Hello all hope all is well. I just got a new barrel and it came with the bayo lug installed.I know I need to remove it before building it out to be NJ legal...my question is can I get by with just cutting off the lugs that are located on the left and right side of the main lug... just leaving the lug profile intact...or should I just shave the whole thing off...thanks

Hello all hope all is well. I just got a new barrel and it came with the bayo lug installed.I know I need to remove it before building it out to be NJ legal...my question is can I get by with just cutting off the lugs that are located on the left and right side of the main lug... just leaving the lug profile intact...or should I just shave the whole thing off...thanks

You can just shave off the "wings"

if you want to keep the general shape intact for the looks of it, then just shave the ears off:

 

 

I personally decided on shaving the entire lug off that nosy people can see from far away that there is nothing there that could resemble a bayo lug. That only lasted for a little while until I decided to shave the entire FSB down to fit under a FF rail.

 

You can just shave off the "wings"

 

I did that to mine.  Got a lot of comments at the range about my rifle still having a bayonet lug.  I explained to them that the "wings" were ground off, so that a bayonet cannot be mounted it, and it's good to go.  Rather than continue to answer questions about it, I ground the rest of it off and hit it with some flat black spray paint.  No point in having the remainder of the lug anyway, it's not like it's useful for anything. 

Thousands killed by bayonet lugs every year.  Thanks for making NJ safer.

Yeah. I like the way it looks Iam doing a Retro m4a1 so I kinda wanted the look.and hey if they want to stop shooting to come gauk at my shaved bayo lug that's on them......I can charge 1 round of ammo for a look see....lol. but seriously thanks for all your input.....K

Your efforts will help reduce the amount of Drive By Stabbings in NJ..............

 

Thank you!

Your efforts will help reduce the amount of Drive By Stabbings in NJ..............

 

Thank you!

 

Not to worry, I use my bolt action mosin with the bayonet for the drive by stabbings. 

 

 

:lol:  I kid I kid!