Featureless Compensator question

[rjenne]

I built a rifle for my daughter that has a thordsen Gen 3 stock and a Strike Industries Checkmate Compensator. I have had the rifle transferred into her name through a ffl. I have seen that some people think the checkmate comp might be considered a flash hider. My local ffl inspected the rifle to make sure it met the requirements for a featureless rifle in California before they would do the transfer, and they said the rifle was Ca. legal.

[joe_gman]

Given that the SI Checkmate states that its compensator is designed to mitigate flash, I would conclude that it would be considered a flash suppressor in California.

The Strike Industries Checkmate Comp is a top quality muzzle device designed with a series of four offset serrated prongs which stabilize muzzle climb and mitigate flash and recoil.

[rjenne]

So what is a good comp that meets CA requirements?

[joe_gman]

There are tons of compliant muzzle devices. I have the surefire procomp on one of my rifles. There is the Lantac Dragon, which is popular. Check out "The truth about guns AR-15 Muzzle Brake Shootout". Or just use a barrel nut. Muzzle devices with muzzle prongs or an open cage are designed to allow the remaining unburnt powder to mix with air within the device and mask the amount of flash it produces. Any product that markets itself as reducing flash would be iffy in California.

[kenl]

This came up in a recent thread

https://www.opticsplanet.com/aim-sports-inc-a2-barrel-muzzle-brake.html

[jimbo74]

This came up in a recent thread

this comes up in all the featureless threads on here, lol

[eswrite]

What you need to make sure the DOJ leaves you alone is a flash magnifier. Given how I've seen some compensators work, there's plenty of choices out there to accomplish that goal.

Incidentally... can someone enlighten me as to the rationale behind making a flash hider an undesirable feature?

[joe_gman]

Incidentally... can someone enlighten me as to the rationale behind making a flash hider an undesirable feature?

An utter lack of understanding of physics and a complete ignorance of firearms. They believe that it completely eliminates the flash report on firearms so that the shooter can fire rounds without the flash being seen. They are afraid snipers can hide and fire on police and no one will know where the shooting is coming from.

[Ki6vsm]

What you need to make sure the DOJ leaves you alone is a flash magnifier. Given how I've seen some compensators work, there's plenty of choices out there to accomplish that goal.
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Incidentally... can someone enlighten me as to the rationale behind making a flash hider an undesirable feature?

That's why I like the VG6 brakes. with the top full of holes, if anything, it redirects some of the flash INTO my field of vision. And others are similar.

Regarding the "feature" thing, honestly, I believe that the various agencies just looked at a lot of these weapons and picked out the characteristics that make them distinctly "military" in function and/or simply in appearance. And they were then hoping that if they reduce the allowable characteristics, all of these weapons would thus disappear from the market.

[baih777]

I would replace that brake when you finish the transfer.
you need to remember. not all LEO are up to date with these new laws.
I would look at these.

https://www.strikeindustries.com/shop/sail-comp-for-223-5-56.html

https://www.riflegear.com/p-264-yankee-hill-machine-phantom-muzzle-brake-556mm-flat-end.aspx

https://www.turners.com/surefire/surefire-procomp-muzzle-brake--277420