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Does a pinned and welded flash hider remain a flash hider or does it become part of the barrel?
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In our state I becomes an "assault flash hider" and you have to attach a strobe light to the weapon to make up for it. LOL. I don't know... -
Flash hider
Two seperate items...
A barrel
A flash hider
Flash hiders do not need to be pinned... they do not need to be welded....
If you have a barrel under 16" then welding a device can get you to a legal length. If you have a rifle that is too shot OAL, same thing....
Once an evil feature.... always and evil feature....
Plus you could mill a flash hider into a barrel....Rule 1- ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED
Rule 2 -NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY (including your hands and legs)
Rule 3 -KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET
Rule 4 -BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND IT
(thanks to Jeff Cooper)Comment
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Only welded/pinned if necessary to achieve 16 inch minimum rifle barrel length. a flash hider is always an evil feature in ca.Comment
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It remains a flash hider regardless of how it was attached to the barrel.Comment
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).Comment
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Right, so
1. A flash hider milled into the end of a barrel, would be a barrel.
2. Would A flash hider that does not need to be pinned and welded, that was pinned and welded, still be a flash hider or just more barrel?
3. A flash hider pinned and welded on a 14.5" barrel is concidered "more barrel" to get beyond the 16" min.
And once it becomes part of the barrel, there is no point of reference, from which flash can be reduced.Last edited by PMACA_MFG; 09-13-2017, 6:25 PM.sigpicComment
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Pin it, weld it, then fill-in the bottom holes/slots with Liquid Metal and re-christen it "muzzle brake."Comment
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There is actually very interesting deposition testimony available online from one of CRPA's lawsuits against the State. The state's firearms PMK was being questioned on the difference between a barrel, flash suppressor, and muzzle brake.Comment
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