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Posted: 10/26/2012 2:37:33 PM EDT
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Hi all, I'm looking for a little guidance with New York's AWB. Specifically regarding permanent attachment of a muzzle brake. It seems to me that there's a gray area about what constitutes a muzzle brake vs a flash suppressor. From what I can tell - besides does it hide the flash - the only difference between a flash hider and a brake is what the manufacturer calls it (I think I heard something about the diameter of the hole at the end, too, don't exactly remember). At least in my opinion, a muzzle device like this one http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/ARR-535 is clearly a BRAKE. When you get into something like the Yankee Hill Phantom http://yhm.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=103 it's not entirely clear if Yankee Hill specifically calling it a muzzle brake is enough to satisfy the law. I would prefer something like the Phantom over a large comp/brake like the Miculek. Would the Phantom be okay or would I be inviting trouble? Would I be better off with a thread protector http://www.midwayusa.com/product/181817/yankee-hill-machine-barrel-thread-protector-cap-1-2-28-standard-barrel-steel-black permanently attached to eliminate any doubt? Does anyone in NY, NJ or elsewhere have any experience with that they could share?
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The general rule of thumb is if the hole at the end of the muzzle device has a diameter equal to the projectile, it's okay.
If the hole is much larger than the projectile, you've got a flash hider. None of this is codified in law and IANL. A thread protector on a threaded barrel violates the AWB unless it is permanently attached. |
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As a former NJ res I'm pretty well versed in the crazy laws up there.
Best rule of thumb is: open end=flash hider, closed end about size of the projectile=brake. The last brake that the batfe ruled to be a brake is the PWS DNTC/FSC series which is close ended with flash hiding tines. |
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General rule of thumb I go by is if you can fit your finger in the end then it's a flash hider and not a brake. I run the yhm phantoms and the pws fsc brakes on my rifles w/o issue. I also know of others doin the same and the local shops using the same. You should be good to go.
If it specifically states it's a brake then I wouldn't worry to much about it. Print the page for your own reference incase you ever need it If you have to. But as long as your not committing murder I doubt anyone will question it. |
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