Were teh Maadi rifles barrels turned to this beneath the front sight
block as well? I thought they were standard Euro-pattern guns until
teh threads in front of the barrel were removed.

--- In Practical_Carbine@yahoogroups.com, "J. A. Freeman"
<jfreeman246@...> wrote:
>
> I have never been a fan of the pin on muzzle brakes as I have seen
4 of them
> fly off during firing. 2 on SKS's and 2 on Mosin Nagant rifles.
Only one of
> the brakes was found down range the next winter after the grass
died down.
> No real damage was done to the rifles except some deep scratches on
the
> outside of the barrels.
> Maadi rifles barrels were turned down to one of two
diameters .480" or
> .512" If the barrel is .512" you can thread it 1/2-28 which is the
standard
> size for M-16/AR-15 barrels. There are AK-74 type muzzle brakes
available
> with these size threads and also many other styles of brakes and
flash
> suppressors.
> If the barrel is .480" I would get the muzzle brake of your choice
and have
> it tack welded on the barrel rather than pinned on.
> For info on the Maadi rifles click the link for the "Egyptian
Rifles" page
> of my web pages at
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jfreeman246/index.htm
>