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4/19/2009 6:36:01 PM EDT
I bought a sikes upper and it came with a regular flash hider and I bought a  Primary Weapons FSC556 Flash Suppressing Compensator and I am trying to find a way to take of the original one. Also does anyone have a primary weapons flash hider and can give me a review?
4/19/2009 6:51:09 PM EDT
[#1]
What specifically do you want to know?

I own one and will answer what I can.




Edit:

What length is your upper?
4/19/2009 7:02:40 PM EDT
[#2]
Does the orginal flash hider just spin off? I know its threaaded but I cant seem to get it off.
4/19/2009 7:04:46 PM EDT
[#3]
It should just spin off unless you have a 14.5" (or shorter) barrel. In that case it may be blind pinned.




By the way, I am impressed with the added muzzle control gained with the FSC556.
I have read that it doesn't have as loud of a report as other brakes of the same quality.
It is considerably louder than the standard A2, though. All in all, I enjoy the advantages
it has to offer and think that they outweigh the disadvantages for my purposes.
4/19/2009 7:06:28 PM EDT
[#4]
barrel vise and a good armorers wrench should spin it right off as long as it is not pinned or soldered
4/19/2009 7:09:31 PM EDT
[#5]
I have the AR15 tool it has all the weird looking tools. Maybe its really on there?
4/19/2009 7:17:55 PM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
I have the AR15 tool it has all the weird looking tools. Maybe its really on there?


I have the DPMS wrench. It is on the bottom of the wrench in this picture (the larger of the two notches).

4/20/2009 10:34:43 AM EDT
[#7]
I have the same thing you pictured. maybe I was doing it wrong.
4/20/2009 10:58:27 AM EDT
[#8]
You know you turn the FH counter-clockwise while looking down the muzzle (the weapon pointed at you) to loosen and remove it.

If the manufacturer used a crush washer and just turned the FH to the indexed position and NOT the recommended tighten/loosen, tighten/loosen a few degrees at a time, it could have a lot of preload on the threads and be tough to break free.  Thus, you may need the barrel vice block, like recommended earlier.
4/20/2009 11:15:15 AM EDT
[#9]
great.....
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