Held to the strictest standards, XTS products are manufactured from only the highest quality materials and are backed by some of the most generous manufacture warranties in the industry. Tyler and I actually discuss this topic on his podcast that will be publishing on TTAG here this evening. Diameter(at largest point): 1.0 If the shooter doesnt allow the gun to push them back and holds the gun against their shoulder properly so the stock doesnt roll up their shoulder, then the muzzle of an AR will not rise on them. Dead/ Bad Links SJC Titan Compensator I noticed in the comments that many mention about how these affect your neighbors on the range, but maybe there are some compensators that wont disturb your neighbor as much but will still help with accuracy. additionally I want to thank you for the great comparison and data on these tests. Finish:bead blast stainless, or black nitride Wait, in front of the ports? This compensator features a robust, cast design that is ideal for 3-gunners. 72.93%. Diameter(at largest point): 0.866 Seriously though, the Rifenbark primarily focuses on combating muzzle rise without sending a blast of carbon and fire through your sight picture. New price $699 Dead Air Armament Sandman Ti You might also feel a slight reduction in recoil, depending on the compensator, but again, thats not necessarily the intended effect. Length:2.25 Above comment was directed at the closet liberal Dyspeptic Gunsmith. Diameter(at largest point): 0.874 Recoil reduction performance is good, but nothing to write home about compared to other brakes of its size. Theres no vertical muzzle rise on an AR15. Shall we buckle a lil safety pin on you? MSRP:$125. On all four sides. Material: steel (high strength corrosion resistant alloy) Weight:6.138oz It would have been very helpful to have tested the % of recoil reduction from bare muzzle with the A2 flash hider as a reference for all to compare against!!! wish the newish JP 3 port brakes had made it into this test. It just might make it civilized to shoot. Just wondering of you still feel like the AFAB is still the all-around king. However, Im not sure what you expect the guy who has one, who maybe has to frequent the indoor range to sight in his 3gun rifle, to do. No fear, and congrats on your first-, I second the vote for Faxon slim 3-port muzzle brake to be included in #4!!! It would probably be more helpful to recoil reduction test a bunch of popular suppressors, actually, rather than what they mount to. It includes a crush washer. Its more compact, but its still a recoil cutting beast with an over 68% reduction. First off I have a question for Jeremy, who makes the handguard youhave on the AR in the video, i am building a hex themed AR and so far that is the best looking handguard I have seen and would love to know where i can pick one up. Each muzzle brake is jet-black nitride treated for superior corrosion resistance. Jeremy, thanks so much for the response and for answering my question. If a #4 is done Id be interested to see how they perform. Omaha Outdoors has the 1/2-28 muzzle brake that fits your requirements from reputable brands like SilencerCo, SureFire, Angstadt Arms, Dead Air Armament, and many more. This is one method of quantifying rearwards recoil energy. This is a hard one to beat when it comes to the combination of price and effectiveness. Choose Options. I guess, maybe. 2) Enable the gas piston for a couple of tested muzzle brakes to see how much the gas loss to the piston system affects recoil. Its pretty cool in that it works with almost any brake or comp on the market and allows you to essentially turn it into a linear comp in a couple seconds. Finish:black (also available in matte stainless finish) I bought a gel-filled recoil pad for $27 that I placed over the butt stock on my AR and it reduced felt recoil by at least 50 to 60% and my next add-on will be a flash can. baffles and/or gas ports, etc., but baffles definitely above all), its fine under CA law. The Titan is larger and heavier than the M4-72, but breathes less fire. Its no longer available (sorry, I know I just shattered your plans to impulse buy one), but it was loaned to me with the MAMS so I figured Id test it. I am considering the Dragon and BMD combo since it seems Lantac engineered the BMD to maintain the Dragons excellent performance. Although that particular element of the law was struck down as it made muzzle breaks illegal rather then muzzle brakes.. Moving on from flash hiders Are you looking for a muzzle device that assists in reducing upward lift or muzzle flip when firing? Ill just be fighting it and having to pull the muzzle back up to target with my support hand. As