Spoke to a Ranger last night about this. He said they had to use cans at night in Afghanistan or their muzzle flashes would draw fire. I suspect then that the A2 fs will be on it's way out.
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Spoke to a Ranger last night about this. He said they had to use cans at night in Afghanistan or their muzzle flashes would draw fire. I suspect then that the A2 fs will be on it's way out.
The A2 works fine for me in general but I do have two rifles that I use with NOD's and on them I run a Vortex.
I am happy to see that so many folks think the same way I do about the A2. I have never been able to detect a problem with it. It does a very decent job at everything--and is free. I run AAC blackouts, but I do have a suppressor that uses them so it makes sense for me.
+1 for personal preference.
I have the Battlecomp 1.0 and love it. I plan on doing some 3-gun stuff, yet still want "some" flash hiding.
I don't play in stacks anymore, so the concussion is not an issue... For me.
That said, there is nothing wrong with the A2 for 99% of the applications out there CONUS.
I have A1 and A2 hiders on my guns. I'm not opposed to others, I just don't seem to benefit from them. Admittedly, there are a few recent offerings I'd like to try, if only to keep current.
When comparing hiders, most will utilize high-speed still photography or video to compare them. As expected, that can bring out the most minute differences between them. Most will overestimate the effect on the shooter and shooter performance though, a more important measure than trying to actually quantify flash.
That's not to say flash has no effect, nor is minimizing or eliminating it bad, it's just one of those things folks seem to sweat more than they need to.
On the upside, many of the flash hiders improving on the GI types are pretty inexpensive, hold value, and have a near infinite service life so little is lost in experimenting.
I've never cared to use more than an A2 and all my rifles still wear that or equivalent. But in some applications is apparently matters.
The two FSC556s that I've purchased have changed my life (not really). I don't think I can go back to a birdcage.