I am currently running a Sure Fire MB556 on my work LMT 16inch rifle. I recently attended a Magpul Carbine 2 class with it and I could definitely could see an advantage with this muzzle brake.
Muzzle rise control is excellent. My red dot just quivers on the target, especially when shooting multiple rounds quickly. Noise for the shooter is not that bad. Its the shooters on your sides who suffer. I was running a PWS comp prior. The PWS directed more noise back towards the shooter. When shooing quickly with the PWS, I could feel the brake push the muzzle downwards as I fired. As noted by other users, the SureFire does kick up some debris when shooting urban prone.
For my purposes, the control gained while shooting in 95% of various shooting positions out weights the debris kicked from urban prone.
The Surefire does not suppress muzzle flash however. I do not find the muzzle flash to be distracting. For LE work, I am not too concerned about muzzle flash jeopardizing my position as I will probably be illuminating my target with my weapon light anyways.
For recoil control and quick follow up shots, both the pws and the surefire offer big dividends over the standard a2 flash hider in my opinion. If money was not a factor, the new knights triple tap would be worth considering.


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