Why Welded Muzzle Breaks? And Inexpensive Good Starter AR 5.56

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An M4 barrel is 14" without the flash hider. If you weld and pin a muzzle brake on the barrel you now have a legal 16" barrel and it is a good copy for a real M4 (plus the bayonet fits properly). Same with XM177 11.5" barrels with a welded and pinned 5.5" flash hider.

Like this.
Extended A-1 flash hider blind pinned & tig welded on a Colt 651 clone.

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[breakeyp]

Michigan State Law says overall length must be 30 inches not Fed's 28 inches. So many folders have a longer muzzle break welded on. Or you can register it as a pistol.

[browningautorifle]

Extended A-1 flash hider blind pinned & tig welded on a Colt 651 clone.

And looking pretty good too.