Need help with replacing Rock River Arms LAR308 gas tube

[7magsavage]

I was going to replace the factory gas block on my RRA LAR308 with a Superlative Arms adjustable block so I can shoot suppressed.
I have the new block on the factory gas tube but I cannot get the gas tube slid up in the correct spot on the receiver. It needs to go up about an 1/8 inch to get in the hole, but I can't get it in there. Removing the hand guard is a no-go since the damn thing screws on. Any ideas as to how to get this aggravating bastard in there?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Steve

 

[bfoosh006]

Can you slightly bend it to fit ?

Carefully....

 

[NCgreentick]

Can you put something in through the rear to help guide it? Like a bamboo skewer or something similar you can get into the gas tube hole.

 

[7magsavage]

I’ve tried a slight bend and also tried a long skinny screwdriver but neither worked.
Getting ready to work at it again.
Would be so simple of the damn hand guard slid of and didn’t screw off.

 

[longshot2000]

It could be a height issue. Is the SA gas block made for an AR10/308AR? It needs to be.

 

[7magsavage]

Yes it is.

I got it in yesterday.
I used a thin and stiff but malleable rod and slid it through the vent holes in the hand guard and pried the end up into the receiver.
It didn’t take much once I got something with the right stiffness. But it was an unnecessary pain in the ass.