any issues with the operation of the rifle, but why add a part that easily falls out. You can simply pinch the spring to tighen the fit on the gas valve to properly secure the spring.

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u/Acc4Wtf 2d ago

When you say the pic rail is out of spec, is that just on the handguard? What about the reciever rail, is that machined in or secured with screws, and is it out of spec too? Like is your LPVO mount wiggling around in there?

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u/SmatheAverage 2d ago

The Picatinny rail is machined as part of the upper receiver and is also out of spec. The LPVO mount was able to be tightened but not all mounts may work with this rail.

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u/Acc4Wtf 2d ago

Interesting... thanks for the response. Hoping you're just an IWI salesmen here to smear the Makasi 🤣🤣 and that the Makasi is actually fine.