Gettin G1 flashhider off?

Hcore · January 16, 2005, 10:02

While I was playing with my flashhider I slipped it on and twisted it on...pretty cool, then I realized I did not know how to get it off. Im guessing the flashhider has a negative effect on accuracy and since Im not worried about giving away my position at the shooting range I think I would rather have it off. Im sure there is a simple enough way but I dont want to mangle it trying to do it the wrong way. Thanks for any help

Rooster · January 16, 2005, 21:57

It just twists off, the exact details on how this is done I do not know. I usually just play with it for a minute and it comes off.

RetVet · January 17, 2005, 00:05

On a similar note, I slipped one of those Tapco fake supressors (came as part of group of parts) over a G1 grenade launcher attachment. Slipped on easily, but I have yet to get it off. Not sure what's holding it on, but I think it's permanent now.

Hcore · January 17, 2005, 07:08

THanks so far, Ill go and fiddle around with it a bit. If anyone knows the exact way please let me know.

1006587 · January 17, 2005, 07:33

I had to pry up on the spring a little to help it get over the lug. A medium sized screw driver worked, small enough to get under the spring but strong enough to lift it.

It helped that I had a spare barrel and FH to study how it goes on. I can't remember which way to turn it.

firefuzz · January 17, 2005, 08:29

With the muzzle pointed away from you, turn sharply to the left (counter-clock wise) to remove, to the right (clockwise) to install. Try not to compress the spring with your hand as this makes things more difficult.

**W.E.G.** · January 17, 2005, 12:53

If the clippy-thingy on the muzzle-thingy is held in place with a pin,
you have drive out the pin before you can do anything useful with
the muzzle-thingy.

Once you get the pin out, you still might not be able to do anything
with it unless you pry-up the clippy thingy to make it not interfere
with the barrel lug.

If you are watching "Road Trip" (the scene where Beth takes off her shirt)
while you are playing with the muzzle-thingy you might earn
WECSOG points when you absentmindedly snap the clippy-thingy on
the fleshy part of your finger.

Good thing I didn't have it in my lap.

**Jon Frum** · January 17, 2005, 18:50

Quote:

Originally posted by RetVet
On a similar note, I slipped one of those Tapco fake supressors (came as part of group of parts) over a G1 grenade launcher attachment. Slipped on easily, but I have yet to get it off. Not sure what's holding it on, but I think it's permanent now.

Mine will simply shoot downrange about 10 feet

Rich@CGW · January 17, 2005, 20:09

Notice, Jeter exibiting the other usefull purpose of the aposable thumb.
A pin cusion to store miscl. tiny pins and punches.

Hcore · January 21, 2005, 05:01

OK, Im still not able to "sharply twist" the thing at all. Can someone post a picture of where the pin is I need to drive out? Thanks

**Falcon** · January 21, 2005, 10:21

The pin is fairly conspicuous and if it were there, you'd know it. The loop extends outwards and wraps around the FH edge.

Here are the instructions in German, I don't have it translated, and would probably botch it if I tried. From what I gather, and through trial and error, it is removed using "firm" thumb pressure in the middle of the spring clip. When you push down "firmly" ,it raises the edge enough to aid in the removal. Simultaneously pressing down, give it a twist in the off direction.

ThunderGod · January 21, 2005, 11:20

Cool, I thought I'd "discovered" the trick of pushing in on the clip by accident. Yet, there it is in the German manual. Those bloody Bosche think of everything!

tigerfans2 · January 21, 2005, 13:30

and I thought I was the FIRST guy that got it on and said....... oh expletive deleted!!!!!!!!

grab the part t'wards the barrel and twist 'er off the wrong way

Hcore · January 22, 2005, 09:56

Ahh-ha! I got it off last night. Huge thanks, Im sure it would have been on there a LONG time without the pics and tips. It was the "squeez the middle of the clip" part that really gave me the success.

