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Nickel Plated · April 20, 2012, 11:58 PM

I was just wondering if a flash hider that is modified to not act like a flash hider anymore and just be there for aesthetics would be OK as far as AWBs are concerned.

For example, if I took an AK-74 muzzle brake (which the ATF classified as a flash hider, despite the fact that it clearly isn't) and put a clear plastic tube inside of it to essentially block the ports on the side. The bullet would pass through the inside of the tube, but the muzzle blast would only go out the front, without being redirected anywhere else or in anyway dissipated (since the holes for that are now covered over). Would that no longer count as a flash hider/muzzle brake since it doesn't function as one? I guess it would be just a pretty ornament on the end of your barrel. Which IMO is still better than nothing.

On a side note, what if you were to make a bayonet mount that is somewhat out of spec so it still looks like you have one, but it can't actually fit a bayonet. Not really a bayonet mount then.

April 20, 2012, 11:58 PM	#1
Nickel Plated Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2010 Location: Brooklyn, NYC Posts: 610	Faux flash hiders and AWB. I was just wondering if a flash hider that is modified to not act like a flash hider anymore and just be there for aesthetics would be OK as far as AWBs are concerned. For example, if I took an AK-74 muzzle brake (which the ATF classified as a flash hider, despite the fact that it clearly isn't) and put a clear plastic tube inside of it to essentially block the ports on the side. The bullet would pass through the inside of the tube, but the muzzle blast would only go out the front, without being redirected anywhere else or in anyway dissipated (since the holes for that are now covered over). Would that no longer count as a flash hider/muzzle brake since it doesn't function as one? I guess it would be just a pretty ornament on the end of your barrel. Which IMO is still better than nothing. On a side note, what if you were to make a bayonet mount that is somewhat out of spec so it still looks like you have one, but it can't actually fit a bayonet. Not really a bayonet mount then.