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Posted: 8/15/2003 9:55:30 PM EDT
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An approved BATF legal post ban brake welded/pinned on, Rock River has a killer new tactical brake (wire cutter notches reminesent of the HK91)I dont like the set screw type, just my 2 cents.
I am sure there is an extensive description somewhere on the board, email address and I will get you the new RRA catalog. Robert |
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Posted: 8/15/2003 10:01:05 PM EDT
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Had to be an ATF approved brake, and if the bbl uses a common thread (ever used for a flash hider), the brake has to be permanently affixed. Can't use a flash hider on a post-ban, even if on permanently.
RRA uses pre-ban bbls, threads on the brake, then blind-pins and welds the brake, then parkerizes ass'y to match. As Robert indicated, the new tac-brake is pretty cool, and works very well. Sluggo |
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Posted: 8/15/2003 10:01:58 PM EDT
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A postban rifle that is semi-automatic and accepts detachable magazines is allowed only ONE of 5 banned features. On an AR, that is usually the pistol grip. Unless you remove the pistol grip, permanently attach a magazine, or make the gun non-semi-auto, installing a flash suppressor would be illegal.
You can legally install a muzzle brake, but if the barrel is threaded to do so, the muzzle brake must be permanently attached using a BATF-approved method. -Troy |
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Posted: 8/15/2003 10:39:54 PM EDT
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OK, here's one; does the standard A2 compensator count as a flash hider or a muzzle brake? Would that be legit to weld on?
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Posted: 8/16/2003 12:49:01 AM EDT
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The A2 flash supppressor functions a TINY bit like a compensator, but not at all as a muzzle brake, and it is certainly not post-ban legal. Nothing that reduces the flash signature in any substaintal way will be post-ban legal, regardless of attachment, or what people call it.
-Troy |
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Posted: 8/16/2003 5:48:15 AM EDT
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Quoted: The A2 flash supppressor functions a TINY bit like a compensator, but not at all as a muzzle brake, and it is certainly not post-ban legal. Nothing that reduces the flash signature in any substaintal way will be post-ban legal, regardless of attachment, or what people call it. -Troy So - Does the BATF REALLY test each MFG.s Muzzle brake or Comp - to see if it reduces flash? [:\] |
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Posted: 8/16/2003 10:59:42 AM EDT
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They test any device that a manufacturer submits for post-ban approval, yes.
-Troy |
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Posted: 8/17/2003 3:58:49 PM EDT
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OK who can recite the " method approved by the BATFE " for permanantly attatching a MUZZLE BRAKE?
Blind pinned and welded is self explanatory. What about just welding? Is there a formula for the size of the weld? As a side note, a Smith non Vortex set screw brake will stay on reliably if you countersink the areas where the setscrews meet the barrel, and while not billed as a flash hider, they do minimize the flash on an AK, dunno about an AR. Travis F. |
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Posted: 8/17/2003 7:12:59 PM EDT
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Approved methods are:
- Blind-pin & weld - >180 degree circumference weld - 4 equidistant tack welds - 1100F melt-temp solder (silver solder) The blind-pin & weld method is used most often as it puts the least stress on the barrel, as most of the heat is contained in the muzzle device, and only a small area is affected. -Troy |
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