An off-the-cuff, unscripted video discussing various muzzle devices, with some high speed and HD range video thrown in for good measure.
An off-the-cuff, unscripted video discussing various muzzle devices, with some high speed and HD range video thrown in for good measure.
I dig the off the cuff style. I like my FSC556 (hmm, I wonder who gave me the idea to get that) and my AAC Brakeout
I’ve never had a problem with the A2 and shoot pretty well with it and can generally take fairly fast follow up shots. I just hold my rifle well. That said I did order up the DynaComp on my new Spikes upper. I’ve never had ‘fancy’ gear on my guns so this will be a new thing for me. I’m even gonna get an optic on it even though I love my irons!
I know it’s your site and you do what you want, but I’d like to put in a request for a return to more articles than videos. I can read faster than the videos play, even when I’m not stuck using my cellphone to watch and I have to wait for bufferingbufferingbuffering.
Hmm. I understand what you’re saying. Articles are a lot easier, but the videos are shared more often. I’ll see what I can do.
I liked the video, but with the black background the rifles/ muzzle devices were hard to see
Thanks. Yeah, I’m working on that.
Great article and very informative. I like and appreciate honesty and the simple style you use, it’s refreshing.
Your comments on the PWS Triad are very interesting. I’ve been using one for about 8 months or so, and my subjective impression is that it does keep the muzzle down and has no effect on recoil (none is claimed). Using it in competition I think it provides a little benefit with no downside, but I am probably a much less skilled shooter than you are. I recently had an instructor try it out and he thought it had no effect at all, but he pretty much always uses a Surefire two-port brake, so I think he may be jaded.
There is a thread at m4carbine titled “PWS Triad: WTF over?” or something like that. It would be helpful if you could add your comments to that thread, since relatively few people seem to have used the Triad.
I should add: when I watch your video showing you using the Triad, I see no muzzle movement at all – so even if you need extra concentration to use it, it seems to be working. Similarly, I’ve had my own use of the Triad on video and see no muzzle rise while I’m using it, even though I feel as if there is still some, and I watched that instructor use it with, again, no visible muzzle rise. I did find it jarring at first because not having any muzzle rise makes it feel, to me, as if the recoil is increased because it is now straight back but without any reduction from a brake.
There’s definitely no muzzle rise. It forces the muzzle down. I had to use extra arm strength to keep the rifle in place, which I felt would become tiring over a long period of time. It would also not be possible from certain shooting positions.
I think shooting auto is good way to see what is really going on, because the forces of recoil management are compounded and offer litttle or no chance for a shooter to adjust without seeing it.
We used to do a “bill’s drill” with the Pat Rogers course (he used to teach wpns and tactics for 1st Force Recon, prior to starting cqb) where you would fire 1 mag on full-auto without coming off the trigger. It really shows the holes it your position as you would see large guys move that had poor shooting position.
We did one of these on with HK416 and battlecomp about a month ago, only with a whole 60 rnd surefire mag from about 10 yards. Then tried it with the A2 style that comes with the 416, no comparison on group size or the amount of fillings that were left in your mouth.
I can send you the video if you would like
Um…Yeah dude, you had to ask about that? Haha.
Cool, I will get it to you…..sending you an email
sometimes i wonder if the rifle being forced down is not out of recoil managment muscle memory, and that different comps/breaks will work better for different shooting styles and skills.
I like the battlecomp because it seems to have less blast and fireball than the full on baffled breaks, but i do notice i tend to hit low, mainly when i come from a normal A2 style and then shoot it.
I put very little weight on price though when it comes to things that are less than 500 bucks, I want to have the best and if the price difference is less than 1 or 2 days shooting, that is a no brainer for me. However, if something works just as good why pay more? Seems tough for most of us to really shoot them all side by side, let alone reallly be able to tell what is what. Thanks for doing the hard work for us!
Thanks for the video. I generally don’t like videos, either, but they do show some things better (such as muzzle movement).
As I move from the Army-taught ‘bladed’ stance to the modern ‘squared’ stance, my needs in a muzzle device change.
When ‘bladed’, I experience a lot more muzzle rise because the axis of the barrel is slightly above the central point of contact with my shoulder. I also experience some rotation to the right with each shot (not always bad when the targets are all lined up nice and neat).
When ‘squared up’, especially with the butt of the gun closer to my centerline, I have less muzzle rise, and virtually no rotation. I would bet that some shooters actually might experience some muzzle dip, depending on their physiology and stance. (I remember my first time shooting a burst in Basic; I was so braced for muzzle rise that the 2nd and 3rd rounds cut divots.)
Long story short, one size does not fit all. Your unique physiology, shooting position, and body mechanics may call for a different muzzle device than mine.
I’ve followed and appreciated your posts on this topic. We’re bringing out 4 new devices this month- a flash suppressor, a muzzle brake, a flash comp combining two functions, and a 7.62 compensator. We’re looking for reviews. Shoot me an e-mail if you are interested in reviewing them.