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I got a new AR15 muzzle brake/compensator and since I do not have a barrel vise, I need some help for the removal of the said hider.
Anyone has vise and a barrel clamp (non-damaging) so we can remove the standard flash-hider and install the new muzzle brake?
Thanks.

It might be better to use a Geissele Reaction Rod or a Brownell's Extension Torque tool if you can find one locally.

Thanks for the hint. I understand, that such rod will secure the barrel in place while we can unscrew the flash hider.

Beiruty wrote:I got a new AR15 muzzle brake/compensator and since I do not have a barrel vise, I need some help for the removal of the said hider.
Anyone has vise and a barrel clamp (non-damaging) so we can remove the standard flash-hider and install the new muzzle brake?
Thanks.

Hi! Mark at Sportsman Shooting Center can help you out. :)

I have a nylon receiver block to anchor the upper in a vise. Then you just need a crescent wrench to remove the flashhider. The nylon block fits into the upper receiver and is anchored to the block by means of pins in the front and rear receiver pin holes, and then the block itself is clamped in a vise.

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools ... 17094.aspx



For what it is worth, I am a huge fan of the Smith Enterprises Vortex flash hider. Recoil is sent directly rearwards without muzzle flip; the flash hider doesn't have to be indexed to the barrel to make sure of that, and it requires no crush washer. You screw it on and hand tighten it, and it self-tightens every time you fire the gun because the prongs of the unit direct the gases so that it imparts a tightening spin to it.

http://www.smithenterprise.com/products06.05.html


The one in this picture is drilled for pinning it to the barrel. The others like mine are not pinned.

I took an old junk 20 round magazine, fitted a block of wood inside, so it wouldn't crush, and I use that as a receiver block. Everything came out of the junk bin so, cost was nil.

Beiruty wrote:Thanks for the hint. I understand, that such rod will secure the barrel in place while we can unscrew the flash hider.

Correct. The objective of these tools is to prevent messing up the barrel indexing, gas tube, or receiver. The tools are quite easy to use.
If you use the reaction rod, you secure the rod in a vice then torque the flash hider. The Brownell's tool is designed to fit on a torque wrench but can be rigged to fit in a vice. If the current flash hider was not over torqued to begin with you can probably get by with a vice such as the ones MoJo or TAM describe.

Selina Kyle wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I got a new AR15 muzzle brake/compensator and since I do not have a barrel vise, I need some help for the removal of the said hider.
Anyone has vise and a barrel clamp (non-damaging) so we can remove the standard flash-hider and install the new muzzle brake?
Thanks.

Hi! Mark at Sportsman Shooting Center can help you out. :)

That is great. I should drop him a visit. Mark is great instructor. Highly recommended.
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Beiruty wrote:

Selina Kyle wrote:

Beiruty wrote:I got a new AR15 muzzle brake/compensator and since I do not have a barrel vise, I need some help for the removal of the said hider.
Anyone has vise and a barrel clamp (non-damaging) so we can remove the standard flash-hider and install the new muzzle brake?
Thanks.

Hi! Mark at Sportsman Shooting Center can help you out. :)

That is great. I should drop him a visit. Mark is great instructor. Highly recommended.
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Very cool!!

I agree - Mark is awesome!! He's my favorite instructor for sure. Best of luck with your AR!! :)