a Patron you can also get free stuff, join live streams, gain early access, and more. But if you decline, Ill certainly understand. Material: HTSR 416 stainless steel Would also like to see the Strike Industries King Comp included. Diameter(at largest point): 0.891 Finish:black oxide (as tested) or AlTiN Hey Jeremy, interesting series. Weight:3.101oz The nitride finish is very nice. brake is adorned with Picatinny rail. As you can clearly see in the photo above, the ports are angled rearwards; a common theme among all of the top-performing brakes. Im curious about the blast control/mitigation to see if they redirect the sound forward. Seems that most other shield systems degrade performance once the shield is applied. Dont make muzzle brakes for centerfire rifle calibers from aluminum!) Score one for logical thought processes. This is a very simple and barebones muzzle brake that does a great job of reducing felt recoil and being super simple to install. Different shooters will display differing amounts of muzzle rise. Keep up the great work, it is much appreciated! KAK Industry 1/2-28 Slimline Micro Flash Can, NBS .223/5.56 1/2-28 TPI Three Port Muzzle Brake Black Nitride, NBS Tanker (Barrett .50 Cal Style) Muzzle Brake 1/228 (5.56/.223) Black Nitride, Kaw Valley Precision 22 Caliber Linear Comp, Strike Industries JCOMP Gen2 (1/228, .223/5.56), Kaw Valley Precision XL Slim Linear Comp Black, Strike Industries WarHog Comp for 5.56. Length:8.2 Which is basically the same as the one you tested. Sled testing of the sort Ive been doing is way closer to area under the curve, measuring the total amount of energy much more so than it measures how its applied. Perhaps our old friend Gersh Kuntzman should have fired an AR with a muzzle brake, perhaps then the recoil wouldnt have bruised his shoulder!! Incidentally, that was before Griffin even released the Paladin brakes. Lets start our discussion of muzzle devices with the venerable flash hider. For the budget-conscious builder who is just putting together a simple AR build, an inexpensive but functional muzzle device like a flash hider certainly fits the bill. Diameter(at largest point): 0.866 anyway, in my experience while a couple no/low-flash shots might be a fluke, if a muzzle device throws a giant fireball its something youre going to see repeatedly from it, Thanks for all your work on the tests theyve helped me in my purchase decisions as well as being quite interesting. Length:2.222 Ive got a few of the Indian Creek Designs BFDs, I am finding they still allow the brake to do its job while eliminating 100% of the back and side blast. MSRP:$224.99. any data on the strike cookie cutter for a 556 pistol? As a bonus, some flash hiders do tend to at least slightly lessen felt recoil. It was effectively a wash. After giving it a great deal of thought and testing some of these devices myself, Im thinking that there MUST be more to muzzle rise than just the rearward push that TTAG has so excellently quantified. Weve tested something like 165 muzzle devices thus far, and test 4 is going to have a slightly tighter focus on gathering new data as well as most likely crowning a new champion as we have three or four brakes that manufacturers designed specifically to win this test haha. For multiple reasons. I enjoyed shooting the Super Redhawk in .44 mag I had, but it was about the limit of raw concussion I would prefer to expose myself to. Shooting out in the desert or in the mountains is a ton more fun. flat surfaces) show how this rule applies. I did a lot of testing on the ARs and the recoil control is really subjective as the recoil isnt robust anyway, but when I tested on my 7 Mag with a 4 port brake it still had excellent recoil control with the BFD on the brake. This is a very attractive and well thought out flash hider that looks great once installed. Less obvious is the Punishers muzzle rise compensation, which comes from the top slot between prongs starting sooner (closer to the muzzle) than the others, meaning gas and pressure will begin venting out of it first and providing a muzzle rise-reducing downwards force. Material: Grade 5 titanium Lilja makes some of the most accurate barrels in the business, so turning out a perfectly-machined muzzle brake aint no thang. Maybe if youve had rotator cuff surgery, or youre shooting a full-auto rifle. Machining is super clean, and, although I like to complain about a lack of wrench flats, the round ports that go straight through the BC-23 lend it particularly well to torquing via screwdriver. I think its obvious why mounting accessories to your muzzle brake isnt a great idea. Heck, it typically allows me to see my own impacts on steel