Live-a-Little
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NES Braintrust,
In the prison state of MA we have the lovely AWB evil features that we have to be weary of. One of which being “Flash hider or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one”. Now, we know if you pin a muzzle device that is not a flash hider to a threaded barrel we are good to go. The threads are now covered permanently and in the eyes of the ATF the muzzle device is now part of the barrel. This is why we can avoid the NFA laws with 14.5” barrels that have devices pinned to them which extends the length past the legal 16”.
My question is would a pinned muzzle device with threads on the outside be considered part of the barrel and possibly violate the evil feature “Flash hider or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one”?
Case law or specifics would be greatly appreciated.
I am in the process of redoing an MSR to be more comfortable shooting in a three sided enclosure. What I am hoping to do is pin a brake that can except some sort of blast can or blast forward device. The concussion of just a brake in that enclosure is less than pleasant.(Lays man card at your feet) I know there are some good options out there that don’t involve threads like the VG6 Gamma with the cage device, the strike industries line with the oppressor, or some of the ones that attach via the A2 method. But there are plenty of other options out there that use threads to secure the deflector and would prefer not to be limited if I don’t have to be.
A linear comp is something I would like to avoid also since its not necessary when I am not shooting in an enclosure.
Thanks in advance
In the prison state of MA we have the lovely AWB evil features that we have to be weary of. One of which being “Flash hider or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one”. Now, we know if you pin a muzzle device that is not a flash hider to a threaded barrel we are good to go. The threads are now covered permanently and in the eyes of the ATF the muzzle device is now part of the barrel. This is why we can avoid the NFA laws with 14.5” barrels that have devices pinned to them which extends the length past the legal 16”.
My question is would a pinned muzzle device with threads on the outside be considered part of the barrel and possibly violate the evil feature “Flash hider or threaded barrel designed to accommodate one”?
Case law or specifics would be greatly appreciated.
I am in the process of redoing an MSR to be more comfortable shooting in a three sided enclosure. What I am hoping to do is pin a brake that can except some sort of blast can or blast forward device. The concussion of just a brake in that enclosure is less than pleasant.(Lays man card at your feet) I know there are some good options out there that don’t involve threads like the VG6 Gamma with the cage device, the strike industries line with the oppressor, or some of the ones that attach via the A2 method. But there are plenty of other options out there that use threads to secure the deflector and would prefer not to be limited if I don’t have to be.
A linear comp is something I would like to avoid also since its not necessary when I am not shooting in an enclosure.
Thanks in advance