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rjrivero · January 12, 2010, 02:11 AM

I'd like to see a picture of the muzzle break. Top, bottom left and right side.

It can be REALLY hard to see the pin in a muzzle break that has been done "correctly." It may even be "impossible" to do so once you've "machined" the pin by forcing off the hard steel barrel. The Park Color difference that HockeySew mentions may be the only "giveaway" at this point. I have one and I didn't know it was pinned on until I compared it to another that was not. My barrel is only 14.5" with a 2" muzzle break permanently attached to comply with FEDERAL LAW. When it's standing side by side with a 16" barrel with a standard A2 Muzzle Break, they look almost identical. (Other than the different muzzle breaks.)

Measure the barrel from the face of the bolt to the end of the barrel (using a cleaning rod to mark the distance.) If it's less than 16", then OP will know for sure that he just made a rifle into a "short barrel rifle" accidentally.

To be legal, the muzzle break needs to be permanently re-attached to comply with the 16" minimum-barrel-length federal law.

January 12, 2010, 02:11 AM	#16
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,399	Let's see the Muzzle break. I'd like to see a picture of the muzzle break. Top, bottom left and right side. It can be REALLY hard to see the pin in a muzzle break that has been done "correctly." It may even be "impossible" to do so once you've "machined" the pin by forcing off the hard steel barrel. The Park Color difference that HockeySew mentions may be the only "giveaway" at this point. I have one and I didn't know it was pinned on until I compared it to another that was not. My barrel is only 14.5" with a 2" muzzle break permanently attached to comply with FEDERAL LAW. When it's standing side by side with a 16" barrel with a standard A2 Muzzle Break, they look almost identical. (Other than the different muzzle breaks.) Measure the barrel from the face of the bolt to the end of the barrel (using a cleaning rod to mark the distance.) If it's less than 16", then OP will know for sure that he just made a rifle into a "short barrel rifle" accidentally. To be legal, the muzzle break needs to be permanently re-attached to comply with the 16" minimum-barrel-length federal law.