Originally Posted by
ldirel
That seems like the opposite of what a compensator should do. Normally they make things a lot louder since they direct the blast to the sides and even back towards the shooter.
You may be missing the key word "linear." From what I'm reading and if you look at images of the one I'm speaking about (Kaw Valley, another would be Keis) the idea behind them is they project everything forward not to the sides.
Big goofy looking breaks like the one sold by JP generally perform best but look stupid, are really loud, and and add weight and length to the gun.
I agree. Often after market device are friggin ugly, heavy and for zero benefit. The one I've bought is (to me) not necessarily ugly. It weighs about 2oz's more that the factory device, is barely wider than the factory device and is the same length. SO... it shouldn't change much from that perspective.
Most report that a comp on a bolt gun accomplishes three things, that is, reducing recoil, allowing a person to watch bullet impact, and making it loud as heck.
The concept is that with the forward projection of the "LINEAR" compensator recoil may actually increase but most report that there is a reduced sound to the operator. Again, thats what I'm reading and will soon evaluate for myself.
If your worried about noise a suppressor would probably serve you better if they're legal where you're at. The "experts" say suppressors generally accomplish the same things as a comp but without all the noise. This is the route I'll be taking in the future and it'll just ride in my pack until I get to my hunting area and start calling.
Unfortunately I live in NewYorkistan and a suppressor is a no go here.
Again... I am not an expert on the topic of muzzle devices on any level. So I'm sort of working with researched knowledge until next week when the item is delivered, placed and experimented with. I may well be completely off base. I'm always open to advice and or suggestions.
My plan is to run some rounds through it immediately before I replace the existing device to get a fresh for it and then run it again immediately after I put the new one on to see if there is an appreciable difference..
I'll probably video it from a couple angles as well and see if there is any noticeable differences from that perspective.
Not really a very scientific approach or process but its all I got. And heck its shooting and that's never really terrible.
Who knows, it may suck. If it does I'll go back to the original or find another option.
Thanks for the thoughts and discussion.
Ed Fernley
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