Reply With QuoteA muzzle break on a .17 hmr, what a waste....
I finally was able to find a 93R17 TRR SR after a year of searching. Love the gun but do not like the cap on the muzzle to protect the threaded barrel (1/2x28). Would like to replace it with a muzzle break. Will any 1/2x28 muzzle break/flash hider( a la AR15) work? Any affect on accuracy?
A muzzle break on a .17 hmr, what a waste....
I know that it is not a functional need but purely for aesthetics.
I think it will make it louder than you might like. I could get by with no ear protection when shooting either my HMR or WMR, but that 17 will get real loud with a brake, I believe.
Not a problem as I only shoot it at the range and hearing protection is always required.
Yes its threaded 1/2-28, standard AR-15 threading, and yes you can use AR-15 brakes and flash hiders. The fact that the brake wont be as effective on a .17 as it would on a .22 is of course moot since recoil is so little to begin with, but it will still make it a bit louder.
Like installing a set of wheelie bars on a '71 Pinto. Ugly and ineffective.
An M-16/M-4 Style (Squirrel Cage) "Flash Hider" Should Thread right on & would be Much more Functional & Very Effective in Reducing or even Eliminate the Muzzle Flash from a .17. Besides it would Look TactiCool.
I installed a Phantom flashhider on my FVSR as I didn't like the look of just the cap on the end of the barrel. It was a standard AR15 thread and screwed right on, I also used a crush washer. The final result was purely for looks and made a nice improvement in the looks of the rifle.
+1Originally Posted by davemuzz
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A muzzle brake will also affect the harmonics. Sometimes on a rimfire it is not good.
"As long as there's lead in the air....there's still hope.."
One could almost say its not dissimilar to 'a hip pocket on a bra'
I agree with most thoughts, but if the OP does not like the cap then it would be an improvement for him right!?! It is, afterall, HIS rifle
...for about $50 you could put on a FAKE suppressor just for the looks of it if you wanted to!
...or a big ol DPMS brake for $37 from midway:
If it were mine I'd just leave the factory thread protector on there and call it good, but it's not mine and it's nice to have options :)
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