Primary Weapons FSC556 Compensator

[ericneth63]

Anyone use this on your AR and does it reduce recoil and muzzle flip. Is it legal in Cali?

[H2H]

works pretty good. Not as good as I thought (from all the marketing hype) but it does a decent job.

[i1800collect]

Anyone use this on your AR and does it reduce recoil and muzzle flip. Is it legal in Cali?

It is legal in California. It is considered a flash suppressor/hider in CA though, so you can not use it on a featureless build.

[JeffM]

It is legal in California. It is considered a flash suppressor/hider in CA though, so you can not use it on a featureless build.

There's no solid legal definition for flash hider or flash suppressor here in CA. If it's marketed as a compensator, it's a compensator.

[i1800collect]

There's no solid legal definition for flash hider or flash suppressor here in CA. If it's marketed as a compensator, it's a compensator.

It is sold by PWS as a flash suppressor. The "FS" in "FSC556" stands for "flash suppressor".

[THT]

For under $100, it's an excellent flash suppressor that pulls double duty as a partial compensator.

[JeffM]

It is sold by PWS as a flash suppressor. The "FS" in "FSC556" stands for "flash suppressor".

Didn't realize that. OP's title and text called it a compensator. So yes, if they call it a flash suppressor, don't use it on a featureless/detachable rifle.

[rct442]

It is sold by PWS as a flash suppressor. The "FS" in "FSC556" stands for "flash suppressor".

Didn't realize that. OP's title and text called it a compensator. So yes, if they call it a flash suppressor, don't use it on a featureless/detachable rifle.

Ummm.....

It's not legally defined as a flash-hider. Go ahead and ask the ATF. I have the letter to prove it:

http://primaryweapons.com/UserFiles/File/FSC556_web.pdf

OP, it's perfectly legal to put it on a featureless rifle. Please stop spreading FUD folks if you don't know jack**** about what you're talking about.

[i1800collect]

Ummm.....

It's not legally defined as a flash-hider. Go ahead and ask the ATF. I have the letter to prove it:

http://primaryweapons.com/UserFiles/File/FSC556_web.pdf

OP, it's perfectly legal to put it on a featureless rifle. Please stop spreading FUD folks if you don't know jack**** about what you're talking about.

You might want to read up on what the CA DOJ considers a "flash hider/suppressor" as opposed to going by BAFTE's definition. This flash suppressor/compensator is not expressly marketed by PWS as a compensator, it is marketed as a compensator with flash hiding/suppressing capabilities. The CA DOJ would consider the FSC556 a flash suppressor.

ETA: Here is a recent-ish thread regarding this exact discussion:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=272567

[Koolpsych]

I don't know if I'd put it on my featureless rifle to be on the safe side, but I do enjoy the compensator qualities the FSC556 offers. I paired it up with the ST-T2 spikes buffer and my gun feels like a dream, slightly more recoil than my stock 10/22.

It also reduces flash pretty well, I compared it to the A2 I was using before and could only see a slight difference during night shooting.

[Ishoot]

So in summary, without all the hostility and in-fighting
CA legal w/ bullet button,and so called evil features.
Risky on a featureless build. BTW I have one and it's loud but does it's job admirably. Two thumbs up.

[EBR Works]

Yep, I have one on an AK pistol and it reduces recoil and fireball substantially. Definitely not legal in Cali on a featureless build.

[rct442]

So who wants to be the first guinea pig, I mean test case for the CA DOJ?

I run it on a BB build, so it doesn't effect me. Likewise I'm not a lawyer, so you shouldn't take any of my posts as legal advice. The same even goes with Bwiese.

[edward]

Not to thread jack, but since this topic is about the FSC 556, does anyone have experience, positive or negative, with the PWS Precision Rifle Compensator?

http://primaryweapons.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=127&idcategory=6

Thinking about getting it for a 7.62 build I'm working on.

[Addax]

Regarding the FSC Comps.

We sell them, we use them on many of our Piston and DI builds, and we carry many of the PWS comps.

The FSC comp is a very effective compensator with the addition of flash suppressing prongs/tines at the front end of the comp.

The FSC comps are highly regarded by many of our customers who use them on their uppers, and it does effectively reduce muzzle climb.

Even though ATF has classified the FSC as a comp, the CA DOJ has not given any official classification for the FSC, but if you look at how CA DOJ defines Flash Hider and Comp... The FSC having Flash Suppressor Prongs at the end of it, might very well likely be classified as a Flash Suppressor by CA DOJ, even though it is marketed and sold as a compensator.

I normally advise that anyone who wants to run a FSC comp, treat it as a flash suppressor here in CA, and run a Bullet Button / Radd-Lock equipped AR vs. a Featureless configuration.

PWS Comps at Addax Tactical

Chris