savage54 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I have an AR-10 that I purchased in 2001. In those days, Armalite was shipping the guns with a "permanently attached" muzzle break to avoid any issues with the threaded barrels. I say "permanently attached" because I remember reading posts of people who did successfully remove them so that they could put other breaks on, or to attached unported replacements to quiet the beast down some. I now want to do that myself, but I can't find those old posts. Does any one remember how they were attached back then? I kinda think the posts indicated had they were pinned in place after being thread on, then the whole thing was Parkerized. Is it a matter of just removing the finish to find the pins, then driving then out? Out do they have to be drilled out? Or are they soldered on? Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 PITA ! ! ! Start with a new barrel. ! Time , Money ... its the smart way to go. Then you can build another gun at a later date with your parts bin parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibiwan Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Your best bet is to slice the muzzle device lengthwise.......lots of how-to's out there that show this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 You could also have your barrel cut and re thread. If I were to try to remove it, I would go the route you mentioned, but they won't be soldered, it was more than likely a spot weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
survivalshop Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Photo's of you muzzle device . So we can see how its attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Armory Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Q. Is the barrel 16.1" with the muzzle device attached as it sits now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Like Dane Armory said. More than likely, it'll be easier to just get another barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted November 22, 2014 Report Share Posted November 22, 2014 And you have one of the sponsors here that does that type of work : http://heavybuffers.com/services.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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