A2 thread protector

[Angrysnarf]

Unless it is a registered AW, I think you need to pin it. Threaded barrels are a no-no in CA.

No not the case...yet

[Tere_Hanges]

These are great for featureless retro builds.

Have know idea what "gap" OP is talking about. I think he is using poor terminology.

[Tere_Hanges]

Unless it is a registered AW, I think you need to pin it. Threaded barrels are a no-no in CA.

Nope. You are confusing the expired Federal AW ban with CA AW ban. A threaded barrel is not an evil feature in CA. I think it is in Jersey. But it isn't illegal in CA. Otherwise M1As, Mini 14s and other semi-auto rifles with detachable box magazines and threaded barrels would be AWs. Bayonet lugs are also not an evil feature in CA but were when there was a Federal AW ban.

[Angrysnarf]

These are great for featureless retro builds.

Have know idea what "gap" OP is talking about. I think he is using poor terminology.

So the barrels muzzle butts up against the front?

[Angrysnarf]

These are great for featureless retro builds.

Have know idea what "gap" OP is talking about. I think he is using poor terminology.

Is that part go over the barrel like a shroud or does it thread up against the barrel?

[JohnCCW]

A no-no for pistols, not rifles.

Yeah- I was thinking about 16″ minimum barrel length, pinned and welded muzzle devices count for length (meaning you could have a 14.5″ barrel as long as you have a permanently attached muzzle device making the overall like 16″ or more)
And of course pistols are a no-no.
All my AR's are RAW's.
My first gen Walther P22 got me a DOJ warning letter.

-the Astronaut (insert finger emoji here)

[Angrysnarf]

These are great for featureless retro builds.

Have know idea what "gap" OP is talking about. I think he is using poor terminology.

Which line does the barrel butt up against?

[JohnCCW]

No crush washer?

[Tere_Hanges]

No crush washer?

Of course you use a crush washer. Why is this so confusing to everyone?

You screw it on to the barrel just as you would a flash-hider except it is not a flash-hider.

[Angrysnarf]

Of course you use a crush washer. Why is this so confusing to everyone?

You screw it on just as you would a flash-hider except it is not a flash-hider.

So which line does the barrel touch?


That's my question. Seems like it butts up at the top line so is it empty between the lines?

[Tere_Hanges]

So which line does the barrel touch?


That's my question. Seems like it butts up at the top line and there's a gap between that and the hole up front

You're making this complicated for some reason. It's threaded and goes on exactly like a standard A2 flash-hider using a crush washer. It's that simple.

Watch a video about how to install an A2 flash-hider and you will know how to install this one. It goes on the same way.

[eaglemike]

So which line does the barrel touch?


That's my question. Seems like it butts up at the top line and there's a gap between that and the hole up front

None of them. The back end of the part bottoms against the shoulder at the back end of the threads. Often there is a crush washer between the back end of the muzzle device and the shoulder at the back end of the threads.
I'm not sure why you are confused/questioning this. There is some distance from the front of the barrel to the front of the muzzle device. This is normal. If it had the slots cut through, and was an actual flash hider, there would be a distance from the front of the barrel to the front of the muzzle device. Same for a muzzle brake.

[Angrysnarf]

None of them. The back end of the part bottoms against the shoulder at the back end of the threads. Often there is a crush washer between the back end of the muzzle device and the shoulder at the back end of the threads.

I'm not sure why you are confused/questioning this. There is some distance from the front of the barrel to the front of the muzzle device. This is normal. If it had the slots cut through, and was an actual flash hider, there would be a distance from the front of the barrel to the front of the muzzle device. Same for a muzzle brake.

So I was right it's basically a flash hider that's been closed off and the front hole been shrunk. Not what I'm looking for

[Angrysnarf]

You're making this complicated for some reason. It's threaded and goes on exactly like a standard A2 flash-hider using a crush washer. It's that simple.

Watch a video about how to install an A2 flash-hider and you will know how to install this one. It goes on the same way.

So it's what I thought thus asked. Not for me.

[Angrysnarf]

That is funny! It is flash hider that is not a flash hider. (Did Bruce Lee say that?) Midway has for less than $20.00. About the same price as a thread protector. It is no more embarrassing than a fin grip.

Lol I figured.