ECHO1 M249 orange tip removal?
 

I just got my hands on an ECHO1 M249 with an orange tip.

I just can't seem to remove the orange flash hider.

I removed the little grub screw and tried boiling the tip in hot water and still nothing.

I am having a lot of trouble and have broken off most of the orange plastic tip by now.

How do I remove this orange flash hider completely?

Help would be greatly appreciated!

I just got it off with a TON of effort and literally boiling it in boiling hot water for 10 minutes...

HOLY JEEZ that was ridiculous!

Now I can goto sleep ;) LOL!

Sorry for the thread, I was freaking out a bit ;)

Now you'll have to show it off all painted and sexy ! :D

But for the orange tips, no matter how many will say boil it, I always manage to completely destroy it with vice grips :P

Heat gun. Water cannot achieve a temperature in excess of roughly 100 degree's Celsius. Whereas a heat gun can be dialed in to greater temperatures allowing you to heat the object quickly without having to use water. Thus giving you greater control over what you heat and minimizing the chance of damaging other parts from the water or water vapor.


Cheers.


(Ps. Heat guns can be purchased from Auto supply stores and or Crappy tire for a reasonable price..)

Yah - I totally destroyed the orange plastic flash hider originally trying to remove it.

I was getting worried I was doing something wrong - but I put it in boiling water for a good 5-10min and then it finally started to come loose. Still took a lot of effort to get off even then. There was a TON of glue used to keep it on.

There is still some glue left in the threads - what is the best way to get rid of all the glue in the threading?

ps. The gun is going to get a sweet paint job when my G&P RAS comes in - look for it in the media section ;)

So will the threads allow for a regular flash hider to installed?
That is if they can get cleaned out right

Yes, it will take a flash hider now.

I have one coming the mail - I will let you know for sure when I get it.

I would like to get some more of the glue out of the threads if possible though...

Soft bristle toothbrushes from the dollar store and non corrosive parts cleaner. (Gunk brand is awesome).


Will clean that crap right out.


Oh yea, and use protective eyewear whilst doing the brushing.. Trust me.

Thanks Rugger_can, I will give that a try.

Much appreciated :)

+1 Just melt the damn thing off. It's messy but it works and is VERY satisfying!

Propane torch.

It'll crystallize most any of the loctite/glues that they use...or at least soften it enough so that you can grab it with pliers/towel and crank it off. And for the junk left in the threads too...not so as to burn it right out, but more so to render it such so you can pick it out. A finishing nail tip work...small tip of a mico screwdriver...a small detail file...a thread file or a die will obviously work too.

And if the flashhider is just plastic...then grab it hard with big parallel jaw pliers and crank it, they just bust and come off.

There's crazy glue solvents...but mechanically picking out the junk seems to work best. PITA though

I use a torch first to burn the glue to a crisp, then using a wire brush to take the rest off. It might take a few tries of this method but it does a good job. Just don't leave the torch on too long as this will weaken the metal, and might cause a problems when you try threading on the new flash hider.