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bk09:
First thing on my to do list when I turn 21 in March is to get a .22 and .223 suppressor. For my AR I have yet to take off the flash hider and was wondering how big of a pain it will be to get off when I get a suppressor. Will I be able to interchange them easily or will I have to torque the crap out of a flash hider if I want to reattach it? And quick detach suppressors seem out of the question because I haven't read vary many impressive reviews. After forgetting my muffs at the range this past weekend I cannot wait to get a suppressor, little over 100 rounds and I felt like i was wearing earplugs for the next day. Thanks in advance!

gsd:
most flash hiders are permanently attatched to the barrels, unless otherwise stated.

in .22 i know for a fact that nearly all walther p22's have threaded barrels, at least mine did.

bkoenig:
AR flash hiders are usually not permanently attached unless it was done to bring a 14.5 barrel up to 16".  A crush or peel washer is usually used to align it.  Even though it's not permanent it's not really practical to swap back and forth between a can and a brake/flash hider.  Crush washers are not reuseable, and in order to remover or install a flash hider without buggering up your rifle you really need a barrel or receiver vise.  It can sometimes take a significant amount of torque to align everything, so you need the vise to hold it securely.  If you plan on swapping a can between different barrels I would just get a screw on thread protector to use when the can is elsewhere.

Burnsy87:

--- Quote from: bradkoll on October 24, 2011, 01:42:21 AM ---First thing on my to do list when I turn 21 in March is to get a .22 and .223 suppressor. For my AR I have yet to take off the flash hider and was wondering how big of a pain it will be to get off when I get a suppressor. Will I be able to interchange them easily or will I have to torque the crap out of a flash hider if I want to reattach it? And quick detach suppressors seem out of the question because I haven't read vary many impressive reviews. After forgetting my muffs at the range this past weekend I cannot wait to get a suppressor, little over 100 rounds and I felt like i was wearing earplugs for the next day. Thanks in advance!

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What QD suppressor mounting systems have poor reviews?  People rave about YHM Phantom's, especially for their inexpensive price compared to everyone else.  AAC may have serious customer service issues, but their MITER mounting system is supposedly outstanding.

Also, who said most flash hiders were permanent?  That isn't the case at all on AR's, unless it has a barrel around 14.5" and they want to permanently attach the flash suppressor to get to the legal 16" barrel length.

Edit:  Ha, well done bkoenig, you beat me.

RobertH:
OP, please keep us updated.  i would realy like to know what you go with and why.  im looking to do the same thing, sometime in the near future.

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