targets, when otherwise my field of view would have immediately moved off the target upon firing. Theyd reduce recoil more if the baffles were angled rearwards, but the shooter would absolutely pay for it in more blast, concussion, and volume, and people understand that. My tinnitus makes me a real whinge on the subject of blast noise. The large, linear ports on this muzzle device also provide a reasonable degree of muzzle control. As an aside, this is also a pretty striking design. There was a lot of impressive recoil reduction performance in this group of brakes, with the top 12 coming within 10% of each other. Hiperfire HIPERCOMP 5.56CQ Another great compensator from Hiperfire that features a four-pronged tip for close quarters action, which is interesting as I dont see many 3-gunners jabbing at cardboard with their muzzle devicesbut hey, its there if you need it. Although Im not actually sure if theyre still doing this, my ATLAS 5 shipped in a sealable glass canister with acid-etched ODIN Works ATLAS 5 logo. If u use the numbers for that comp in the first test, then technically it still beat out the winner of the third testonly by a hundredth of an inch, but it still scored betterso why is it the numbers for that comp are so different? Along with a good trigger, a muzzle brake or compensator is absolutely crucial component for shooters involved in competition shooting with their ARs. The tough guys always tell me No problem here man, Ill just tough it out.. And, indeed, this is what we found. BCM A2X Flash Hider BCM is known for quality and their muzzle devices like this flash hider are no exception. All stated weights and dimensions are as measured by me. With most of the shields you can kiss the vast majority of the compensating and recoil reducing benefit of your brake/comp goodbye. Strike Industries Oppressor This is a blast shield that works with five different Strike Industry muzzle breaks. aesthetics/design, price, recoil reduction performance, concerns about blast/flash/concussion/volume, expected muzzle stability performance, etc. The large port presents a broad surface for gasses to impact against, which keeps the muzzle down and the sights on target. Item Number: 91046. First, the core gets installed on the rifle. Diameter(at largest point): 0.98 Timing it is not necessary, as thats the job of the Ti sleeve, which goes on next. Dead/ Bad Links Precision Armament AFAB-556 Hybrid Muzzle Brake Also, note that we are not covering suppressors here, which in a perfect world, are perhaps the ideal muzzle device if you have the ability to legally attain. You are here: Home. Lets take a look at some of the different muzzle devices out there for the AR platform and determine what is best for you. Precision Armament M4-72. In general, the amount of recoil reduction youll see in a brake is a function of how much surface area is normal to the bore axis. As with everything Ive seen from Precision Armament, machining and finish are industry-leading. Diameter(at largest point): 0.94 They are hybrids which attempt to both suppress flash and mitigate recoil. AERO PRECISION. A long, single port is added to reduce recoil (by almost 46%) without excessive blast or concussion. Ill see if I can do your test, though, at some point. Material: steel Bwahahahahaha, yeah, NOPE. It was because of your videos that i ended up going with the VG6 precision gamma and epsilon brakes on the majority of my builds and i couldnt be happier with the decision! Diameter(at largest point): 0.74 Id like to give it a go, but have no data on it! I understand why people want to make a gun more comfortable to shoot. 1) Jerry Miculek 5.56 muzzle brake, 2) Lantac Dragon Simply put, a compensator redirects gases upward and reduces unwanted barrel rise while firing. Any chance of adding the OSS STS muzzle brake and the newer OSS QD brake to the mix? The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. The suit looks marvelous! I could not agree more. Thunder Beast Arms Corporation 223CB Muzzle Brake: Well if this isnt the #1 surprise outperformer of the test, I dont know what would be. Considering the low concussion, decent recoil reduction, and quality machining and finish, its a good choice with or without a suppressor attached. 1) train to shoot from a more stable position/stance so the torso doesnt get leaned back from recoil 2) hold the gun in a better location in the shoulder pocket or even over towards the pec lower so the bore line (buffer tube line) is against the body instead of floating in air and 3) reduce rearwards recoil push, as its whats actually causing the shooter to create muzzle rise from a gun that doesnt inherently exhibit any.