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There was an earlier thread where someone was asking if putting a 1.5 inch flash hider on a 14.5 inch barrel would give the person a legal 16 OAL barrel.
Every reply told the OP he was good to go. So I just thought I would add some food for thought in a new thread.
You need 16 inches OAL at a minimum.
Screwing a 1.5 hider onto a 14.5 barrel will give you less than 16 OAL. It will be 15.25 OAL.
If you just butt the hider up against the barrel, then yes, it will be 16 inches.
The female threads screwing onto the barrel threads shortens the OAL.
You will need longer than a 1.5 hider.
It would be 1.5 plus the length of the barrel threads for OAL (MINIMUM) hider length.
Add a 1/4 inch fudge factor to the OAL of the hider.
OAL is measured from a closed bolt face to the end of the hider. Best measured with a brass rod down the barrel.
This really makes me wonder how many illegal rifles, based on a minimum of 16 OAL, are actually out there using this 1.5+14.5 set-up .
Enjoy the pictures and stay out of FPYITA prison.
Flash hider butted up against the end of the barrel. 1.5" + 14.5" = 16" OAL
Every reply told the OP he was good to go. So I just thought I would add some food for thought in a new thread.
You need 16 inches OAL at a minimum.
Screwing a 1.5 hider onto a 14.5 barrel will give you less than 16 OAL. It will be 15.25 OAL.
If you just butt the hider up against the barrel, then yes, it will be 16 inches.
The female threads screwing onto the barrel threads shortens the OAL.
You will need longer than a 1.5 hider.
It would be 1.5 plus the length of the barrel threads for OAL (MINIMUM) hider length.
Add a 1/4 inch fudge factor to the OAL of the hider.
OAL is measured from a closed bolt face to the end of the hider. Best measured with a brass rod down the barrel.
This really makes me wonder how many illegal rifles, based on a minimum of 16 OAL, are actually out there using this 1.5+14.5 set-up .
Enjoy the pictures and stay out of FPYITA prison.
Flash hider butted up against the end of the barrel. 1.5" + 14.5" = 16" OAL
