Originally Posted by
MistWolf
Compared to the Belgian device, muzzle rise is less. Recoil was about the same but felt smoother. To be honest, I thought I'd really dislike the Belgian device, but it wasn't bad at all with side blast. It's holes are angled forward instead of directly to the side.
I haven't paid attention to the muzzle flash of either device while someone else has been shooting the FAL. As sweet a gal the Para is, everyone heads straight for the M14.
This last trip, I had the wrong gas plug installed on the Para. It was shorter than the Steyr plug this system was designed to run with. Rifle went from running with the gas regulator needing to be about half open to running with it wide full open and still flinging brass past the next county and into the Puget Sound. Recoil felt sharper than normal as a result. Even so, recoil was more straight back.
When I get a chance, I'll try to set up a session that I can try the Belgian device back to back against the BABC. I'll try to leave the M14 home so I can get my son to shoot the FAL while I observe how it performs