Replacing muzzle device

kx592 · August 19, 2013, 05:43 AM

In a state where no flash hiders are allowed, where can I find an adaptor that is just to cover up threads that I can still pin on the end of the barrel. Something to give the appearance of not having a threaded barrel per say. I searched and could not come up with any results or name for what i'm looking for, any ideas?

wogpotter · August 19, 2013, 09:40 AM

Try looking for "thread protectors".
Check your laws though, in many places its the threaded barrel used to attach devices to thats illegal, not the device being attached.

Art Eatman · August 19, 2013, 09:41 AM

I've seen my local gunsmith put caps on rifles which are threaded for suppressors. I'd suggest measuring your threaded portion for diameter and threads per inch and then contacting some suppressor manufacturers.

I imagine that a gunsmith would have the tool (sorta like a set of feeler gauges) which measures threads per inch. Certainly a machine shop would.

Theohazard · August 19, 2013, 10:09 AM

If you're talking about an AR-15-style rifle in .223, your thread pattern will almost certainly be 1/2x28, if you have a .308 it will most likely be 5/8x24. But, like wogpotter said, in most state "assault weapons" bans (and in the federal 1994 one) it wasn't the muzzle device that was banned but the threaded barrel itself. Merely covering up the threads probably won't cut it.

kx592 · August 19, 2013, 04:40 PM

I should have been more specific, I know my local laws and I can have a device just not a flash hider. My intentions are instead of dealing with a muzzle brake because Iv tried a few and im not looking to use one on my next build (ar15 556) I was looking at just a cap to make it look flush like there were no threads in the first place. That help any?

Boomer58cal · August 19, 2013, 10:03 PM

I just turned the flash hider part off on the lathe.

Boomer

wogpotter · August 20, 2013, 06:36 AM

http://shortactioncustoms.com/?p=474
"Protect your threads and thread shoulder and barrel face with the best thread protector on the market. The SAC thread protector is unlike any other thread protector because of its internal shoulder which protects the beginning of the thread and the large O.D. of the crown face. "

August 19, 2013, 05:43 AM	#1
kx592 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Posts: 645	Replacing muzzle device In a state where no flash hiders are allowed, where can I find an adaptor that is just to cover up threads that I can still pin on the end of the barrel. Something to give the appearance of not having a threaded barrel per say. I searched and could not come up with any results or name for what i'm looking for, any ideas?

August 19, 2013, 09:40 AM	#2
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Try looking for "thread protectors". Check your laws though, in many places its the threaded barrel used to attach devices to thats illegal, not the device being attached. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

August 19, 2013, 10:09 AM	#4
Theohazard Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Location: Western PA Posts: 3,829	If you're talking about an AR-15-style rifle in .223, your thread pattern will almost certainly be 1/2x28, if you have a .308 it will most likely be 5/8x24. But, like wogpotter said, in most state "assault weapons" bans (and in the federal 1994 one) it wasn't the muzzle device that was banned but the threaded barrel itself. Merely covering up the threads probably won't cut it. __________________ 0331: "Accuracy by volume."

August 19, 2013, 10:03 PM	#6
Boomer58cal Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2013 Location: closer than you think Posts: 967	I just turned the flash hider part off on the lathe. Boomer __________________ The number one cause of death in the 20th century. 290,000,000 citizens were first disarmed and then murdered by their own governments. This number does not include those killed in war. We're from the government, we're here to help

August 20, 2013, 06:36 AM	#7
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	http://shortactioncustoms.com/?p=474 "Protect your threads and thread shoulder and barrel face with the best thread protector on the market. The SAC thread protector is unlike any other thread protector because of its internal shoulder which protects the beginning of the thread and the large O.D. of the crown face. " __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

August 19, 2013, 09:41 AM	#3
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	I've seen my local gunsmith put caps on rifles which are threaded for suppressors. I'd suggest measuring your threaded portion for diameter and threads per inch and then contacting some suppressor manufacturers. I imagine that a gunsmith would have the tool (sorta like a set of feeler gauges) which measures threads per inch. Certainly a machine shop would.

August 19, 2013, 04:40 PM	#5
kx592 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Posts: 645	I should have been more specific, I know my local laws and I can have a device just not a flash hider. My intentions are instead of dealing with a muzzle brake because Iv tried a few and im not looking to use one on my next build (ar15 556) I was looking at just a cap to make it look flush like there were no threads in the first place. That help any?