Thread: AR15 adjustable gas blocks?

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"I think $100 is too low , for a well designed & made ( steel ) , adjustable gas block"

In terms of manufacturing using modern CNC machinery the actual manufacturing cost should be well below $100. Just for a minute consider that an complete AR15 lower can be bought for $50USD, I cant see there being more work in a gas block.

I will only buy steel gas blocks after seeing what a alloy one looked like after 6k rounds.

I really like the low profile JP one.

Click adjust would be nice but not needed for most users.

I have a block with a leaver to switch between use with a van or without-I like it but and adjustable version would be even better.

We will have a couple of NEA prototype gas blocks in next shipment. I believe they are a detent type with a retail price around $100

Although it's a bit niche, would also be very keen if you were to make them either in a couple of diameters or even with inserts/sleeves - it's a bugger trying to find a .625 adjustable block

Originally Posted by Digit

We will have a couple of NEA prototype gas blocks in next shipment. I believe they are a detent type with a retail price around $100

Detent from the front?


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Originally Posted by Digit

We will have a couple of NEA prototype gas blocks in next shipment. I believe they are a detent type with a retail price around $100

Thanks digit, when do you expect that you will have these in stock and available?

Do you have a pic of them that you can post here?

Originally Posted by steven

"I think $100 is too low , for a well designed & made ( steel ) , adjustable gas block"

In terms of manufacturing using modern CNC machinery the actual manufacturing cost should be well below $100. Just for a minute consider that an complete AR15 lower can be bought for $50USD, I cant see there being more work in a gas block.

I'm not sure on the quality of the $50 ones you quote, but with manufacturing the cost per unit largely depends on the quantities being manufacutred, and the type of CNC machines and material suppliers at your disposal. Trying to compare the US market to here is pointless as there are so many differences. In the US for niche-market gun stuff you have a potential customer base in the tens of millions. In NZ for AR stuff it is only in the thousands. New products take time and cost money to design, develop and test to a point where they are market ready. Liability can be an issue too if things go wrong. So if the $ are not there to cover costs and make a small profit, things don't get made. Business 101.

Originally Posted by dfmaisey

Thanks digit, when do you expect that you will have these in stock and available?

Do you have a pic of them that you can post here?

No further info at this stage

Well Anderson lowers are $50. Not sure what you class them as a company but I would think of them as a no-name.



http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts...prod75094.aspx

While yes quantities matter, frankly I still think some items like adjustable gas blocks are greatly over-priced for the work put into them compared to other highly finished and close held spec parts, maybe that's just my view as an engineer. I also think the same for suppressors btw.