Question about taking off an uncommon flash-hider

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kelvinchufei

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The barrel on my AR15 is a DPMS 16'' 223 Bull Barrel and the previous owner installed a (not so commonly seen) customized flash-hider on that big barrel. It seems to be secured in position by a ring (as seen in the yeelow circle). But I'm not sure. And I don't want to bend the barrel when trying to take the flash-hider off.

Any suggestion?

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Better picture of the flash hider, please. All I see is a black blob looking thing that resembles a flash hider.

Joat
 
Sorry for the original bad quality image.

Just got my camera back.

Here is a close look.

There seems to be an adapter in between the bull barrel and flashhider. Does anyone have any idea?

flashhider.jpg
 
It looks to me like the adapter should just screw off. Try putting a wrench on the flats of the adaptor and try turning. Someone may have also used lock-tight on the threads and you may have to break that with a heat gun. The adaptor looks like an electrical pipe compression fitting, modified to attach the flash hider. I've never seen an adaptor like yours so...
 
if all you're trying to do is get it off, and not worried about damaging the flash hider, Put a wrench on the end of the hider and grab the "ring" with a pair of vice grips. Turn the ring counter clockwise (looking at it from the gun side) it may have lock tight on it so heat it with a heat gun or LIGHTLY with a torch. (You just want to get it hot enough that you can't touch it for more than a 2 count.)
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Joat
 
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