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knights armament triple taps
I thought Gunny was joking about building a rifle for the cost of one, um nope...wow
knights armament triple taps
Wait, so this doesn't count as a "suppressor" subject to NFA?My first use of a flash can was not for function. I thought it looked cool set back into the rail of my AR pistol. After shooting it I was amazed at how the sound was directed. If you’re shooting an AR pistol and don’t like the noise, give a flash can a try, you can get them in aluminum or steel for around $30.
It does not make the gun quitter. It just directs the sound forward so, not a NFA item.Wait, so this doesn't count as a "suppressor" subject to NFA?
A long flash hider that’s pinned and welded to a 10.5” barrel. This one is on my junkyard build and fun to shoot.
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You basically made a skinny flash can.I only own one lonesome AR. I took one of those and sawed it off just behind the slots, stuck in in the lathe and trued up the end and that is what I use. I call it a bloop tube as it does nothing except direct the sound out in front of you. It really makes a difference in the noise level under the tin roof over the firing line at my range when I am playing with load development or just shooting paper or steel.
Most of the flash suppressors in the AR world differ primarily in appearance and/or cost, in my experience. What matters the most is that it is compatible with whatever can you will be using, if you will be using one. The standard A2 and the slightly different SOPMOD version which interface with the GEMTEC HALO and KAC QD suppressors, respectively, are what I have the most experience with- either are more than adequate for any military use I have ever experienced, either suppressed or "ran loud".
When I was an instructor at Ft Bragg, I had the opportunity to fire the AK74, and I noted the efficiency of the brake (but loud). I ended up putting a similar design from Bushmaster on the AR (about $25 as I recall) I dedicated for 3 gun competition. It definitely made a difference in stages that required maximum speed, and it also aggravated the heck out of the RSO's with the pro-timer. I didn't feel a thing, and I told them they may want to position themselves behind me, but not all of them listened.
I am awaiting delivery of a PSA flash can to put on my AR10 carbine that I occasionally use for deer hunting. I've never used one, so I am curious how it will be.
I thought Gunny was joking about building a rifle for the cost of one, um nope...wow
Expensive muzzle attachments do not buy performance. Honestly, these super expensive units are all flash. A SUB $50 Brake does exactly what the more expensive ones do.
But.... Will they launch a 22mm rifle grenade?
Allow a bayonet to be mounted....?
Accept a Blank Firing Device....?
Improve barrel harmonics....?
And suppress flash....?
....Or just tame that mighty .223 recoil?