I was watching a vid of the new Colt rifles for 2013 & a lot of their guns have " crown Protectors" as opposed to flash suppressors. I think it's great that companies like Colt & Magpul are already prepared for impending restrictions & are thinking outside the box to get around it best they can. To be honest, I could give a shit about flash suppression. The only reason I want that feature is to protect the crown of my muzzle. Colt has some cool new guns coming out this year. Can't wait!!!
Yeah? Well, when I was stationed in Gha Dang down in the Weeshlong Delta, we cared about flash suppression a lot. Especially when we were laying ambushes on the Pho Nee Mahn trail...Originally Posted by WDW
(Every time some civvie-oriented site or magazine does a flash hider effectiveness comparison, I have to shake my head and wonder "How is this ever going to apply to anything I am likely to use my carbine for?" Why not rank them on important factors, like how cool they look on the end of my gun, which one comes with the coolest manufacturer's logo stickers, and which one will inspire the most approving nods and make me look 'switched on' to my fellow MOLLE-encrusted students at my next carbine class?)
I like flash suppressors and find most compensators annoying as hell and more often than not inconsiderate in the environments I shoot in. About the same as the asshole neighbor revving the piss outta his Harley at 3am before he goes to work. Calling it something new doesnt make it any better, unless we call it a Louderator, maybe then naming it by its function might Makenit easier to handle.
Think for yourself. Question authority.
Deployed off the coast of Kaosoland on the USS Larjanslo we needed 'em badly in the Battle of Bol Shet Bay back in '78. Can't say anymore. It's still classified (and probably always will be.) But it was there that we learned the value of being "switched on."
Thanks for the laugh.
In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. We castrate and bid the geldings be fruitful.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man
No way!!! You were at Weeshlong too!?! Hahaha
Flash hiders are *really* good ideas on defensive rifles.
I'm not saying otherwise, but 99.9% of my AR use is gonna be at the range or yote hunting, so for me personally what I need the flash hider for is to protect the crown of my muzzle. If they end up banning that feature, I'm glad Colt is thinking ahead to at least have something on the muzzle.
Ever crank off a 5.56 from a weapon w/o muzzle device in low light?
Last edited by Kyle Reese; 01-18-2013 at 05:28 PM.
Quite a few times from my Mini14 with its 18 inch barrel. The results are often quite spectacular!
But I do understand where the OP is coming from.
In the Byzantine maze which is Kalifornia's gun law, I have settled on Battle Comps for rifle configurations where I have to get rid of the flash suppressor/hider. They seem to be the best compromise as long as you are willing to spend the $$$.
Yes. It's quite spectacular. Especially from a shorter than 20" gun.
Flash hiders are kind of important.
Nobody is impressed by what you can't do. -THJ
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