commander370
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Are blast cans from Whitts-they call then sound mitigation devices legal in LA w/o class III permits?
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Blast cans like the flaming pig and others are as legal as a A2 birdcage.
I prefer them or a good linear comp on anything with a short barrel for sure. They really do a good job of directing the blast forward as well, rather than blowing stuff off the bench and potentially causing any sort of damage as well as providing a little more comfort when shooting a few hundred rounds. Also, if you shoot at a public range you might make more friends if you don’t show up with a tank comp on that 16 inch barreled AR10.
Hahahahaha!! Go right ahead. Just make sure you wear good eye and face protection. And maybe some leather gloves. And don’t leave that big gulp sitting on the shooting bench.Whew, . . .
For a second I thought you were going to say I shouldn't put the tank comp on my 7" 5.56 at the range.
Hahahahaha!! Go right ahead. Just make sure you wear good eye and face protection. And maybe some leather gloves. And don’t leave that big gulp sitting on the shooting bench.
Silencers are the best blast cans.
I agree. I'm going to get a 5.56 silencer.
There isn't a single dedicated 556 silencer available that interests me. I have no issues with a .30 cal can on my short gun.
Saturday I was shooting an 11.5" with a blast can at Honey Island.
Oddly, nobody wanted to sit next to me.
With the blast can, it was not obnoxious from behind the gun.
So is a linear compensator the same as blast can and can I expect to not have any friends when shooting a 8" AR 40 with a linear comp on it?
My understanding was that it directed the sound forward and it would be a little easier on myself and others.
Sort of off topic but related to cans and comps. POI and POA tend to shift with the introduction of a muzzle device. Anyone have velocity number on that? I know barrel harmonics play a roll in the modified trajectory but I’m guessing some comps could increase velocity.
Anyone with a sub-10 inch AR already compromised the ballistic properties of .223/5.56. I wouldn’t be concerned with any POI shifts from a muzzle device at that point.
Sort of off topic but related to cans and comps. POI and POA tend to shift with the introduction of a muzzle device. Anyone have velocity number on that? I know barrel harmonics play a roll in the modified trajectory but I’m guessing some comps could increase velocity.
Anyone with a sub-10 inch AR already compromised the ballistic properties of .223/5.56. I wouldn’t be concerned with any POI shifts from a muzzle device at that point.
I'm going to chrono mine on the 26th. I'll be shooting at a different location than H.I. Chronos are a pain at Honey Island, waiting for the range to go cold each time.
I'm going to sell my 7" barrel/gas tub/handguard because everything I've read says that 11.5" is the shortest one should go.
Honestly, I like the 11.5" enough that I"m looking at a mid-length 14.5" pencil profile from Faxon. I can pin and weld, well, with help I can.
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I wouldn’t think a comp would change the velocity to any significant degree.Yeah, wasn’t really concerned with short barrel applications. Just wonder if a comp would increase velocities significantly. I know suppressors do but they are much longer and heavier. Sound forwarding and velocity would be my personal interest in a particular application.
The blast cans I have are 2 or 3 chamber comps with external threads for the large tube to shroud the comp so you get good compensation for the recoil/muzzel rise and then the blast that usually blows out the sides gets sent down range. The linear comp is not as effective in mitigating recoil and muzzle rise but still sends the blast forward.So is a linear compensator the same as blast can and can I expect to not have any friends when shooting a 8" AR 40 with a linear comp on it?
My understanding was that it directed the sound forward and it would be a little easier on myself and others.