Hi all,

After shooting my Garand I took it apart for cleaning. According to my guide, GarandGear, I should not remove the Gas cylinder and lower band frequently can degrade accuracy by loosening their fit. However, mine are already so wiggly they easily pull off once you get through a little carbon. Should I really just leave them there? I stopped at pulling the middle handguard, but wondered if pulling the gas cylinder and band will really affect my accuracy.

Finally, how tight are you supposed to have the gas plug?