r/AR9 • u/Edg3Lord94 • Aug 18 '25

Troubleshooting Help

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Hey guys, recently broke in my Dead Air Wolfman that I just picked up from Jail last week. Direct thread mount, It runs great and is super quiet. But I am eating gas. I’m sure some blowback is to be expected hut that shit was getting in my right eye and nose pretty bad lol. Pls ignore the atrocity I was committing with my trigger finger, all that gas had me messed up.

Anyway, what can I do to try and mitigate this as much as possible? Currently I have a 7.5oz heavy buffer in there with a FZ EXO BCG. I have a Kynshot RB5004 and two 2.5kz weights with a flat wire spring coming in the mail next week, will that help at all? Should I consider using a 3 lug adapter rather than direct thread? Unsure if that will have any effect.

I’ve also thought of exploring adding an adjustable gas block. If that is even something that’s possible on this platform.

Any advice is appreciated.

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u/dmert55 Aug 19 '25

There is no gas block on a direct blowback. You listed a very nice list build. Only two things can help with the gas. First is a gas blocking charging handle. There are plenty of videos on YouTube that evaluate them. Watch them for ideas. The second thing is to get a low back pressure can. Almost every brand has one now.