The periodic excess muzzle flash is a puzzle. I conjecture that carbon on the flash hider builds up periodically until it gets thick enough and hot enough to get blown-off. The adhesive strength of the carbon may depend on if it was deposited on a hot versus relativly cold flash hider.
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On June 18, 2019 at 6:56 pm, Alex said:
The periodic excess muzzle flash is a puzzle. I conjecture that carbon on the flash hider builds up periodically until it gets thick enough and hot enough to get blown-off. The adhesive strength of the carbon may depend on if it was deposited on a hot versus relativly cold flash hider.