Pinned and welded muzzle brake

[Irish354]

Hello,

Long time lurker first time posting. I am considering getting a BCM Recce rifle and would like to swap out the BCM muzzle brake with a Silencer Co. ASR Flash hider so I can use my Hybrid 46 can.

My question is, can it be done and how difficult would it be? Also, if it can be done, who would you guys recommend?

Thanks
Jim

 

[BigMoose]

Hello,

Long time lurker first time posting. I am considering getting a BCM Recce rifle and would like to swap out the BCM muzzle brake with a Silencer Co. ASR Flash hider so I can use my Hybrid 46 can.

My question is, can it be done and how difficult would it be? Also, if it can be done, who would you guys recommend?

Thanks
Jim

I have a pinned and welded BCM 14.5 upper... your not getting a BCM pinned and welded muzzle device off without destroying the barrel

 

[BigMoose]

Don't mind the GI shoot off muzzle cap.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I have a pinned and welded BCM 14.5 upper... your not getting a BCM pinned and welded muzzle device off without destroying the barrel

So maybe buying a 16" BCM and installing a new shorter barrel is the way to go for him then?

Oh, and watch out for this guy. He's shady. I have reason to believe he runs with scissors in the office.

Dont forget to go introduce yourself in the introductions thread, Jimmy.

 

[BigMoose]

So maybe buying a 16" BCM and installing a new shorter barrel is the way to go for him then?

Oh, and watch out for this guy. He's shady. I have reason to believe he runs with scissors in the office.

Dont forget to go introduce yourself in the introductions thread, Jimmy.

The BCM 16 uses a midlength gas with a midlength rail your just money ahead to use the 16 for the purpose unless it absolutely has to be shorter.

 

[Irish354]

Thanks for the reply BigMoose. Looks like 16” is the way to go.

 

[2tonic]

Have you considered asking Bravo if they would pin on the muzzle device of your choice to their 14.5" barrel? Especially since it's a suppressor host.

 

[BigMoose]

Have you considered asking Bravo if they would pin on the muzzle device of your choice to their 14.5" barrel? Especially since it's a suppressor host.

They do sell the uppers separately, but then you would have to track down a BCM lower yourself.. or maybe just get one from someone else. When you buy just the 14.5 upper. You can chose muzzle devices, or not choose one (you get an A2). You would of course have to find someone to pin and weld it.

14.5 Inch AR-15 Complete Upper Receivers - BCM®

bravocompanyusa.com

 

[2tonic]

They do sell the uppers separately, but then you would have to track down a BCM lower yourself.. or maybe just get one from someone else. When you buy just the 14.5 upper. You can chose muzzle devices, or not choose one (you get an A2). You would of course have to find someone to pin and weld it.

14.5 Inch AR-15 Complete Upper Receivers - BCM®

bravocompanyusa.com

So, law of diminishing returns, huh?

 

[SmileDocHill]

Regarding pin and welding... the goto guy is Allen Moore. He's an advertiser here on ingo, owns Diamond Collision (with his wife).
I literally just yesterday picked up my couple uppers he pinned and welded.
The guy can start with bar stock and make amazing firearms, seriously mad skills.

 

[Romero Zombie]

I had a pinned/welded flash hider on a CETME. Just ground the weld down until I could see the pin then pulled it out with strong magnet. A little heat and the hider unscrewed easy enough. Replaced with SiCo QD. Not sure if BCM uses similar technique to mount their devices.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

I had a pinned/welded flash hider on a CETME. Just ground the weld down until I could see the pin then pulled it out with strong magnet. A little heat and the hider unscrewed easy enough. Replaced with SiCo QD. Not sure if BCM uses similar technique to mount their devices.

Any gunsmith could do that, if you're not worried about ever using the old muzzle device again...

 

[AllenM]

Hello,

Long time lurker first time posting. I am considering getting a BCM Recce rifle and would like to swap out the BCM muzzle brake with a Silencer Co. ASR Flash hider so I can use my Hybrid 46 can.

My question is, can it be done and how difficult would it be? Also, if it can be done, who would you guys recommend?

Thanks
Jim

I do this pretty often if that helps

 

[acd1010]

I second Allen Moore. He recently removed a p/w device from my 14.5 to p/w a different device on it. This is the second p/w he did for me. The first involved a barrel cut down as well.

 

[Irish354]

Thanks AllenM! That’s what I was looking for. May I ask what the charge would be for this?

 

[Irish354]

Have you considered asking Bravo if they would pin on the muzzle device of your choice to their 14.5" barrel? Especially since it's a suppressor host.

I honestly haven’t. I just asked at the gun shop the other day. They told me from their knowledge it was not an option. I suppose it can’t hurt to contact BCM and find out. I’ll do that!

 

[AllenM]

Thanks AllenM! That’s what I was looking for. May I ask what the charge would be for this?

PM sent

 

[Cmak85]

I used ADCO Firearms in Ohio to remove and imstall a pinned muzzle device they do destroy the removed one but there install is top notch and turn around times arent too bad.

 

[rb288]

Recently, I bought a AP M5 14.5" upper.
I had an ASR muzzle brake pinned and welded on for use with a suppressor.
$85 and a couple of days.
Overall barrel length came out to a legal 16.25".