{"id":1003,"date":"2024-04-08T22:16:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T22:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2024-04-08T22:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T22:16:46","slug":"hardware-talk-midwest-industries-receiver-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"Hardware Talk: Midwest Industries Receiver Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure> <noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block-feature-AR-768x496.jpg\" alt=\"Hardware Talk: Midwest Industries Receiver Block\" title=\"Hardware Talk: Midwest Industries Receiver Block\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you want to install the fire control parts and see down into the receiver, just slide the narrow part up into the magwell and clamp the big part in your vise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Handling an AR-15 lower\u2014while also assembling it, tightening something or just making it behave\u2014can be a hassle. Midwest Industries (MI) has a solution, and their lower receiver block serves you in two ways.<\/p>\n<p>First, you can simply slap the block down on your workbench and fit the receiver into it, nestled in place. It\u2019ll stay put while you install the hammer and trigger pins and the trigger guard, even making it stay put while you hand-screw the buffer tube in place. (You\u2019ll need more than the MI block to do the torquing and staking.)<\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re doing this, the smaller section of the MI block has a recessed tray, where you can put the small parts you\u2019ll need. No worries about them rolling off the bench or getting bumped by an inadvertent sleeve or put-down screwdriver. Nope, they\u2019re safe in the recess.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to view the interior as you install the fire control parts, you can. Simply take the block and slide the narrower part up into the magazine well. Yes, it\u2019s shaped like a magazine for a reason. Now, clamp the bigger part of the MI block in your vise. You can now work on the lower, install and inspect as they function, or the fire control parts, without having to juggle the receiver in one hand while working with the other.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block.jpg\" alt=\"Midwest-Industries-receiver-block\" class=\"wp-image-293234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block-696x436.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Midwest-Industries-receiver-block-670x420.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Midwest Industries receiver block handles a lot of tasks and does so without risking marring your receiver.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being bright blue, it won\u2019t glare in your shop lights, but it also won\u2019t let parts hide, as a black or dark material might. Also, as a relatively soft polymer, it won\u2019t ding your lower or mar the finish. I know some of you want to keep your build as pristine as possible. (Some of us use our rifles.)<\/p>\n<p>As if all this wasn\u2019t enough, MI added one more function: a gas block gas tube installation recess. The hard part of getting a gas system assembled can be getting the blasted tiny roll pin driven into the gas block, with the gas tube in place.<\/p>\n<p>I dare you to find a non-marring position in your bench vise to clamp the block in, with an orientation of the gas block that allows you to drive the pin in. I\u2019ve been wrestling with AR-15s for 35 years now, and that\u2019s the part I hate the most.<\/p>\n<p>The block is designed to work with forged receivers, so if you have a milled one, it might not be as nice a fit as MI intended it to be. They offer it in AR-15 and AR-10 sizes in one color: blue. Now, I\u2019ve been wrestling with AR-15s for so long that I have some bad habits. I\u2019ve found workarounds to get things done \u2026 doing them without fixtures. But I\u2019m going to have to add this to the AR-15 toolbox, because it\u2019s so useful for the things it does that it earned space in the kit.<\/p>\n<p>Forty bucks may seem like a bit much for \u201ca simple piece of plastic,\u201d as one person I showed it to commented, but don\u2019t be fooled: Not 5 minutes later he was asking to borrow it.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This article originally appeared in the March 2022 issue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gundigestservice.com\/customer\/subscribe.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gun Digest the Magazine<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>More On Tools &amp; Gunsmithing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-38\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333; text-align: center;\">Next Step: Get your FREE Printable Target Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Enhance your shooting precision with our 62 MOA Targets, perfect for rifles and handguns. Crafted in collaboration with Storm Tactical for accuracy and versatility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Gun Digest email newsletter<\/strong> and get your downloadable target pack sent straight to your inbox. Stay updated with the latest firearms info in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to install the fire control parts and see down into the receiver, just slide the narrow part up into the magwell and clamp the big part in your vise. Handling an AR-15 lower\u2014while also assembling it, tightening something or just making it behave\u2014can be a hassle. 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