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First off I need to say I'm not a gun person, so if I get the terminology all crooked please bear with me. But, I do have a buddy who is a gun person and who wanted one of these thingies so he wouldn't keep pinging the guy in the next booth when they were at the range.
I think he calls it a "brass deflector", and a few days ago there was a post about eye protection over glasses where I mentioned that I like to trim down my full face shields a bit so they don't cover my mouth. Well, the trimmed off piece is what I made this deflector out of.
It's 0.040" polycarbonate which cuts readily with a razor knife and took a surprisingly clean crease in my D&K brake. My buddy had picked up a scope mount that attaches to the side tactical rail, so I drilled and tapped a couple of holes in that and the whole thing can come off and on pretty easy. I also made him a second one out of a tinted grinding shield (you know, like a welding tint in a face shield) but it's quite a bit softer plastic than the polycarbonate so not as rigid. I think it looks cooler with the tint, though.
So that's my little foray into firearms, apparently it works a treat. Hope you enjoy.
-frank
I think he calls it a "brass deflector", and a few days ago there was a post about eye protection over glasses where I mentioned that I like to trim down my full face shields a bit so they don't cover my mouth. Well, the trimmed off piece is what I made this deflector out of.
It's 0.040" polycarbonate which cuts readily with a razor knife and took a surprisingly clean crease in my D&K brake. My buddy had picked up a scope mount that attaches to the side tactical rail, so I drilled and tapped a couple of holes in that and the whole thing can come off and on pretty easy. I also made him a second one out of a tinted grinding shield (you know, like a welding tint in a face shield) but it's quite a bit softer plastic than the polycarbonate so not as rigid. I think it looks cooler with the tint, though.
So that's my little foray into firearms, apparently it works a treat. Hope you enjoy.
-frank