A2 thread protector

[Angrysnarf]

Just gonna leave the a2 flash hider one and go with another fngr

[jarhead714]

There’s a company that makes a functioning brake that looks almost exactly like an A2 birdcage. Can’t remember the manufacturer though.

[Tere_Hanges]

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.

It's not a flash-hider, it has no flash hiding capabilities. It's a thread protector mocked up to look like a flash-hider, hence a fake "flash-hider". Leave it to Calguns to make things way more complicated and confusing than they need to be.

[IrishJoe3]

There?s a company that makes a functioning brake that looks almost exactly like an A2 birdcage. Can?t remember the manufacturer though.

This one? I have one of these and it's great

https://www.egwguns.com/ar-compensator-pre-ban-rifle-1-2-x-28-w-washer

[Angrysnarf]

There?s a company that makes a functioning brake that looks almost exactly like an A2 birdcage. Can?t remember the manufacturer though.

I have one, don't remember where I got it from

[Angrysnarf]

This one? I have one of these and it's great









https://www.egwguns.com/ar-compensat...-x-28-w-washer

The one I have has the ports all squared off

[xblax619]

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[ar15barrels]

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

FALSE.

Cite the supporting code if you believe otherwise.

[ar15barrels]

A no-no for pistols, not rifles.

Only semi-auto pistols without a fixed magazine.

[peppermintman]

This one? I have one of these and it's great




https://www.egwguns.com/ar-compensat...-x-28-w-washer

Yep that one?s been working for me for years. I like the fake that it looks like a bird cage but ain?t 👍

[trackhazard]

I've been using a similar one from Aim Surplus:

https://www.aimsportsinc.com/a2-muzzle-brake-5-56-cal/

Ended up moving to a KVP linear comp.

[Featureless]

Probably because those thread protectors you posted look stupid, and an AR-15 doesn't look right without an A2 flash hider, a device you may not legally be able to have depending on your configuration.

It's probably best to just accept different people have different taste and not every thread needs to get crapped on

Looks stupid to you, functions the same. I did not 'crap' on the thread, I asked a question. You're not the arbiter of legality here. Mind your own business.

[Angrysnarf]

I've been using a similar one from Aim Surplus:

https://www.aimsportsinc.com/a2-muzzle-brake-5-56-cal/

Ended up moving to a KVP linear comp.

I'd like to find an a2 flash hider looking linear comp

[kenl]

I'd like to find an a2 flash hider looking linear comp

You can make your own by drilling holes similar to other linear comps in the end of this thread protector

[NapalmCheese]

Looks stupid to you, functions the same. I did not 'crap' on the thread, I asked a question. You're not the arbiter of legality here. Mind your own business.

One (in my mind) great big benefit to the stupid looking thread protectors (like the ones I use) are that they knock a solid 1.5 inches off the total length of the gun. I don't run a brake because I don't need one for the shooting I do and my buddies appreciate it when they are shooting with me. Likewise, I'm not convinced a linear compensator does anything to mitigate noise at or to the side of the shooter more than a bare muzzle does. So at that point, why not have the shorter rifle (assuming a 16 inch barrel)? Or conversely, if you don't mind the added length of a fake A2 thread protector, why not have a longer barrel (with better ballistic performance) with a short thread protector in a comparable length to having the fake A2.