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.