First post, so bear with the potential for errors in how its posted.
Just got FID. Have scoped out what ive wanted for a long time. Decided on a Tavor. Love the bullpup design and the Tavor takes it.
As far as ive read and heard and seen, there are a million + laws and 'rule of thumb' things to rifles and NJ.
I know the tavor will need a muzzle brake pinned and welded. It comes stock with the A2 i believe. I DONT want flash suppression. I want to abide by the regulations and rules that govern this right.
Ive searched and searched and read and came across many various opinions and thoughts. I understand we can have no flash suppression, in the name, in the description, etc.
Now here comes the topic.
There is a 5.56 Krinkov brake from Spikes Tactical. It is marketed as a krinkov and described by them as a krinkov. It is designed like a traditional krinov being it is designed to throw "noise, blast, and concussion forward away from the shooter down range". As ive read is common with compensators and traditional brakes, they blow out to the side and annoy the person in the port or lane next to you with your blowback.
It says NOTHING, about flash suppression except for an extra end cap you can get from them to change out the flat end cap.
So now there is this 'pinky/thumb' rule ive heard of. If you can fit your pinky in its not a brake supposedly. But every Krinkov ive ever seen has a larger bore. You could fit your thumb in a tiny bit (depending on your hand size obviously). But they are still a brake and are still a krinkov.
So, Is the Spikes Tactical Barking Spider2 with the flat endcap acceptable in NJ standards if pinned and welded to the tavor. I will include a link to the Barking Spider2 5.56.
There are videos on youtube of people using it. You can clearly see the huge flash out the front, it just doesnt come out the sides like a comp.
Second question, would the end cap have to be welded to disallow other caps to be put on? (Trouble with that is it would seal the ability to clean the krink segment).
To assist more, looking down into the Barking Spider2 there is a hole, smaller than my pinky, obviously for the round to travel through. It is just down 3/4 of the way, right before the Krink section which then leads to the sealed endcap.
I know the flash cap is on in their stock photo, but the flat end cap is also pictured and that is obviously the one that would have to be used.
http://www.spikestactical.com/muzzle-device-barking-spider2-krink-break-556-p-1156.html
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwyw0XjophI
He talks about it as a flash sup, but he is not a company rep. So i take his wording as just yammering.