flash hider vs comp. > General Firearm Discussion

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:16:11 PM EDT

whats the diffence on that makes one a comp or a flash hider? just got to thinking and was wondering

ie whats the diffrence between a fake a2 flashider and a real a2 flash hider?

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:20:57 PM EDT

[#1]

Fakes (aka brakes) have a smaller hole on the muzzle end, usually just big enough for the bullet to pass. A real A2 flash suppressor has a much larger hole at the end (about 3/4".)

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:23:14 PM EDT

[#2]

About 10 years.

No, really. You can only put a real flash hider on a pre-ban rifle. Many comps are similar to flash suppressors, (AK-74 style, etc.) but only ATF approved post-ban muzzle brakes can be installed on post-ban rifles. Otherwise, you got yourself an assault rifle.

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:25:37 PM EDT

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You can only put a real flash hider on a pre-ban rifle. Many comps are similar to flash suppressors, (AK-74 style, etc.) but only ATF approved post-ban muzzle brakes can be installed on post-ban rifles. Otherwise, you got yourself an assault rifle.

well i already knew that but also if it inst select fire it isnt a true AW.

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:37:06 PM EDT

[#4]

cryax,
I'm not trying to flame you but a flash hider is an older, conical shaped device used to protect the shooter from muzzle flash.
A flash suppressor does a reasonably good job of hiding your muzzle flash from an enemy.

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:44:42 PM EDT

[#5]

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You can only put a real flash hider on a pre-ban rifle. Many comps are similar to flash suppressors, (AK-74 style, etc.) but only ATF approved post-ban muzzle brakes can be installed on post-ban rifles. Otherwise, you got yourself an assault rifle.
well i already knew that but also if it inst select fire it isnt a true AW.

According to the AW ban in 1994, AR-style rifles that feature a Bayonet lug, flash hider OR a collapsible stock are considered illegal assault weapons. Select-fire has nothing to do with it.

Select-fire weapons (machine guns) are subject to the National Firearms Act (1925?)

Compensators reduce recoil from the muzzle and flash hiders reduce the blast coming out of the muzzle for better combat concealment.

You probably already knew this stuff, cyrax. I didn't see your post count until after I posted my first message.

BTW, post #223 for me.

Posted: 9/30/2002 12:54:22 PM EDT

[#6]

Maybe off subject, but if you are asking which to go with......dump both and go with that snazzy looking "Phantom" hider that is cut as to double as a bayonet that Bushmaster has

Posted: 9/30/2002 1:09:28 PM EDT

[#7]

Actually true (READ: not liberal bastardization)assualt rifles are selectfire.
A machinegun is fullauto full time.

Posted: 9/30/2002 1:16:04 PM EDT

[#8]

Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1927 included the NFA??

Posted: 9/30/2002 2:16:13 PM EDT

[#9]

If I'm not mistaken I thought the original intent of a F.H. was to suppress the flash just enough as not to blind the shooter when using night vision devices. Is this true?

Posted: 9/30/2002 3:29:04 PM EDT

[#10]

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If I'm not mistaken I thought the original intent of a F.H. was to suppress the flash just enough as not to blind the shooter when using night vision devices. Is this true?

That's true of a flash HIDER, but a flash SUPPRESSOR, such as an A2 or a Phantom actually suppresses the flash to a great degree and makes it less visible to not only the shooter, but the enemy as well.

Posted: 9/30/2002 3:39:38 PM EDT

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You can only put a real flash hider on a pre-ban rifle. Many comps are similar to flash suppressors, (AK-74 style, etc.) but only ATF approved post-ban muzzle brakes can be installed on post-ban rifles. Otherwise, you got yourself an assault rifle.
well i already knew that but also if it inst select fire it isnt a true AW.

According to the AW ban in 1994, AR-style rifles that feature a Bayonet lug, flash hider OR a collapsible stock are considered illegal assault weapons. Select-fire has nothing to do with it.

I don't give an aeronautical intercourse what the fucking 1994 AW ban says. If it is not select fire, it is NOT an assault rifle. The 1994 bill was just the Clintonistas trying to demonize our rifles and confuse the sheeple as to what we really had. It seems to have worked for many, including you.

Select fire has everything to do with it.

Posted: 10/1/2002 2:37:27 PM EDT

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You can only put a real flash hider on a pre-ban rifle. Many comps are similar to flash suppressors, (AK-74 style, etc.) but only ATF approved post-ban muzzle brakes can be installed on post-ban rifles. Otherwise, you got yourself an assault rifle.
well i already knew that but also if it inst select fire it isnt a true AW.

According to the AW ban in 1994, AR-style rifles that feature a Bayonet lug, flash hider OR a collapsible stock are considered illegal assault weapons. Select-fire has nothing to do with it.

I don't give an aeronautical intercourse what the fucking 1994 AW ban says. If it is not select fire, it is NOT an assault rifle. The 1994 bill was just the Clintonistas trying to demonize our rifles and confuse the sheeple as to what we really had. It seems to have worked for many, including you.

Select fire has everything to do with it.

BRAVO good Sir!THAT is what I am talkin about!!!

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