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flash hider
(redirected from Flash suppressor)

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flash hider [′flash ‚hīd·ər]
(ordnance)
A metallic cone or flat disks attached to the muzzle of the gun to conceal the flash when the gun is fired and to prevent temporary blindness of the gun crew while firing.


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THE M249 MACHINE GUN NOW HAS A REPLACEMENT FLASH SUPPRESSOR FOR ITS SHORT BARREL .
It prohibited the production (not existing ownership) of such weapons, including those that had more than one demonized feature such as a bayonet lug, pistol grip or flash suppressor.
Some barrels were so worn out that the bullets fired from them hit the flash suppressor and disintegrated, resulting in dangerous splashback.
 
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