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Posted: 12/16/2014 10:10:53 PM EDT
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I have thought of buying a SCAR16 deflector and playing around with it, but haven't actually taken the time to do it. Sure seems like something should be workable with enough ingenuity. |
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Posted: 12/16/2014 11:29:27 PM EDT
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I rigged up a shell deflector using a gear sector handstop on a magpul rail section and put it on the velcro pad that everyone seems to put on their rifles and it works great
Here's the thread from another forum that I started about that topic Brass Deflector |
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Posted: 12/17/2014 2:17:51 AM EDT
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I rigged up a shell deflector using a gear sector handstop on a magpul rail section and put it on the velcro pad that everyone seems to put on their rifles and it works great Here's the thread from another forum that I started about that topic Brass Deflector So any issues with the force of the spent shell hitting the deflector? Pulling away, off the velcro? |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 1:49:51 AM EDT
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Tested it out today and no issues at all. It deflects the shells to the side, and plops it right next to you. Exactly as intended. Velcro is effective and it doesn't move when installed
Only issue (Not an issue for me), is it dents the living crap out of the brass depending on where you put it. Nothing a rubber bumper or something can't fix. I shoot only steel case so I couldn't care less about the brass. |
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Posted: 12/18/2014 10:00:55 PM EDT
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I prefer the one from Steyr as it deflects and catches.....
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Posted: 12/19/2014 12:18:08 AM EDT
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I prefer the one from Steyr as it deflects and catches.....
Yet only works with some specific AUG configurations. It won't work on an A3 OEM rail, works with Pete's A2-ish rail with some trimming on the front end, and needs less trimming but a bit of shaving on the top for the Talon mount. It should work 'as is' with an A3M1 with optic or short rail, or an A3 with the 2020 short rail, IMO. 
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Posted: 12/19/2014 1:27:39 AM EDT
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I made one. A lot of people have bought it, including a lot of guys in the Austrian military.
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Posted: 12/19/2014 3:17:32 AM EDT
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Any chance theres interest in a lower profile version of your brass buster? I'd be interested in that. Maybe a mini or micro version like what you've done with the switchbacks.
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Posted: 12/19/2014 9:44:19 AM EDT
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You could but Sven's, then trim it down. I painted mine, saw where the brass hit it, and removed excess to me plastic.
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Posted: 12/19/2014 11:43:01 AM EDT
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Any chance theres interest in a lower profile version of your brass buster? I'd be interested in that. Maybe a mini or micro version like what you've done with the switchbacks. The size of the Brass Buster is based on all the testing we did for lots of brands of ammunition and both gas settings. Being that we are protecting people's faces from brass, there is a lot of liability inherent in the product, and it has to be a certain size to guarantee protection of the face from brass. That being said, we have been slowly working on an improved version of the brass buster based on feedback. I don't have an ETA on it, but hopefully sometime in 2015. Brass deflectors are one of the most labor intensive and expensive R&D products to make- you have to shoot thousands of rounds and go through a lot of adjustments to get them just right! |
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Posted: 12/19/2014 2:41:12 PM EDT
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Just got one of the Steyr Brass Cathers for the A3 M-1. The plastic part sticking up "do thingy" is going to require a little bit of sanding down, or cutting down, to fit underneath the integral scope. Other than that should be good to. Will be sanding it down to fit later this weekend.
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Posted: 12/19/2014 7:16:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You could but Sven's, then trim it down. I painted mine, saw where the brass hit it, and removed excess to me plastic. This. I trimmed mine down to roughly half it's normal size. Then velcro'd it in place. You can literally swing the rifle around by it now, and not have it come out of place. No issues with brass to the face after trimming. I shoot almost exclusively M193 or M855 FWIW. Nothing brings out the snickers from fellow students like doing an offside barricade drill and ending up with a bloody face from your AUG. Ask me how I know... Personally, the only way I see improving over the brass buster is a unit that screws or snaps into place directly behind the ejection port ala the SCAR rifles, or the MSAR Aug style stock. |
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Posted: 12/20/2014 3:56:39 PM EDT
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MSAR(yeah
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Posted: 12/20/2014 9:46:49 PM EDT
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I don't own an msar, so I'm not sure, but I think their stock is notched for the deflector to clip onto.
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Posted: 12/22/2014 12:39:37 PM EDT
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MSAR(yeah ) still has their ambi shell deflector listed on their site. I'm curious if it will fit on an AUG stock? It's only $20, and looks pretty simple. Might be worth a call to them to ask.I believe this deflector only works with the new design E4 stock (the one which is "enhanced" because the mold ribs aren't ground off...) |
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Posted: 12/31/2014 4:13:33 PM EDT
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How about a SUPER cheap one
 I'll try it when the weather gets better. No $$ was spent on this, why not?
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Posted: 1/2/2015 12:18:56 PM EDT
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^^^^^^^
Make this out of OD green or black polymer with matching OD/black Velcro. Mick |
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