Is the A2 muzzle device a flash hider or muzzle brake?
I keep seeing these "A2 muzzle brakes" on TradeMe, and wondering if this part is considered a FH or muzzle brake under NZ law? I was always under the impression they would make a firearm an E category firearm. The absence of a port in the 6 o'clock position would give it muzzle brake qualities sure, however the open top design with the 5 ports do make it a FH as well. However, some compensators/muzzle brakes that I know to be legal also have some flash mitigating qualities e.g. PWS muzzle device, BCM mod 0 muzzle device...among others. Hell, suppressors are perfecly legal and mitigate flash almost entirely.
I thought the term A2 flash hider was pretty cut and dry. http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts...prod21246.aspx
Ignorance of the law is no excuse, and hell, I'd hate to see some people without the endorsement get pinged for this if it ain't legal.
Can anyone help me make sense of this legally speaking please? I know common sense often doesn't prevent in the law, but I'm interested in what people's thoughts are on this legally speaking.
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systolic
Why would you be fucking stupid enought to put yourself in this situation?
You don't need flash suppressor / hider / compensator / muzzle brake on a .223. Unless you are using one on full auto which is unlikely in NZ. Even more so on an a-cat gun.
I can understand a sound suppressor for some areas and situations, but if you're worried about muzzle rise from an a-cat AR-15, you need to spend more time at the gym and less time attaching shit to the end of your rifle.
Then you won't have to lie awake at night worrying about what the cops think of A2 flash hiders.
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