Recommendation for a NE gunsmith to perm attach a muzzle brake?

[Hardwood83]

I am interested in acquiring a 14.5" barreled AR upper before too long. I have a muzzle device I need to have permanently pinned/welded to make it the legal 16" before assembling- is there anyone in the Omaha area that does this? I know on arfcom many recommend ADCO in Ohio, but I would prefer to give the business to someone local and maybe save the time and a few $$ in shipping. Any recommendations? 

[rluening]

I'm curious - why do you want a 16" long 14.5" barrel? Why not get the extra 1.5 inches of barrel, or pay for the stamp and have a 14.5" barrel?

/rl

[bkoenig]

He would probably have a flash hider on a 16 inch barrel also, which would bring him to 17.5.

[rluening]

Good point.

/rl

[A-FIXER]

I would call Omaha Gun and Machine give him a call he doe's my end of barrel work.
A-FIXER

[Supersparky]

I second Gun and Machine in Omaha.  He has always done excellent work for me.

[Hardwood83]

I'm curious - why do you want a 16" long 14.5" barrel? Why not get the extra 1.5 inches of barrel, or pay for the stamp and have a 14.5" barrel?
/rl

Not quite ready to go the SBR route yet- although the pull getting stronger. When I do it will be shorter then 14.5" though! Maybe a 12.5"...with a suppressor! Need to save some more pennies first. I have a lightweight 14.5" (with perm f/h) upper that I really like- so am building up another- once BCM gets them back in stock.

Thank you for the recommendation- I have never heard of 'Gun & Machine' before, although I've probably driven by it a dozen times. 

[rluening]

I guess I had never considered having a 14.5" barrel so you can be right at 16" with a flash hider. My AR doesn't have a flash hider, so I forget others do.

Gun and Machine does pretty good work. He threaded a Ruger Mark II for a suppressor for me.

/rl

[bkoenig]

I seem to remember reading that the ATF no longer considers pinned flash hiders to be a permanent extension, so they don't count toward the 16" minimum.  I don't know if that's true, but silver soldering the flash hider on is also an acceptable method, and it can be done at home with a MAPP gas torch.