AK74u Flash Hider p****** me off

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AK74 U, Echo 1, Red Star, Full metal, The front flash hider will not come off. It is being so stubborn I want to punch a wall trying to get it off it gets me so mad. Today I boiled some water, stuck the flash hider in there, in doing so I was hoping to melt the glue that may be on the little pin on that flash hider type. After I pulled it out of holding it in the boiling water for around 2 minutes, I got a hammer and nail, and went at it. Nothing, same results as doing it without boiling the gun in water. I have to assume now that there is no glue and when it was made it was ruined from the start, what now? I need the threads, but don't care about that fugly flash hider.

[Felix]

isnt there a pin or screw on that model?

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A Today I boiled some water, stuck the flash hider in there, in doing so I was hoping to melt the glue that may be on the little pin on that flash hider type. After I pulled it out of holding it in the boiling water for around 2 minutes, I got a hammer and nail, and went at it.

[Skywalker]

are the threads flush with the end of the gun?

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It doesn't have to to with the threading, that gay little pin won't budge at all, and for anything to move, it has to go in, and it won't...

[Skywalker]

right, sorry i was jumping ahead. if the threads aren't right at the end of the gun, i have a re-threading die that can fix them if they get muffed up

[Felix]

Sorry bout not reading that, mind skipped it.

The only think that I can think to do is to actually keep putting it under hot water and keep hitting the pin. I has to give some time.

[Dominum]

Cut the pin off, then unscrew. There isn't much need for that pin anyway.

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What should I use to cut the metal?

[Dominum]

A dremel with a thin metal cutting head.

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Ok dom I did what you said and I got it off finally, thanks, and skywalker they are fubar now, my mock suppressor only goes on the threads halfway, so I will need some help there, need to be 14 CCW

[Skywalker]

Sure thing thats the die that I have. Down toward Simpsonville/Five Forks area. Let me know when you have time, weekends are generally best for me. Or leave it with me after a game

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Will you be at the upcoming wellford came? Is it possible to do it there?

[Skywalker]

It depends on if I get my gun working that I could potentially use at wellford. ... Yeah just fixing a messed up thread I could probably do at the game