Crush Washer for .223 Muzzle Brakes
This is a crush washer used for mounting some types of muzzle brakes. New muzzle brakes normally come with the necessary washers or nuts to mount them with. But sometimes replacement washers are needed if one is damaged or if installing a muzzle brake on a different gun.
Crush washers are used to allow the shooter to tighten the muzzle brake on the barrel while giving it precise vertical alignment if needed. Crush washers are aluminum washers than crush while tightened. They allow the tightening of a muzzle brake on a barrel while precisely aligning the muzzle brake vertically if needed.