PSL Adjustable Gas Block

Sprout47 · 11-06-2009, 11:41 PM

A while back someone asked me about these, can't remember if it was this forum or not but here ya go whoever you were...

Adj. Gas Blk. AK47/Var, Romak 3-PSL, SSG-97 & 2000 : for AK-47 at GunBroker.com

Allows you to not have to ever worry about breaking your toy for shooting some 200 gr. ammo.

PSLMAN · 11-07-2009, 02:34 PM

I've been curious about these but I don't know anyone who has tried them.

cr107 · 11-07-2009, 05:15 PM

ew. think they would have been a little more creative.

PSLMAN · 11-07-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cr107

ew. think they would have been a little more creative.

Yeah pleasing lines are not part of the design.

Sprout47 · 11-07-2009, 09:12 PM

Ya definitely not going to win any awards in the design department. Would have been a good idea for them to have installed a rail on the bottom so you could attach a picatinny bipod.

PSLMAN · 11-08-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sprout47

Ya definitely not going to win any awards in the design department. Would have been a good idea for them to have installed a rail on the bottom so you could attach a picatinny bipod.

Yeah the rail idea is a good one.

I'm not sure about installing this on my rifle though since it seems to be held in place with set screws and Loc-Tite.

Sprout47 · 11-08-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PSLMAN

Yeah the rail idea is a good one.

I'm not sure about installing this on my rifle though since it seems to be held in place with set screws and Loc-Tite.

Ya that is a bit iffy, though I suppose you could mig weld it through the taps for the set screws, those Kreb's bolt-on gas blocks seem to hold up well enough though.

I wonder if you would get the same effect that this offers by just drilling a small port on the front of the stock gas block.

PSLMAN · 11-08-2009, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Sprout47

Ya that is a bit iffy, though I suppose you could mig weld it through the taps for the set screws, those Kreb's bolt-on gas blocks seem to hold up well enough though.

I wonder if you would get the same effect that this offers by just drilling a small port on the front of the stock gas block.

Krebs makes some quality stuff but this isn't Krebs so therefore is an unknown entity. I'm not sure about drilling holes in the gas tube either, it might cause more problems than it solves.

RomanianSniper · 11-08-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by PSLMAN

Krebs makes some quality stuff but this isn't Krebs so therefore is an unknown entity. I'm not sure about drilling holes in the gas tube either, it might cause more problems than it solves.

I Put Holes In My Gas Tube!

Sprout47 · 11-08-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RomanianSniper

I Put Holes In My Gas Tube!

Not the tube the block, so that it actually allows some gas to escape rather than just driving back the piston at full force. Holes in the tube won't reduce the amount of force being driven on the piston.

just_a_car · 11-08-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprout47

Not the tube the block, so that it actually allows some gas to escape rather than just driving back the piston at full force. Holes in the tube won't reduce the amount of force being driven on the piston.

+1.

The reason the gas tube is fluted is to allow the excess gas to escape around the sides of the gas piston after it's left the gas block.

Rifle_Shaman · 11-09-2009, 04:45 AM

I thought to my self, how ugly could it be. Then i looked at the pics.... Id rather shoot heavy ball and risk it then be cought dead with that monstrosity on my gun. Ive allways thought of drilling and taping a gas block, then using some type of screw to open or close the gas port. Could limit the gas or cut it off completely and cycle the action your self . Ive got no idea what to call the screw thing i have in mind. Basicly its threaded rod thats case hardened and has a Philips(or hex) head cut into it. To keep it from working its self all the way out you could weld washer over it, that way you can still get your tool in to adjust it.

Sprout47 · 11-09-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Rifle_Shaman

I thought to my self, how ugly could it be. Then i looked at the pics.... Id rather shoot heavy ball and risk it then be cought dead with that monstrosity on my gun. Ive allways thought of drilling and taping a gas block, then using some type of screw to open or close the gas port. Could limit the gas or cut it off completely and cycle the action your self . Ive got no idea what to call the screw thing i have in mind. Basicly its threaded rod thats case hardened and has a Philips(or hex) head cut into it. To keep it from working its self all the way out you could weld washer over it, that way you can still get your tool in to adjust it.

That's basically what that is, it is ugly because in order to keep the thing from blowing off during operation it has to be a bit bulky

RomanianSniper · 11-09-2009, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Rifle_Shaman

I thought to my self, how ugly could it be. Then i looked at the pics.... Id rather shoot heavy ball and risk it then be cought dead with that monstrosity on my gun. Ive allways thought of drilling and taping a gas block, then using some type of screw to open or close the gas port. Could limit the gas or cut it off completely and cycle the action your self . Ive got no idea what to call the screw thing i have in mind. Basicly its threaded rod thats case hardened and has a Philips(or hex) head cut into it. To keep it from working its self all the way out you could weld washer over it, that way you can still get your tool in to adjust it.

Like A Poppet Valve On A Garand?

just_a_car · 11-09-2009, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rifle_Shaman

Ive got no idea what to call the screw thing i have in mind.

Rising-stem Gate Valve: VALVE TYPES

11-06-2009, 11:41 PM	#1
Sprout47 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,358	PSL Adjustable Gas Block A while back someone asked me about these, can't remember if it was this forum or not but here ya go whoever you were... Adj. Gas Blk. AK47/Var, Romak 3-PSL, SSG-97 & 2000 : for AK-47 at GunBroker.com Allows you to not have to ever worry about breaking your toy for shooting some 200 gr. ammo. __________________ "Nothing is impossible with an AK "

11-07-2009, 02:34 PM	#2
PSLMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rheas Mill, Arkansas. Posts: 2,517 Blog Entries: 2	I've been curious about these but I don't know anyone who has tried them. __________________ If you ain't impressed yet just tell me what you want to hear.

11-07-2009, 05:15 PM	#3
cr107 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Loganville, Ga Posts: 841	ew. think they would have been a little more creative. __________________ "Even if you dont see eye to eye, but sure that you can still stand shoulder to shoulder"-Me

11-07-2009, 09:12 PM	#5
Sprout47 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,358	Ya definitely not going to win any awards in the design department. Would have been a good idea for them to have installed a rail on the bottom so you could attach a picatinny bipod. __________________ "Nothing is impossible with an AK "

11-09-2009, 04:45 AM	#12
Rifle_Shaman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Eastern PA Posts: 164	I thought to my self, how ugly could it be. Then i looked at the pics.... Id rather shoot heavy ball and risk it then be cought dead with that monstrosity on my gun. Ive allways thought of drilling and taping a gas block, then using some type of screw to open or close the gas port. Could limit the gas or cut it off completely and cycle the action your self . Ive got no idea what to call the screw thing i have in mind. Basicly its threaded rod thats case hardened and has a Philips(or hex) head cut into it. To keep it from working its self all the way out you could weld washer over it, that way you can still get your tool in to adjust it.