Pin & Welding a Muzzle Brake Step By Step

[@danav3387]

Thanks for demonstrating this procedure. The people and thier agents making you do this, have exempted themselves from these "laws" and are allowed to own what ever their little worthless hearts desire.

[@hebrewhooligan5462]

Finally, a video where someone doesn't sit on the weld for 10 min. All the others I have watched today they are welding forever. I'm already nervous about putting too much heat anywhere on my barrel, and these guys are acting like it's their smoke break and gonna use all 15 minutes no matter what.

[@m0l0nl4be]

the "shall not comply" hat is a nice touch for a pin/weld video

[@XuroX.]

Exactly

[@MOE-0269]

I think the most important thing is to clock correctly, making sure it’s straight and lined up. I had you do several for me and not one was straight, ALL WERE OVER CLOCKED

[@usedtobecooler5382]

Could be wrong, but I believe that muzzle device is designed to have the pin and weld hole on the bottom, not the top.That’s how the GAMMA is designed. It’s a common issue to have that muzzle device timed upside down.

[@ShootingGallery1]

An u are correct the Muzzlebrake brake was timed upside down what u don’t see is the reaction Rod holding the upper receiver upside down so it is timed Correct

[@usedtobecooler5382]

@@ShootingGallery1 thanks for the reply man. And that makes complete sense. Good video.

[@ShootingGallery1]

@@usedtobecooler5382 no problem man thanks for the support

[@KA-id4wt]

Learn from me before you pin and weld a muzzle device. look at suppressors, and decide which suppressor you might like in the future. Then pin and weld a compatible MD. I got a DDm4 with a welded on bird cage, but when I wanted a suppressor, I had to remove the old one, which is doable but a pain in the butt. Also used a mild steel so it can be drilled out. Don't use a drill bit or any hardened pins.

[@ShootingGallery1]

dam dude that sucks I would cay the force it off and use a Tap to fix th threads or even use the Griffin Mount for the Birdcage is your able too

[@timkh2964]

He just did my muzzle brake Very good service very good work clean Plus I like his suggest Thank you man

[@ShootingGallery1]

Thanks man appreciate the support

[@inglockwetrust6805]

@@ShootingGallery1 what do you charge? Just curious

[@StratBurst92]

Excellent tutorial. I ran a Bridgeport for 13 years.

[@ShootingGallery1]

Glad you liked it! thanks again for the comment

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

actually i thought about doing a 14.5 barrel m4 profile with the a2 setup but ive got 16inch pencil so i just got the lug extender from triple r and mounted m7 bayonet that good way to beat ammo shortage is a good stabbing on your ar15

[@ShootingGallery1]

Helll yea brother

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

@@ShootingGallery1 if you have email ill send pic

[@ShootingGallery1]

@@joemorganeatmyshortschannel you can send it to me on IG I’ll check it oit

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

@@ShootingGallery1 i dont have smart phone but i do have laptop

[@arthurdsoto5751]

When installing any of the VG6 Delta Flash hider, Gama, or the Epsilon brakes the vents are supposed to be on top & the emblem is to be on the bottom. Just Saying

[@ShootingGallery1]

Yea it was installed properly the gun was set upside down in the vise

[@arthurdsoto5751]

@@ShootingGallery1/ I didn't notice that good thing I think taking it off would be a bummer. Be safe & GOD Bless

[@RideForLifeCR250R]

When you notice the rifle is upside down in the vise.. 😉

[@jhharless793]

Great vid. Succinct and to the point. Held my interest throughout. You demeanor is excellent. 👍👍

[@ShootingGallery1]

Thanks man much appreciated

[@RideForLifeCR250R]

So without a torque wrench how do you know you haven't gone beyond the 15-20 ft/lbs spec when clocking muzzle device? Actually come to think, probably doesn't matter with a CW opposed to shims or jam nut.

[@johnnyallen6526]

Shouldn't you have let the torch set for a few seconds and let the argon flow after the weld, instead of pulling it away so fast? It doesn't look that great either. Leave a bit of the pin protruding, chamfer the hole in the muzzle device so that the pin will flow into it. Seems like an awfully long time to keep the arc on too...ballpark 10 seconds?

[@JenkinsStevenD]

This is probably a stupid question but I see everyone tig welding their muzzle devices on with just the tig welder and no filler rod. Why is that? I'm about to use air-hardening A2 tool steel rod as the pin and was going to use filler rod of unknown type on a muzzle device. Muzzle device is 17-4ph SS. I'm fairly new to tig welding though.

