Never mind if you fire them in a closed structure, confined space or a conveyance. In our current operations (War in AFG) even using the A-2 style flash hider you will see a considerable amount of dust kick up when our troops fire their weapons.Īs soldiers are firing and maneuvering what do think you would see? The attendant dust cloud rising? The soldier and his 3-5 team members maneuvering with the related noise of their equipment and the Como/yelling of commands and/or contact information? Or a muzzle flash?Ĭommon consensus is that Muzzle Brakes are too loud (yes), produce a bright flash (some) and create a concussive effect for those around you (hopefully). Add the tracing/tracer effect and that makes Flash Suppressor/Hider muzzle devices next to worthless. Most Flash Suppressors/Hiders are of little to no effect under these circumstances. Once lead starts flying most soldiers will shoot full auto to gain firepower superiority and will be firing and moving to create violence of action. I think the Flash Suppressor/Hider for the soldier makes sense if the soldier is acting as an individual or part of a sniper team and is going to fire one round at a time from a concealed position, but let’s face the facts we know that soldiers are most effective as a member team commonly supported by a SAW and or GPMG firing tracers. Muzzle rise or recoil takes the rifle and operator off the target-more on this later. We all know or will be educated to the fact after firing a rifle equipped with a muzzle brake that for the fastest re-engagement or targets requiring multiple hits a muzzle brake gives the operator a distinct advantage. Semi-auto fire is counterproductive to owning the battle space. Watch some YouTube videos of our soldiers in Afghanistan (AFG) and see how many are firing semi-auto. The other doctrine emphasizes aimed semi-auto fire where concealment/cover of the soldier is important. One has a doctrine and training stresses that to use an assault rifle effectively it should be fired rapidly or in full auto to dominate the battle space and because that fire has to be accurate to be effective you need a muzzle brake to control and stabilize the muzzle. Why do most threat assault rifles (AK-74) use muzzle brakes while M-4’s use flash suppressors? The goal should be in all applications is to stabilize the muzzle for target assessment/acquisition and or re-engagement. Individuals interested in Self Defense, Sport Shooters and Hunters on the other hand want muzzle brakes to reduce recoil to decrease shot to shot times and to prolong a shooting session. The common consensus is if you’re a soldier you need a Flash Suppressor/Hider to conceal your location from the foe you are engaging at night. The ones deemed the most effective all have similar qualities designed in them: An expansion chamber, holes milled or drilled perpendicular to the bore, and made of high-quality material. Simply stated, recoil-reducing devices reduce perceived or felt recoil by diverting a portion of the burning gases behind the projectile to the side rather than adding additional rearward recoil, therefore reducing the rearward impulse or kick.īy reducing recoil and changing gas direction, they also help to reduce muzzle lift, all rifles and shooters can benefit from recoil reduction since they help eliminate muzzle rise – which is noticeable when shooting in rapid succession whether standing, sitting, or prone.Īre slots milled in the recoil reducer more effective than drilled holes? There is little proof that one design is better at reducing recoil better than others. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. ![]() Newton's third law of motion explains the theory behind recoil reducing devices. ![]() The design of the ports are made for effective compensation and recoil reduction. Our new brakes are just like all the other parts we manufacture they come with unconditional lifetime guarantee, so shoot the stuff out of it. Second we shot the heck of the prototypes and settled on the one that worked the best. We took what worked the best and what I liked and combined these features into a new muzzle brake everyone can afford. First I did a lot research bought just about every muzzle device on the market. So, I decided to start making some of things I use the most of. ![]() It always bothered me how much I had to pay for stuff and sometimes find out that it wasn’t what it was cracked up to be. I like all the cool stuff you can buy for them-great gear is good. I really like AR’s, M-16’s and M-4’s, carried one for years.
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