Flash Hider/Supresor M14

B9mmHP · September 9, 2000, 02:00 PM

I have a Norinco M14-308, it was purchased before the law required it ( Flash Hider )too be removed.

It has no slots anywhere on it, just a 2 1/2" long tube.

Should it have the slots? It shoots half way decent but would like to be better.

Badger Arms · September 9, 2000, 02:55 PM

I'd buy a Smith Enterprises Muzzle Brake for it. The gun will be much more controlable. It's not got any collector's value anyhow. While you are at it, you should send the whole gun off to Smith for re-heat-treating. They make it almost as presentable as a Springfield M-1A for much cheaper. Here's the link:

http://www.smithenterprise.com/m14_rifle_service.htm
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Kernel · September 10, 2000, 10:09 PM

Do a little more research. I believe by law none of the Norinco/Polytech M-14 clones can lawfully have a GI type flashhider. This was due to an import restrictions targeted specifically against China by the Bush Administration in the late 80's, it's got nothing to do with Clinton's 1994 "Assault Weapon" ban. That said, you can still put a Smith muzzle brake on it's perfectly legal.

All the Norincos I've seen simply had the flash hider cut off and the retaining nut tack-welded in place. Use a Dremel to cut the tack-welds, unscrew the nut, and the spines should still be in the barrel underneath. The Smith brake should slip right on, though you may need to buy a new retaining nut. -- Kernel

B9mmHP · September 11, 2000, 02:37 PM

Kernel the one I have may have been before the Bush deal, like Serial 0007XX, nothing has been cut off, I have seen the ones that have been mutalated.

I think I will go with the Smith Muzzle Brake.

Thanks, badgerarms and Kernel

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Kernel · September 11, 2000, 07:16 PM

HighPower, you might be on the bubble. I heard that fewer than 100 Chinese M-14 types were imported before the ban went into effect. Though I don't know how strongly this particular wrinkle in the law is enforced. I see used Chinese M-14s (by law they can't be imported anymore in any form) on dealer's tables at gunshows all the time with USGI flash hiders on them, it's technically illegal but no one seems to care. -- Kernel

September 9, 2000, 02:00 PM	#1
B9mmHP Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 465	I have a Norinco M14-308, it was purchased before the law required it ( Flash Hider )too be removed. It has no slots anywhere on it, just a 2 1/2" long tube. Should it have the slots? It shoots half way decent but would like to be better.

September 9, 2000, 02:55 PM	#2
Badger Arms Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2000 Location: Harnett County, NC Posts: 1,700	I'd buy a Smith Enterprises Muzzle Brake for it. The gun will be much more controlable. It's not got any collector's value anyhow. While you are at it, you should send the whole gun off to Smith for re-heat-treating. They make it almost as presentable as a Springfield M-1A for much cheaper. Here's the link: http://www.smithenterprise.com/m14_rifle_service.htm ------------------ God made us in his own image. Thomas Jefferson made us free. John Browning made us equal. Without Browning, we might not know about the other two... [This message has been edited by badgerarms (edited September 09, 2000).]

September 10, 2000, 10:09 PM	#3
Kernel Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 1999 Location: Madison, WI.... "78 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality" Posts: 923	Do a little more research. I believe by law none of the Norinco/Polytech M-14 clones can lawfully have a GI type flashhider. This was due to an import restrictions targeted specifically against China by the Bush Administration in the late 80's, it's got nothing to do with Clinton's 1994 "Assault Weapon" ban. That said, you can still put a Smith muzzle brake on it's perfectly legal. All the Norincos I've seen simply had the flash hider cut off and the retaining nut tack-welded in place. Use a Dremel to cut the tack-welds, unscrew the nut, and the spines should still be in the barrel underneath. The Smith brake should slip right on, though you may need to buy a new retaining nut. -- Kernel

September 11, 2000, 02:37 PM	#4
B9mmHP Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 465	Kernel the one I have may have been before the Bush deal, like Serial 0007XX, nothing has been cut off, I have seen the ones that have been mutalated. I think I will go with the Smith Muzzle Brake. Thanks, badgerarms and Kernel ------------------ "Defiance" And yet...it moves (Galileo Galilie) "Spay or Nuter your Socialist Pets"

September 11, 2000, 07:16 PM	#5
Kernel Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 1999 Location: Madison, WI.... "78 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality" Posts: 923	HighPower, you might be on the bubble. I heard that fewer than 100 Chinese M-14 types were imported before the ban went into effect. Though I don't know how strongly this particular wrinkle in the law is enforced. I see used Chinese M-14s (by law they can't be imported anymore in any form) on dealer's tables at gunshows all the time with USGI flash hiders on them, it's technically illegal but no one seems to care. -- Kernel