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Compensator Without Stake or Set Screw


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See the attached pictures. Bought a Reising Model 50 via online sale. I saw there was a space between the barrel end and compensator in the advertising pictures and knew the fit should be flush. Also saw what looked like plumber's tape visible in the space. Took delivery and there is no stake hole in the compensator. It unscrewed fairly easily and showed I was correct about the plumber's tape. The threads show some possible deflection where a compensator stake would have been, but not nearly what I would have expected from the descriptions I've read. Maybe some of you have seen what the threads look like after a staked compensator is removed and can tell me if mine is typical?


My guess is that the original compensator was shot out, the owner bought an aftermarket, replacement compensator that is different from the ones being sold now and did not have a hole for a stake or set screw. What do you folks think?


The compensator I have works okay as a thread protector, but I don't care about the compensator, particularly if it is an after market replacement. Does anyone have any ideas on where I can get/or someone that could make/ a simple thread protector? I suppose that I could cut down the compensator I have, particularly if it is nor original, but there might be a better way to go.


Thank you for any knowledge you can share.

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It's probably from Bull Creek Arms. http://www.bullcreekarms.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=77 The threads on Reising barrels compensators are not indexed, each needs to be fitted individually. Bull Creek's compensators are furnished very slightly long and the installation instructions tell how to trim them on a lathe to align them. I'm guessing that the previous owner did not have access to a lathe. Bull Creek compensators are not intended to be staked, they are to be Loctited in place once trimmed to the proper length.

 

Any original compensator you acquire will also require lathe work and will not be able to be staked since the stake hole will have been drilled out, so it's Loctite either way.

 

If you want a copy of the fitting directions PM me your e-mail and I'll shoot you a PDF

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Keep an eye out for an original

 

I was able to pickup 2 for my parts kit

 

The comp on my gun fits so well you cant even see the line where it starts

 

You will find an original eventually. Parts are hard to find but they show up a few times a year. I think I paid $100 for my comps

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It's probably from Bull Creek Arms. http://www.bullcreekarms.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=77 The threads on Reising barrels compensators are not indexed, each needs to be fitted individually. Bull Creek's compensators are furnished very slightly long and the installation instructions tell how to trim them on a lathe to align them. I'm guessing that the previous owner did not have access to a lathe. Bull Creek compensators are not intended to be staked, they are to be Loctited in place once trimmed to the proper length.

 

Any original compensator you acquire will also require lathe work and will not be able to be staked since the stake hole will have been drilled out, so it's Loctite either way.

 

If you want a copy of the fitting directions PM me your e-mail and I'll shoot you a PDF

 

Thanks for responding StrangeRanger. Don't think my compensator, is a Bull Creek, at least as they are made now, because the baffles don't seem thicker than the originals. But I will pm my email because I'd appreciate the fitting information. Thanks again.

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