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Posted: 2/16/2013 6:49:50 PM EDT
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I was using the 3 prong AAC adapter for my
AR15...I was in the process of building another 308AR and bought a Brakeout compensator and it came with color coded washers.... sorry to sound stupid guys but I am new to Suppressors and I was wondering what they are for and how they are used????? |
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They are shims to time the brake so that the ports are properly aligned. You add the shims, different colors for different sizes, until they properly align the ports on the brake. This it should have come with a list of the sizes for the color codes.. So where does it exactly go??? How do I know when the ports are aligned??? is its by trial and error??? thanks guys for the help guys...Ive had the brakeout for awhile now but I was waiting for all the other parts for the build... |
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I have a muzzle brake on my older 308 and a 3 prong
flash hider on my AR15...both products from AAC did not come with the washers when I got them. I used crush washers on both rifles...Did I just screw up??? My 308 fired 10 rounds subsonic rounds and 3 full load rounds with the suppressor...also fired about 20 rounds of full factory ammo on a 10.3 barrel. From what I just learned here is that I need to take off the crush washers on all my rifles since I got them all set up to take the suppressor........... |
| Crush washers don't crush perfectly even and could cause a baffle strike. They may be fine, but is it worth the chance? It's up to you whether or not remove them, but I would. If a shim kit was missing from a brake, contact AAC and have them ship you one. Flashhiders do not come with the shims since there is no need to time them. |
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