"That thing looks about as enjoyable as a bowl of exploding dicks." - Magic_Salad0892
"The body cannot go where the mind has not already been."
Awesome. Yea my buddies who are spotting me are tired of getting whacked. And when they sit behind me they are complaining about how loud the thing is so I've been slowly shopping for awhile doing my homework trying to find what is best to help with recoil and muzzle climb.
THE MORE YOU SWEAT IN TRAINING, THE LESS YOU BLEED IN BATTLE
This would be an improvement, no doubt. If you can settle for a device that has no recoil mitigation, the PWS Triad seems to be a good comp that is decent at keeping the muzzle down.
I NEVER operate in a stacked setup. I'm a solo patrol deputy so I'm either alone or maybe in a pair or trio of deputies as we respond to a critical incident. If you're on a tactical team, then it's possible that ANY muzzle device that is designed to reduce recoil isn't for you. However, much to many forum member's chagrin, VERY few members here have to function in a true tactical "team" environment.
So, in reality, the only common situations these brakes suck is either in a class environment or inside an enclosed structure without earpro. For classes, I'm about to say something that is unpopular: f^ck my buddies that are on he line next to me. I don't go out of my way to annoy them, but I don't go to classes to train for classes...I go to classes to train for REAL LIFE...which, for me, is me functioning ALONE in a hostile environment the vast majority of the time. I have been next to several people who were using ported brakes and instead of whining, I doubled my ear-pro and trained-on. There's no guarantee that my opponent's muzzle report will be any quieter.
I think that a device that helps me deliver faster follow-up hits on target gives me a tactical advantage that I am (personally) willing to accept in trade for a reasonable level of additional muzzle blast and a little more flash (only a little) as compared to an A2. That is a personal decision that I have made. But, I have heard too many people make blanket statements (in various different threads, on this forum and others) about muzzle brakes in a "self defense environment" as being the "wrong" choice.
Now, obviously, this is an intensely personal decision and there may be people who simply find most muzzle brakes/comps to be unpalatable or who do actually function on a team. That is fine...but I don't like to dissuade somebody from TRYING some of these hybrid devices. Most of my buddies in patrol now run some type of hybrid device on their patrol carbines. These are some of the devices that they use on patrol: PWS FSC556, BC series, RA XTC comp, GA M4SD-II Flash Comp, AAC BrakeOut 51T, BCM Comp, PWS Triad, LanTac Dragon, SF MB556K brake, Troy Claymore, YHM 5C2, etc.
The guys whom I encounter that are running A2's quickly transition from those to SOMETHING else. I said all that to say that I encourage people to experiment with quality muzzle devices. It's great that we have so many choices and each person will and SHOULD develop their personal preferences according their situation and needs. There will never be a one-size-fits-all muzzle device, including the AFAB.
These are the good ole days.
"That thing looks about as enjoyable as a bowl of exploding dicks." - Magic_Salad0892
"The body cannot go where the mind has not already been."
Cool, thanks for the time you put into everything to help everyone out including myself!
-Drew
THE MORE YOU SWEAT IN TRAINING, THE LESS YOU BLEED IN BATTLE
BTJ - thank you for the review and feedback, makes me feel good to be part of M4C!
“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles." - John Dean "Jeff" Cooper, The Art of the Rifle
"That thing looks about as enjoyable as a bowl of exploding dicks." - Magic_Salad0892
"The body cannot go where the mind has not already been."
This flash comp has definitely piqued my interest. Thanks for guinea pigging this. There certainly appears to be a heavy KAC influence as evidenced by the outward appearance, looking like a cross between the 3T and the MAMS. I've gone from the Spike's to Griffin Armament and now the MAMS. I'm tempted to grab one to try out on my 11.5" carbine.
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"That thing looks about as enjoyable as a bowl of exploding dicks." - Magic_Salad0892
"The body cannot go where the mind has not already been."
You're making this very hard for me to keep pretending I don't want to pick one of these up to try. I'm looking forward to a review after some more rounds for sure. Thanks for guinea pigging this!
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