Talking about thread protectors

[Alan]

Do I need a thread protector, or can I just skip it to keep things lighter?

 

[HWB13]

Almost anything that has protector in it's name, imo, should be used. The business end of a rifle or pistol is where most of the movement is. On rifles i prefer a linear brake. Yes it adds weight but it reduces sound to the shooter and reduces muzzle flash and flip.

 

[blue raven]

 A thread protector is just cheap insurance, plain and simple. If you decide to skip it, you're basically just asking for dirt and crud maybe even some thread damage

 

[guntha45]

Aluminum thread protectors are really light weight. I got a good deal on a Ruger 10/22 that had a hideous flash hider on it, some type of Rambo fashion statement.... Anyway, the ugly had to go so I ordered a simple aluminum tread protecter off eBay and have been happy ever since.

 

[Alan]

Aluminum thread protectors are really light weight. I got a good deal on a Ruger 10/22 that had a hideous flash hider on it, some type of Rambo fashion statement.... Anyway, the ugly had to go so I ordered a simple aluminum tread protecter off eBay and have been happy ever since.

Sometimes simple fixes are the best ones especially when it saves you from the Rambo aesthetic

 

[guntha45]

Sometimes simple fixes are the best ones especially when it saves you from the Rambo aesthetic

Don't get me wrong. Some guns benefit from a brake on the blast end of the barrel, but a .22lr doesn't need or benefit from a flash hider!

 

[tabora]

Do I need a thread protector, or can I just skip it to keep things lighter?

You can always just 3D print one... Lots of different designs out there. I'd be happy to make one for you.

 

[HWB13]

Copy from Alan,
22lr doesn't need or benefit from a flash hider!

I would agree, but I do like my linear brakes on 22 lr's, at the shooters end with standard velocity ammo it's like shooting suppressed.