[@ShootingGallery1]

So that’s not a stupid question at all to my understanding it all depends on the size of the hole that you drill in the muzzle device. You don’t need to go that far into the barrel the carbide drillbit that I had was the same size of the hole that I drilled, so there was no need for filler rod, and you don’t have to go crazy with the pin weld as long as you get a good amount depth into the barrel words not going straight through obviously, and you welded with that pin is that suffices as the pin and weld

[@joejoe730]

Darn I got my eyes arc flashed ,,,

[@ShootingGallery1]

Just shake it off lol

[@TheNinjaman97]

What's the metal dowel spec you used for the weld. I'm about to go for 4130 tool steel

[@mikek2824]

how hard is it to remove a pin and weld job to make changes to your rifle? i want a new brake and front site

[@ShootingGallery1]

its not that hard where ever the Pin is take a grinder and get it out there way. You will destroy the Muzzle Break but that is one way you can do it

[@mikek2824]

@@ShootingGallery1 looking at mine it has 2 pins one on each side, very visible where they where put in. Idc about destroying the brake

[@Bullets4Bucks]

Nice i had good luck with vg6

[@Bullets4Bucks]

My most accurate or second most accurate rifle has had a vg6 on it for well over 1000 rounds and its still great

[@Nidhoggr333]

How about a video on how to remove the pin ?

[@Mike-Honcho-]

How about a video on how to make the pin.

[@elzippo488]

What material is the Dowel Pin made from? How deep did you drill into the barrel?

[@ShootingGallery1]

It’s a Carbide dowel pin and I did not have to drill far just enough to make a indent where the dowel pin connect and dosent freely spring after welding

[@elzippo488]

@@ShootingGallery1 TY!

[@ytbenavraham9553]

I been wanting to have a 7.62/308 pin and weld. Problem is, I don't know how to weld, I don't know anything about pin either. Buying the parts is not the problem. Having it done at all seems impossible. Any suggestions?

[@ShootingGallery1]

No problem man I would just bring it to any Gunsmith they will be able to take care of you

[@ytbenavraham9553]

I live in Arkansas and haven't found someone to do it without costing hundreds of dollars. Great video

[@loverboyblt]

Awesome

[@ShootingGallery1]

thanks man Im glad you enjoyed it

[@chrismemphis8062]

What about pin/welding an aluminum faux suppressor? How do you weld aluminum to steel?

[@allenbuck5589]

Great job thanks

[@ShootingGallery1]

The so for the support man

[@peytonmathis7460]

Why not drill the hole with a piece of wood dowel rod in the threaded part of the break

[@ShootingGallery1]

It’s just how I was taught never thought of it like that

[@peytonmathis7460]

@@ShootingGallery1 I was just thinking so it wouldn’t drill into the barrel but who knows I guess it doesn’t really matter as long as the job is done well

[@EZedp]

I have a PSA 14.7 AR with a pinned and welded A2 Flash Hider. I want to remove this to install other muzzle devices. Is it difficult to remove this flash hider without damaging the barrel? Best to send to gunsmith to do this? Thanks for any suggestions!

[@ShootingGallery1]

Definitely send it to a gunsmith you can damage the barrel if ur. It carful

[@garrycress3482]

Does it have to be a tig weld, or can you use a mig/flux core welder?

[@eddienickerson1083]

As a certified welder and machinist, I’d highly recommend tig only. Anything else you’ll have a hammered dogsh*t cliffhanger and then you’ll have to break out the grinder. That won’t turn out good at all

[@billmurphy8685]

Good stuff. Do you happen to know about how deep into the barrel threads you drilled? Am I just going past the thread cuts? And I have the 556SL epsilon, the color is bead blast so would you recommend a different type weld or still tig? Thanks for the video great info

[@ShootingGallery1]

The depth length no I don’t I look at the the fron the barrel and before I turn the mill on I get the end of the bit in line and come just above where you would relatively drill though an I would only Tig Wled

[@billmurphy8685]

@@ShootingGallery1 ok cool I appreciate the info thanks

[@ShootingGallery1]

@@billmurphy8685 no problem man that’s what I’m here for

[@laredotransparency129]

My local FFL just told me he couldn’t pin and weld my 13.9 to my dead air muzzle device. Cuz a ATF agent told him that pinning and welding a muzzle device doesn’t extend the overall length. Is my FFL wrong?

[@ShootingGallery1]

So I am not a legal authority but the shop I work at that what we were told when You Pin an Weld the Muzzlebrake it a permanent job so maybe the ATF Agent was miss informed but that how I get a 13.9 or a 14.5 to over 16 inches is by pining an welding

[@furysactorslounge3956]

What size drill bit did you use ?

[@ShootingGallery1]

3/32 carbide

[@furysactorslounge3956]

Is that the standard size to use? I have a surefire closed tine. Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.

[@undisputed1one]

Do I have to remove an electrictronic optic in order to pin and weld?

[@ShootingGallery1]

I would recommend it just to protect the optics from getting damaged but that is just my opinion

[@chaoticcaninejb]

😳🤯

[@markallen1413]

Hey man I found you looking up pin and weld so I'm a nu B sub and can't wait to check everything out brother 👍👍👍👍👍✅✅✅✅✅

[@ShootingGallery1]

Hell yea dude thank you so much I appreciate it

[@turn-n-burn1421]

You don't even need a drill press. I used a hand-held drill.

[@kchilz32]

Are you in western Mass?

[@ShootingGallery1]

No I was on the South Shore now in SW Florida

[@520wade]

What about the welder settings?

[@kenroland8851]

What type of metal are the pins made of?

