Friday, February 1, 2013

Protect Your Gun's Identity With Flash Hiders

By Albina A. Bailey


Firing a firearm produces acoustic and visual effects, but the latter can be virtually eliminated with flash hiders. These work by rapidly cooling propellant gases that are combustible at the end of the barrel, which is important if night shooting is practiced to avoid temporary blindness, or if concealment of location is a factor.

These are a remedy for preventing unignited gases from leaving the barrel causing a bright display; but rifles with longer barrels do not normally have this issue as all gases are ignited inside the gun. To avoid confusion, flash hiders are often referred to by other names such as flash suppressor, flash guard, flash eliminator or flash cone and their operation is defined in Wikipedia as, "Flash suppressors reduce, or in some cases eliminate, the flash by rapidly cooling the gases as they leave the end of the barrel. Although the overall amount of burning propellant is unchanged, the density and temperature are greatly reduced, as is the brightness of the flash."

Flash suppressors are made in a few designs that are described as cone, duckbill or birdcage. Depending which type of gun is being fitted will decide the model of flash hider best suited for the firearm and application. With the proper assembly, temporary blindness from night shooting will not be a factor with any longer. The initial step however is to determine the legality of these in your area, so it is advisable to consult with local authorities.

We carry AR flash hiders suitable for 5.56, .308, 6.5, 6.8 and AK-47 firearms that can be installed permanently or as a screw-on, as well as many other accessories featured on our website. We pride our service in matching customers with the type of automatic rifle that fulfills their needs to give years of reliability and accuracy. If you have always imagined owning a precision firearm contact our experts online, and some of our models do not require any special licensing to purchase or to own in the U.S.A.

Flash hiders, and all of our accessories and optional equipment, carry our seal of approval for being of high-quality construction and provided to our customers at excellent value. Whether you are looking to buy your first automatic rifle or upgrading, you will find we have what you need with stocks, pistol grips, barrels, receivers, hand guards and muzzle brakes.




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