Had a Swiss style birdcage/compensator come lose while cleaning recently. There was no washer or lock-tite that I could tell. It is similar to the A-2 birdcage compensator style where it has between 180 and 270 degrees of openings with a "solid" bottom.
I called the shop I bought it from (very reputable and one talked about on this forum a lot...it was a shop specific custom build) and the main guy there told me to just get some high temp lock-tite and eye ball it by screwing it almost all the way but of course leaving it unscrewed enough so the solid bottom is on the down side.
I haven't done anything with it yet, and as an aside I ordered a Levang Linear Compensator for either that one or another rifle. I will use it on the Sig only if the Levang accommodates the bayonet I have, which I'm not sure if it will because I don't know if the diameter is the same (haven't got it in the mail yet).
Anyway if I decide to re-install the A2 style Swiss flash hider, is the no washer, high temp lock-tite/eyeball method of installation an acceptable way to go?
If I install the Levang on this (or another) rifle, how should I go about that? Do I need a washer? Need to use lock-tite?
The Levang looks a little more difficult to clean for some reason, but I of course don't know that for sure. It's tempting to just screw it on snugly but be able to take it off to clean, unless I'm violating some gunsmith master kung fu commandment in doing so.
Finally, while we're on the subject, are there any significant accuracy issues with either an A2 style flash hider/compensator and/or the Levang one? Does one negatively effect a projectile more or less than the other?
Thanks for any feedback.
I called the shop I bought it from (very reputable and one talked about on this forum a lot...it was a shop specific custom build) and the main guy there told me to just get some high temp lock-tite and eye ball it by screwing it almost all the way but of course leaving it unscrewed enough so the solid bottom is on the down side.
I haven't done anything with it yet, and as an aside I ordered a Levang Linear Compensator for either that one or another rifle. I will use it on the Sig only if the Levang accommodates the bayonet I have, which I'm not sure if it will because I don't know if the diameter is the same (haven't got it in the mail yet).
Anyway if I decide to re-install the A2 style Swiss flash hider, is the no washer, high temp lock-tite/eyeball method of installation an acceptable way to go?
If I install the Levang on this (or another) rifle, how should I go about that? Do I need a washer? Need to use lock-tite?
The Levang looks a little more difficult to clean for some reason, but I of course don't know that for sure. It's tempting to just screw it on snugly but be able to take it off to clean, unless I'm violating some gunsmith master kung fu commandment in doing so.
Finally, while we're on the subject, are there any significant accuracy issues with either an A2 style flash hider/compensator and/or the Levang one? Does one negatively effect a projectile more or less than the other?
Thanks for any feedback.