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Posted: 10/31/2002 9:45:44 AM EDT
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I'm going to fix up my SAR-2. I'll probably send it down to AK-USA for refinishing and some other things. I'm stuck on the muzzle brake issue though. I could just get a Romanian FSB and muzzle brake OR a Bulgarian FSB with an AK-USA muzzle brake OR a Bulgarian FSB with a BULGARIAN muzzle brake. Here's the deal. I know that the AK-USA brake is NOT CHROME LINED, but it does have the pressed baffle and it has the advantage of being an American made part. The Romanian IS CHROME LINED, but I don't know if it's comparable quality to the AK-USA or Bulgarian one. Does anyone have a Bulgarian muzzle brake? It's chrome lined and looks nice. Pressed baffle and all. I wish I could get a real Russian one that's chrome lined, but no one makes one. Before we get into advantages of the Romanian brake because the BATF claims that it need not be permanently attached, AK-USA refuses to do anything without pinning and welding the brake permanently. I rather leave it permanently attached anyway, since I have no intention of taking it off....unless Campy tells me otherwise. Thanks, themao  ____________________________ Got ice picks? |
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The main reason I like it to be removable is for cleaning. The brake is like an expansion chamber on a 2 stroke motorcycle. A good amount of carbon(hard) builds up on the muzzle face, and a large amount(soot) builds up in the chamber section. I would contact Troy at InRange and see ifn he couldn't hook you up! |
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The Romanian is the only one that can be non-permanant. The Bulgarian thread size does have a flash hider that will fit, so the brake does have to be permanately attached. From what I gather, the Bulgarian sight base has a larger diameter hole, and does not work with the SAR 2 barrel. I think AK USA uses an adaptor to fit the Bulgarian thread size brake to the barrel, not a replacement sight base. I like the Romanian because the chrome lining and the fact that it is removable make cleaning a snap. |
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How do you guys clean the brake? I mean, even if left on, my take is that you would have to use a copper wire brush to remove hardened carbon deposits. None of the grime should blow back into the threads of the FSB I hope. The rest would have to be done using Q-Tips, etc, and of course the actually muzzle would be cleaned with the cleaning rod anyway. Input gratefully desired, themao __________________________ Got ice picks? |
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