Thanks again

January 16, 2005, 10:02	#1
Hcore Registered FALaholic #: 11734 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 309	Gettin G1 flashhider off? While I was playing with my flashhider I slipped it on and twisted it on...pretty cool, then I realized I did not know how to get it off. Im guessing the flashhider has a negative effect on accuracy and since Im not worried about giving away my position at the shooting range I think I would rather have it off. Im sure there is a simple enough way but I dont want to mangle it trying to do it the wrong way. Thanks for any help

January 17, 2005, 00:05	#3
RetVet Registered FALaholic #: 7197 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: WV Posts: 154	On a similar note, I slipped one of those Tapco fake supressors (came as part of group of parts) over a G1 grenade launcher attachment. Slipped on easily, but I have yet to get it off. Not sure what's holding it on, but I think it's permanent now. __________________ "And you probably thought I was a RETired VETerinarian. ;-)

January 17, 2005, 07:33	#5
1006587 Registered FALaholic #: 2853 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,981	I had to pry up on the spring a little to help it get over the lug. A medium sized screw driver worked, small enough to get under the spring but strong enough to lift it. It helped that I had a spare barrel and FH to study how it goes on. I can't remember which way to turn it. __________________ Any excuse will serve a tyrant. Aesop (~550 BC)

January 17, 2005, 08:29	#6
firefuzz Registered FALaholic #: 15340 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,647	With the muzzle pointed away from you, turn sharply to the left (counter-clock wise) to remove, to the right (clockwise) to install. Try not to compress the spring with your hand as this makes things more difficult. __________________ May your rifle always shoot straight, your mag never run dry, you always have one more round than you have adversaries, and your good mate always be there to watch your back. I'm not anti-anything...but I am PRO Christian, PRO American, and I'm not ashamed of being white.

January 21, 2005, 10:21	#11
Falcon FAL Cognoscenti Contributor FALaholic #: 2049 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,768	The pin is fairly conspicuous and if it were there, you'd know it. The loop extends outwards and wraps around the FH edge. Here are the instructions in German, I don't have it translated, and would probably botch it if I tried. From what I gather, and through trial and error, it is removed using "firm" thumb pressure in the middle of the spring clip. When you push down "firmly" ,it raises the edge enough to aid in the removal. Simultaneously pressing down, give it a twist in the off direction. __________________ Nicht Amboss Sondern Hammer

January 16, 2005, 21:57	#2
Rooster Banned (Temp) FALaholic #: 9328 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US Posts: 4,868	It just twists off, the exact details on how this is done I do not know. I usually just play with it for a minute and it comes off.

January 17, 2005, 07:08	#4
Hcore Registered FALaholic #: 11734 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 309	THanks so far, Ill go and fiddle around with it a bit. If anyone knows the exact way please let me know.

January 17, 2005, 20:09	#9
Rich@CGW Registered FALaholic #: 167 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Gardnerville , NV. Near Lake Tahoe Posts: 1,826	Notice, Jeter exibiting the other usefull purpose of the aposable thumb. A pin cusion to store miscl. tiny pins and punches.

January 21, 2005, 05:01	#10
Hcore Registered FALaholic #: 11734 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 309	OK, Im still not able to "sharply twist" the thing at all. Can someone post a picture of where the pin is I need to drive out? Thanks

January 21, 2005, 11:20	#12
ThunderGod Banned TROLL FALaholic #: 7196 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: North Texas Posts: 4,819	Cool, I thought I'd "discovered" the trick of pushing in on the clip by accident. Yet, there it is in the German manual. Those bloody Bosche think of everything!

January 21, 2005, 13:30	#13
tigerfans2 Registered FALaholic #: 5284 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,510	and I thought I was the FIRST guy that got it on and said....... oh expletive deleted!!!!!!!! grab the part t'wards the barrel and twist 'er off the wrong way

January 22, 2005, 09:56	#14
Hcore Registered FALaholic #: 11734 Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 309	Ahh-ha! I got it off last night. Huge thanks, Im sure it would have been on there a LONG time without the pics and tips. It was the "squeez the middle of the clip" part that really gave me the success. Thanks again

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