How To Tune Your AR-15 Adjustable Gas Block - with Jesse Tischauser - OpticsPlanet.com

Published on December 1, 2015
Duration: 4:18

This guide, presented by OpticsPlanet Gear Expert Jesse Tischauser, details how to tune an AR-15 adjustable gas block for optimal reliability. It covers the incremental adjustment process, ensuring bolt lock-back, establishing a reliability buffer, and securing the setting with threadlocker. The tutorial emphasizes testing with various magazines and ammunition types.

Quick Summary

Learn to tune your AR-15 adjustable gas block for optimal reliability. Start by opening the block one turn, firing a round, and ensuring bolt lock-back. Incrementally open until consistent, then add 0.5-1.0 turns for a buffer. Secure with blue Loctite.

Chapters

  1. 00:00Introduction and Required Tools
  2. 00:45Initial Adjustment and Cycling Theory
  3. 01:24Incremental Tuning Process
  4. 02:21Reliability Buffer and Final Testing
  5. 03:24Securing the Gas Setting

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you properly tune an AR-15 adjustable gas block?

Start by opening the gas block one full turn. Fire a round and check for bolt lock-back. If it fails, open it one turn at a time until it consistently locks back. Then, add an additional 0.5 to 1.0 turns for a reliability buffer.

What is the purpose of adding extra turns to an AR-15 gas block setting?

Adding an extra 0.5 to 1.0 turns after achieving bolt lock-back creates a reliability buffer. This ensures consistent cycling performance across different environmental conditions, such as cold weather, and with various types of ammunition.

How do you secure the adjusted setting on an AR-15 gas block?

To secure the setting, close the adjustment screw while counting rotations, record the number, remove the screw, apply blue Loctite to the threads, and reinstall it to the recorded number of turns.

What tools are needed to tune an AR-15 adjustable gas block?

You will need an Allen wrench to adjust the gas block, blue (medium strength) threadlocker to secure the setting, ammunition for testing, and several magazines loaded with a single round each.

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