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Muzzle Breaks

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I am looking for a bit of clarification, last night one of the boys at the gun club was saying his son is doing training to become a police officer (Scotland)
One of the subjects that were covered was firearms, He told his dad that if you are caught with a muzzle break without a valid firearms certificate you are breaking the law, as muzzle breaks can be bought online I find that statement very strange.
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#2 Post by rox »

shotgun sam wrote:He told his dad that if you are caught with a muzzle break without a valid firearms certificate you are breaking the law
He is correct.

If you were in posession of a muzzle break you would be breaking laws.

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shotgun sam wrote:I am looking for a bit of clarification, last night one of the boys at the gun club was saying his son is doing training to become a police officer (Scotland)
One of the subjects that were covered was firearms, He told his dad that if you are caught with a muzzle break without a valid firearms certificate you are breaking the law, as muzzle breaks can be bought online I find that statement very strange.
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he is probably referring to a flash hider not a muzzle brake, although they look almost identical and serve similar purposes, the flash hider is specifically mentioned in the Laws, in fact here is a link mentioning a discussion on this very site cheers
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Oh dear god, not this again wallhead
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#6 Post by Odd Job »

A flash hider is regulated, same as a moderator.
A muzzle brake or a compensator is not.
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#7 Post by Odd Job »

For the purposes of clarity, I would play it safe and not purchase a muzzle device which is specifically advertised as a being a flash hider.
A muzzle brake or compensator may have the exact same architecture as a flash hider, but since it is sold as a brake and you install it as a brake and are proud of your new brake, you avoid unnecessary scrutiny...
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#8 Post by Gazza »

If I sell the flash hider off my AR as a muzzle brake then its OK? :D
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#9 Post by snayperskaya »

"The only real power comes out of a long rifle." - Joseph Stalin

Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank.....give a man a bank and he can rob the world!.

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#10 Post by Geek »

kennyc wrote:
shotgun sam wrote:I am looking for a bit of clarification, last night one of the boys at the gun club was saying his son is doing training to become a police officer (Scotland)
One of the subjects that were covered was firearms, He told his dad that if you are caught with a muzzle break without a valid firearms certificate you are breaking the law, as muzzle breaks can be bought online I find that statement very strange.
Sam
he is probably referring to a flash hider not a muzzle brake, although they look almost identical and serve similar purposes, the flash hider is specifically mentioned in the Laws, in fact here is a link mentioning a discussion on this very site cheers
That was my understanding too, since muzzle brakes are not listed on your FAC unlike a moderator which is listed and therefore controlled.

Also, if an item is listed on your FAC then it must be within your safe when not in use, unlike say a magazine.
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