Removing A Pinned Muzzle Brake!!! / Building My 1st AR

[EliteCorp]

Live in the Bay Area and I have a custom Noveske with a Surefire 556 Brake thats pinned and welded. Would like to remove it and either put a KAC MAMS or Noveske kx5. Does anyone have any advice, or know someone who can remove without damaging the barrel?

[EliteCorp]

Building My 1st AR, Any Advice??

Starting with a Gen 1 matching upper & lower Noveske ( non chainsaw ). Would like to turn this into a carbine style rifle. Any advice?

Where to go too install barrel?

[Andres]

1: If you can see where the pin is at you can use a grinder to expose it and wiggle the break off.
2: send it out, https://adcofirearms.com/products/gu...muzzle-device/
3: Shoot the hell out of the barrel, and replace the barrel/brake

[vg247]

Live in the Bay Area and I have a custom Noveske with a Surefire 556 Brake thats pinned and welded. Would like to remove it and either put a KAC MAMS or Noveske kx5. Does anyone have any advice, or know someone who can remove without damaging the barrel?

Not worth the trouble and risk of ruining the barrel - I suggest sending it to Randall at AR15 BARRELS in Socal to get it done. If you need the MAMS pinned, make sure to have it pinned at the wrench flats

[Eatmyshade]

The pin weld is usually located on the bottom of brake. Get a dremel with a grinding wheel and sand the area (http://ar15barrels.com/gfx/perm-vortex.jpg) . Keep sanding until it breaks the weld and simply remove the pin and then the brake. Use the proper tools! i.e. vice, reaction rod or upper holder, dremel not a angle grinder, etc...
hell i'd do it for you for a 6 pack lol I just dont have a vice available

[reverser]

What if he only has a six pack of wine coolers?

hell i'd do it for you for a 6 pack lol I just dont have a vice available

[Eatmyshade]

What if he only has a six pack of wine coolers?

I want to say "well alcohol is alcohol" but wine coolers are too sweet and artificial for me. I like simple stuff such as Budlight... I'm a cheap date lol

[ar15barrels]

until it breaks the weld and simply remove the pin

It's not so simple to get the pin out after you are past the weld.
Many of them are a tight enough fit that that will not come out until you grind into the barrel threads.
You obviously want to minimize the damage to the threads as much as you can.

I have very good luck getting the pins out without grinding into the threads by using vibration from an air rivet gun striking the muzzle device a few hundred times in very rapid succession.