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Posted: 3/11/2014 4:35:30 PM EDT
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Right before the Maryland gun ban I scrambled and bought a Ruger 556e (if you own a AR before the ban you are good to go).......unfortunately it was a NY Compliant gun.....one thing that really bugs me is that the barrel does not have a flash suppressor. I have been told all kinds of things and wanted to get some opinions from the experts.......Is it possible to get my barrel threaded to accommodate a flash suppressor.....so far I am 0 for 3 trying to find a gunsmith to take on the project. Even went to Ruger who said.....any thoughts/ideas would be appreciate
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Well as I see it there's a couple of different options. First and foremost I'd check with Maryland state law and make sure you understand barrel length laws and if there are any laws against flash suppressors. Then I would measure your barrel. That's done from the breech face (closed bolt) to the end of the barrel. You can do this with a skinny wooden dowel (slide it down the barrel) from a hardware store and let it contact the bolt face closed, mark it with a sharpie and use a measuring tape.
Then armed with all of that information you can do a couple of different things: 1. Buy a new barrel to the length that you want (comparabie tot he one you have?) AND that it needs to be in order to be compliant with the local laws (in WA state I can't have a short barreled rifle (SBR) so 16" is the min, but you can have a 14.5" barrel and have a 1.5-2" flash suppressor pin/welded on and you're GTG). 2. Assuming your barrel is long enough you can have it threaded for a flash suppressor. Both have cost advantages/disadvantages - a new barrel will have to be installed in place of the old one (probably by a gunsmith) versus spending some money on machine work. If you choose to have your barrel machined I'd send it to ADCO. |
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Right before the Maryland gun ban I scrambled and bought a Ruger 556e (if you own a AR before the ban you are good to go).......unfortunately it was a NY Compliant gun.....one thing that really bugs me is that the barrel does not have a flash suppressor. I have been told all kinds of things and wanted to get some opinions from the experts.......Is it possible to get my barrel threaded to accommodate a flash suppressor.....so far I am 0 for 3 trying to find a gunsmith to take on the project. Even went to Ruger who said.....any thoughts/ideas would be appreciate Thanks I have the correct Ruger GB flash hider around here somewhere. It's Blued and new. IM me if interested. |
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Well as I see it there's a couple of different options. First and foremost I'd check with Maryland state law and make sure you understand barrel length laws and if there are any laws against flash suppressors. Then I would measure your barrel. That's done from the breech face (closed bolt) to the end of the barrel. You can do this with a skinny wooden dowel (slide it down the barrel) from a hardware store and let it contact the bolt face closed, mark it with a sharpie and use a measuring tape. Then armed with all of that information you can do a couple of different things: 1. Buy a new barrel to the length that you want (comparabie tot he one you have?) AND that it needs to be in order to be compliant with the local laws (in WA state I can't have a short barreled rifle (SBR) so 16" is the min, but you can have a 14.5" barrel and have a 1.5-2" flash suppressor pin/welded on and you're GTG). 2. Assuming your barrel is long enough you can have it threaded for a flash suppressor. Both have cost advantages/disadvantages - a new barrel will have to be installed in place of the old one (probably by a gunsmith) versus spending some money on machine work. If you choose to have your barrel machined I'd send it to ADCO. His barrel is long enough to be threaded, it's NY legal and threading doesn't remove length from the barrel, so that's not an issue. And as far as buying a new barrel, this may or may not be an option for that particular rifle because it is a gas piston rifle. |
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Right before the Maryland gun ban I scrambled and bought a Ruger 556e (if you own a AR before the ban you are good to go).......unfortunately it was a NY Compliant gun.....one thing that really bugs me is that the barrel does not have a flash suppressor. I have been told all kinds of things and wanted to get some opinions from the experts.......Is it possible to get my barrel threaded to accommodate a flash suppressor.....so far I am 0 for 3 trying to find a gunsmith to take on the project. Even went to Ruger who said.....any thoughts/ideas would be appreciate Thanks Under Maryland's SB281, your rifle would need to possess two of these three features in order to be considered illegal: Folding stock Grenade or flare launcher Flash hider However, there still has not been any clarification on piston systems by the Maryland State Police, since the 556E technically passes the law's copy test and fails to meet the "assault long gun" definition. The law states that your rifle must have already been in a "ban configuration" prior to Oct 1st, 2013 in order to meet requirements. This is a huge grey area in the law. So, with that said, as long as you don't have a folding stock or grenade launcher, adding a flash hider is most likely fine. This is something that you can do yourself using a 1/2"-28 muzzle threading die, some cutting fluid and a little patience. |
| Hi Mike...Thanks for your response.......do you know if someone who owns a gun prior to the ban that has 2 of the 3 features described in your last e-mail. ...will it need to be modified to be legal in MD? ....The reason I ask is their is a kind of grandfather clause saying you can keep the guns you have t... but it is not clear on whether they must be modified....it is an ambitious law that no one clearly understands (including the many gun shops I have visited). An example would be you can't buy or sell mags greater than 10 but can own them .....Appreciate any thoughts you have |
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