[@ShootingGallery1]

Carbide

[@wtfmrkratos]

So in theory you can do a faux pin and weld.

[@ShootingGallery1]

No you need to have a pin fully staked in a barrel

[@wtfmrkratos]

@@ShootingGallery1 legally speaking, yes. Luckily I live in a state where this isn’t required.

[@charleschristianson2730]

@@ShootingGallery1 Well you could.... 😶

[@MiaArms0351]

Ouch.

[@DemocratforTrump]

How much do gunsmith’s charge for this?

[@ShootingGallery1]

So it depends my last shop I worked at charged $50 some others will charge $75 it’s dosent take a full hour but they might just charge an hour of labor but I don’t see it being over $100 if they charged that then they are out of their mind

[@Gigafactory]

You're not supposed to use a crush washer to time a muzzle device you're supposed to use shims... Timing has nothing to do with whether or not the circle is at the top . Timing has everything to do with bottoming out the muzzle device with the top and bottom in the correct orientation. You can't bottom out the device with a crush washer... Anyone want to chime in?

[@unashamedly1776]

My understanding has been that, if it's a mount for a suppressor you don't use crush washers as they aren't perfectly concentricity; but for just a muzzle device crush washers are fine.

[@inglockwetrust6805]

If the SOLGW - NOX is keymount USE shims instead of a crush washer.

[@booksofblood1896]

100% correct

[@laredotransparency129]

Did he mount the crush washer backwards?

[@Gigafactory]

@@laredotransparency129 "timing" does not involve a crush washer. It involves "shims"....If you need guidance on how to install a crush washer always put the smaller end of the "cone"in first, touching the barrel... the wide side touches the device...

[@TiberiousGib]

So no duct tape???

[@ShootingGallery1]

If I could I would

[@KaneGregory]

Where do you get the pin 📌 for the pin and weld???🤯🔫

[@ShootingGallery1]

I get the Dowel pins from McMaster Car

[@520wade]

316 stainless 3/32 welding rod

[@chewminem2044]

How much does this service cost?

[@ShootingGallery1]

My shop charges $50

[@chewminem2044]

@@ShootingGallery1 thanks I asked around it’s $75 from this one shop.

[@ytbenavraham9553]

@@ShootingGallery1 how do I make contact with you?

[@denbo74]

Accidentally drilling through barrel isn’t ever ok 🥴

[@JB-hp6up]

Where are you at in NE?

[@ShootingGallery1]

MA

[@JB-hp6up]

@@ShootingGallery1 do you have a store or shop, I'm also in MA, building an AR9 and don't know anyone with TIG welder, curious what it would cost to pin one for me or if you could point me in the right direction, thank you! If there is a way to contact you through IG or FB let me know, stay safe

[@ShootingGallery1]

@@JB-hp6up yea no problem man I work at Cape Gun Works I’m the gunsmith here we charge 50 bucks for the pin an weld

[@JB-hp6up]

@@ShootingGallery1 thanks man, I'm not far away, Ill hit you up

[@xxdizannyxx]

Best 14.5" upper is buying a 14.5" upper or barrel and not pinning or welding it.

[@ShootingGallery1]

Yea that would be a felony

[@xxdizannyxx]

@ShootingGallery1 if you get caught, if someone looked for a pin and didn't find it, and you get charged, then yes. Otherwise there is no charge

[@GorillasGuns]

Thanks for the lesson, that kinda looked more like a MIG welder to me. Guess they want those muzzle breaks pinned and welded so you can't put the scary suppressor on there eh.

[@ShootingGallery1]

Yea those Commie Pricks ruining the fun

[@theonlyrobot]

That's why you weld a suppressor ready MD on! "Well, you made me weld the damned thing on there! Now I can't get it off!"

[@johnnyappleseed6415]

Definitely not a MIG welder. TIG welder, just with no rod.

[@pokeow4201]

Can we get some poggers up in here!

[@ShootingGallery1]

Sorry don’t know what that is

[@americangamer7661]

A little less conversation. A little more action. Like why didn't you show us the money shot where the pin goes in. Thumb down. Less talk more show.

[@camerondickinson831]

A little less conversation, like this comment.

[@4g63mark]

Torquing the muzzle device down that much will cause accuracy problems, and burn out the rifling at the muzzle premature. Maximum torque for a muzzle device is 20 ft. lbs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6achI1td8SAjdU

[@kchilz32]

Congrats on leaving the commie wealth hope I too will leave one day

[@ShootingGallery1]

Yea man with my career I could not enjoy it to the full potential living there

[@kchilz32]

@@ShootingGallery1 what’s a decent affordable pre drilled muzzle break?

[@ShootingGallery1]

@@kchilz32 you can get a VG6 epsilon for about $80 they come pre drill so when u pin it it is not having to go through the muzzle break to get through the threads

[@kchilz32]

@@ShootingGallery1 thanks

[@DUBC50]

I been smithing for years. Actually had to do my first weld today. It came out shi++¥ 🫤. Great video I can’t wait until my welding skills is on your level. Great video !

[@ShootingGallery1]

Thanks man appreciate the support