This makes them somewhat more handy for indoor range use. These devices redirect all of the muzzle energy directly forward, and a fair amount of the noise with them. There’s also something on the market called a ‘linear compensator,’ which is rather misleading. If the device has any vents or ports along the top then it’s no longer just a muzzle brake, it’s a compensator. Quite frequently compensators will also have openings along the side just like a muzzle brake. These focus some of the energy straight up which in turn pushes the front of the barrel downward with each shot. The primary role of a compensator is, as suggested, to ‘compensate’ for muzzle climb. Muzzle brakes are easy to spot by the wide openings on the sides of the device.Ĭompensators work a little differently. Quite useful, however these can be incredibly loud (and might make your range neighbors a little ornery). Put simply, when you pull the trigger the gun wants to shove backward while the muzzle brake wants to pull forward. As the name suggests they are designed as ‘brakes,’ by pushing the energy outward or backward it serves to lessen the felt recoil by using some of the energy from each fired shot to counter-act the recoil impulse. Muzzle Brakes are designed for one purpose, which is to redirect the muzzle energy directly out to the sides or at a backward angle. The easiest way to determine what any given muzzle device is really designed for can generally be accomplished simply by knowing what to look for. Because these words are so often considered to be synonymous one cannot always rely upon what they’re being marketed as. While these three labels are often used interchangeably this is actually not correct, as each one fulfills a specific function.
The three being focused on here all refer to muzzle attachments, devices which are all meant to serve an important role with modern firearm designs.
In today’s market filled with AR-15’s and every sort of ‘tactical’ firearm platform imaginable there’s a whole slew of associated new buzz words being thrown about.
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