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5/11/2016 9:40:52 AM EDT
Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
5/11/2016 9:52:23 AM EDT
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Here?
5/11/2016 9:58:20 AM EDT
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Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.

 







Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now











 

 
5/11/2016 11:02:03 AM EDT
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That turned out really nice.
5/11/2016 11:15:25 AM EDT
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Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  


Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now


<a href="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/htbanks1/media/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg</a>
   
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  


Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now


<a href="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/htbanks1/media/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg</a>
   


Is yours a legal 16 inches with the moderator?  If so, is the barrel 12" long or is the moderator a little longer if its on an 11.5 inch barrel.  It looks great!  Did not know Braceman made these!
5/11/2016 11:43:46 AM EDT
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I have one of the Griffin Armament XM177 linear comps, and it's pretty nice.  It's well-made, and it has functional use as a linear compensator, as well, as opposed to many moderator lookalikes that are just hollow tubes.
5/11/2016 12:03:01 PM EDT
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Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  





Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now





http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg

   
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  





Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now





http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg

   
Ya, thats just to cool. I swear I don't know where he finds the time to make all this cool stuff.
5/11/2016 12:10:25 PM EDT
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Ya, thats just to cool. I swear I don't know where he finds the time to make all this cool stuff.
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  


Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now


http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg
   
Ya, thats just to cool. I swear I don't know where he finds the time to make all this cool stuff.



That moderator looks great but wasn't the markings only required for export models after the ATF designated the moderator a NFA item and suppressor in the 70s. Military moderators would not have had any markings on them. Still looks great though. Braceman sure does make some cool stuff.
5/11/2016 2:48:20 PM EDT
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This recently popped up on Brownells.

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/muzzle-devices/flash-hiders/ar-15-m16-xm177-flash-hider-grenade-ring-prod82717.aspx
5/11/2016 4:31:17 PM EDT
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Man, Brownells really needs to add a "retro" section or tag so we can find all their stuff in one place.
5/11/2016 4:51:13 PM EDT
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Does anyone still make one like the discontinued dpms slip over one?
5/11/2016 5:38:59 PM EDT
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Brownells is coming on strong !!!! Love it
5/11/2016 8:42:44 PM EDT
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Is yours a legal 16 inches with the moderator?  If so, is the barrel 12" long or is the moderator a little longer if its on an 11.5 inch barrel.  It looks great!  Did not know Braceman made these!
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  





Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now





<a href="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/htbanks1/media/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg</a>

   




Is yours a legal 16 inches with the moderator?  If so, is the barrel 12" long or is the moderator a little longer if its on an 11.5 inch barrel.  It looks great!  Did not know Braceman made these!
Yes, its 16 OAL. I believe its 12.75 before the pin/weld. I sent it to ADCO and they did the work. Yeah I wasn't aware Brace made them either. He did the engrave on my GAU and asked if I was interested in a moderator too. He was making a small run of XM and 607 moderators, just the right time.

 
5/11/2016 8:44:43 PM EDT
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That moderator looks great but wasn't the markings only required for export models after the ATF designated the moderator a NFA item and suppressor in the 70s. Military moderators would not have had any markings on them. Still looks great though. Braceman sure does make some cool stuff.
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  





Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now





http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg

   
Ya, thats just to cool. I swear I don't know where he finds the time to make all this cool stuff.






That moderator looks great but wasn't the markings only required for export models after the ATF designated the moderator a NFA item and suppressor in the 70s. Military moderators would not have had any markings on them. Still looks great though. Braceman sure does make some cool stuff.
^^^Thanks for the info on the mod engraving, had not really thought of it but it makes total sense

 
5/11/2016 11:37:53 PM EDT
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Yes, its 16 OAL. I believe its 12.75 before the pin/weld. I sent it to ADCO and they did the work. Yeah I wasn't aware Brace made them either. He did the engrave on my GAU and asked if I was interested in a moderator too. He was making a small run of XM and 607 moderators, just the right time.  
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Where can I acquire a proper looking XM177 style faux moderator ? Thanks
Braceman made mine, seems pretty darn close to me. He even marked it like the original mods from Colt. There's other members on here who have made them, you may want to find Brick. He made / makes them, sometimes you can find his moderator listings on gun broker.  I'm sure other members will chime in soon.  


Here's a pic of the one Brace built for me, its on my GAU-5 a/a now


<a href="http://s1295.photobucket.com/user/htbanks1/media/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b635/htbanks1/IMG_4132_zpstyncdc8e.jpg</a>
   


Braceman spliced a demilled GM Hydramatic magwell that I had to the back half of an 80% lower. Did not know he did moderators too.  I wonder if he can make a realistic looking moderator that is just a bit longer so I can put it on an 11.5% barrel.  

Is yours a legal 16 inches with the moderator?  If so, is the barrel 12" long or is the moderator a little longer if its on an 11.5 inch barrel.  It looks great!  Did not know Braceman made these!
Yes, its 16 OAL. I believe its 12.75 before the pin/weld. I sent it to ADCO and they did the work. Yeah I wasn't aware Brace made them either. He did the engrave on my GAU and asked if I was interested in a moderator too. He was making a small run of XM and 607 moderators, just the right time.  

5/12/2016 4:23:35 AM EDT
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I can recommend the one Brick1 sells on Gunbroker.

Mine has a dark grey finish which fits the color of the receiver quite well. Maybe oiling will darken it even further.



5/12/2016 8:36:35 PM EDT
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I got mine from Braceman.  Not sure if he's making anymore though?
5/12/2016 9:26:53 PM EDT
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This recently popped up on Brownells.

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/muzzle-devices/flash-hiders/ar-15-m16-xm177-flash-hider-grenade-ring-prod82717.aspx
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Well, I wish I'd seen that the other night when I ordered the 12.7" lightweight barrel...  
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