Is it illegal in any state to make a muzzle brake???Eric Cortina does.
I could on my CNC lathe/mill, but legally not allowed/licensed to do so.
Cheers.
Is it illegal in any state to make a muzzle brake???Eric Cortina does.
I could on my CNC lathe/mill, but legally not allowed/licensed to do so.
Cheers.
That's actually not correct - making your own brake that incorporates a design covered by an unexpired patent would be patent infringement, because US patent law grants a patent holder the right to prevent others from making, using, or selling something covered by the patent's claims.Copying another manufacturer's muzzle brake design would not be patent infringement unless you tried to sell it. Making one for your own use wouldn't be a legal problem.
Is it illegal in any state to make a muzzle brake???
What a GREAT Story. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!Some people just enjoy machining things themselves. If you have the equipment I say go for it. Your brake will probably not be as effective as some others but it will be "your brake".
30 years ago I went to look at a manual lathe a small machine shop was selling. It would be my first lathe. After looking over the machine, the owner saw I had a genuine interest and offered to give me a tour of his shop. The shop was immaculate. Housed in a nice space maybe 50 by 80. Well at some point we got to an area with smaller machines. I saw a nice clean lathe that did not seem to have any manufacturer plates. I asked the owner what brand of machine it was.
He went on to tell me his father was a retired master machinist. He said when he was in high school his dad had him make this small lathe. It was a full geared head lathe around 10 x 30. He said his dad told him when he finished building the lathe he would be a pretty decent machinist. I think my jaw dropped. Hobbing ever gear, making your own lead screw. What a project. I am sure he used every machine in his dads shop but building your own geared head lathe, wow?
Then he told me his retired dad was across the way in his home. His father built Live Steam locomotives. Scale locomotives that function just as a full size locomotive, just to a scale you can ride. So we walked over and looked at his fathers work. He was on his third scale locomotive. He was not building these from a kit. He would get original blueprint drawings for a locomotive. He would scale them down and machine or build every part. Again my jaw dropped. I had heard of these Live Steam locomotives but had never seen one up close. I left that day thinking "This is America". These are the type of skilled people that built this country.
Easy to buy something but some people love to build something.
You Da MAN... thanks buddy!!!I did not see any information on manufacturing a "Muzzle Brake" and it being "Illegal" to make. Sig had an issue with one of their Brakes a few years ago because it was thought to be part of a Sound Suppressor system.
Firearms Manufacturing relates to Receivers/Frames.
There are a few States that have issues with "Flash Suppressor" and Muzzle Brakes in that category.
Here is the long definition
I do know that if you make your own Muzzle Brake make sure that your Ports are Exactly the same in size and orientation. You want the gasses behind the bullet to have equal distribution after leaving the barrel. If you are good machinist and have a good Mill/Lathe you can do it. Most are done on a CNC. A lot of the Brakes out there today are from someone having a good idea and putting it to steel. Innovation is always making our sport better.
Yes,made many...Do any of you guys make and install your own muzzle brakes? Many of us aren't rich enough to just pay someone else to do things, or just want to do it ourselves. Most designs aren't that complex if you have a lathe and mill. The Browning BOSS type system is the exception.