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Rod not needed for all .308s. |
February 28, 2020 |
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Big Bore from Southern Indiana
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The extended port cover rod is not needed for all .308s. I did not need it for the Aero M5 upper and the 18 inch MI .250 tang rail. There is some movement back and forth but nowhere near the point of it coming out. If I recall correctly the extended rod is only needed for certain makes of .308 rifles, but I don't recall which. Here is a copy/paste from MI concerning this topic which was posted in June of 2019 on AR15.com:
We do not include the longer port door rod because not all 308 uppers require it. If we sent the longer rod with every 308 hand guard then the customer would think it was mandatory, and we would get complaints of how the barrel nut hit/bent the rod and damaged the upper. The other half of customers would complain we charged the $5 for something they didn't need and can they get a return label so they can mail it back for a refund. In the wide world of 308's there is no consistency, so if you ever have questions please let us know and we can try to help out.
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Why not just include it with MWI rails?