I'm no gunsmith ! - Advice needed

[jc333]

Guys,
I have an AR platform .223 with a Wilson Combat barrel that was built for me by a gun shop that's no longer in business.
I wanted to remove the thread protector and after trying my darndest, it wouldn't budge. When I looked at the underside of the barrel I discovered something.
It appears the thread Protector has a pin of some kind locking it up, it doesn't have a slot so it's not a screw head.
Any ideas on what this is and how to remove it ?
Thanks in advance ....
JC

 

[338 dude]

Guys,
I have an AR platform .223 with a Wilson Combat barrel that was built for me by a gun shop that's no longer in business.
I wanted to remove the thread protector and after trying my darndest, it wouldn't budge. When I looked at the underside of the barrel I discovered something.
It appears the thread Protector has a pin of some kind locking it up, it doesn't have a slot so it's not a screw head.
Any ideas on what this is and how to remove it ?
Thanks in advance ....
JC

Pinned and welded or possibly just welded

 

[LuvDog]

Pin and weld to probably get around and AWB ban for some ban states.

Dremel or file off the weld and remove the pin. Then unscrew the thread protector

 

[jc333]

Ok thanks for the advice.i knew you guys would be able to help.

 

[Don Rackley]

It might be a hole for a tool with a pin on the end to get the thread protector off.

 

[J_V_Berry]

It's a primer that migrated from you reloading bench.

 

[cohunt]

OP might want yo do some research on local laws,rules, and regulations regarding AR rifles in NJ-- here is a quick recap

Notice the "non-threadded barrel" part--- therefore the thread protector would have to be pinned and welded to be legal for possession in his area

 

[FEENIX]

It might be a hole for a tool with a pin on the end to get the thread protector off.

This! Similar to ...

It's a primer that migrated from you reloading bench.

LOL!

 

[HandgunHTR]

OP might want yo do some research on local laws,rules, and regulations regarding AR rifles in NJ-- here is a quick recap
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Notice the "non-threadded barrel" part--- therefore the thread protector would jave to be pinned and welded to be legal for possession in his area

This is so dumb on so many levels. "Muzzle break instead of flash suppressor"... you don't think muzzle breaks also offer flash suppression? Also, how are you supposed to attach that muzzle break if you can't have a threaded barrel?

 

[cohunt]

This is so dumb on so many levels. "Muzzle break instead of flash suppressor"... you don't think muzzle breaks also offer flash suppression? Also, how are you supposed to attach that muzzle break if you can't have a threaded barrel?

Pin and weld, just like the op's thread hider.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

This is so dumb on so many levels. "Muzzle break instead of flash suppressor"... you don't think muzzle breaks also offer flash suppression? Also, how are you supposed to attach that muzzle break if you can't have a threaded barrel?

That's exactly what I was thinking. I guess that you have to weld the brake on if you live in NJ.

 

[jc333]

much appreciated, thanks.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

Guys,
I have an AR platform .223 with a Wilson Combat barrel that was built for me by a gun shop that's no longer in business.
I wanted to remove the thread protector and after trying my darndest, it wouldn't budge. When I looked at the underside of the barrel I discovered something.
It appears the thread Protector has a pin of some kind locking it up, it doesn't have a slot so it's not a screw head.
Any ideas on what this is and how to remove it ?
Thanks in advance ....
JC

Move your family to a State that doesn't take away your 2nd and doesn't indoctrinate your children!!!
You are a fool if you live in circumstances with fake liberal laws like NJ!

 

[quigley257]

Easy now. It's not that easy. Minnesota wasn't always a liberal craphole either. Especially not the northern part of the state, God's Country as it's known. My family and friends who still live there are not "fools", just victims of circumstance.