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re: Suppressor? Direct thread or ....?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:38 pm to MoarKilometers
Posted on 4/26/24 at 2:38 pm to MoarKilometers
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For those of y'all who thread on/off, do y'all use crush washers/shims or just crank it tight?
I’ve always been told never use a crush washer because the muzzle device will come loose.
Shims are fine for properly clocking a muzzle brake because you’re still torquing the brake.
3 or 4 prong flash hiders don’t need clocking so shims aren’t necessary. Torque the flash hider down tight and run it.
ETA: most people use rocksette as a thread locker as well. It’s better than red loctite because it only requires boiled water for removal. Some muzzle device suppliers supply it with their kits, i.e. silencerco.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 2:41 pm
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:49 pm to finchmeister08
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I’ve always been told never use a crush washer because the muzzle device will come loose.
A muzzle device actually stays on with a crush washer as the pressure from the tension of the washer pushing up keeps forward pressure on the shoulder of the muzzle device. The problem with crush washers is that they dont crush evenly and you introduce an angle from the shoulder to the exit of the bore of the muzzle device. On something short with a large bore like a flash hider or brake, it wont matter. On something long with a tighter bore, the angle is more pronounced as you get closer to the end of the silencer and you can induce a baffle strike.
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