ArmyofMike

The A&K m249 para (at least the one I have) is ccw. I finally left the barrel on the gun and with quite a bit of leverage was able to unscrew the barrel. Thanks to everyone's help.

FYI, Update on my flashider removal. This thing is a Dirty, Dirty Filthy Whor_ and I Hate it for making my life not fun right now! Translation: I still can't get it off the outer barrel going CCW. It is threaded to the larger outer barrel piece with cryptonite! Why must it be this hard? Off to the store I go to get some Beer. O'well.

Thank you Stealthbomber for the information too. And thank you infected. I will attempt both of your suggestions tomorrow (it is too late now in Cali for me to try to get this off~My Neighbors might get mad with all the screaming and cussing) and heat the barrel and then leverage it CCW. I appreciate both of your suggestions. I will bet the SOB off.

Yes, I saw how FarEast got his off, I am trying to unscrew it just above the aluminum looking piece. I have been torqueing on it soooo much I am afraid I am going to bend/break the outer barrel. Not sure why it is on so tight. I will try to eat some Wheaties and work on again.

Wow, I have tried a wrench, plyers, a vice, This bad boy is on here. I am trying to remove it clockwise. Is this the direction yours came off? How exactly did you get your flashider off infected? Thanks.

I will try either way. Can someone tell me "how" they got their flashhider off on the Echo/A&K M249? I have tried to put it in a vice, use a wrench, use vice grips etc. But I can't get enough leverage. I am afraid I am going to gouge the metal, or bend the handle that is attached to the outer barrel. Any suggestions/recommendations? Thank you.

Kye, you are a genius and a scholar. Your reading abilities far outweight mine. I had not seen that and I read that article like 30+ times. Thank you.

I know there has been discussion in this post in regards to the flashider of the A&K M249 and removing it. Can anyone tell me if it is Counterclockwise, or clockwise? I would like to remove mine at some point and would like to know which way to wrench on it. I got it in the USA from Airsplat. Thank you for the help all. And thanks again to FarEast for the exceptional review of this gun. If you are considering buying or have purchased the A&K M249, follow his steps and you will have yourself one mean SAW!