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I had the Blackout on my AR before I switched it to 6.8.. There's no comparison in reduced muzzle flip and the lack of "PIIIIIING M'F'er" with the Triad. Triad>Blackout unless you need it for the suppressor, like I did. I can't comment on the flash reduction as I have no idea.
Hey, anything to make it quieter without losing integrity is a win in my book.
It does look relatively unimpressive for what they claim it does. Anybody else have any good firsthand experience?
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My first post, been lurking for over a year and I chanced upon this thread. I'm currently building an extra upper (11.5") and I've been looking for a product like this without breaking the bank (quite expensive in the Philippines, Battle Comps are selling for around $300). I found a PWS Triad for roughly $100 and thanks to the reviews on this thread I bought it. I'll try to post a review when I have it installed and tested on the firing range, thanks again!
Last edited by kalayaan; 03-13-12 at 07:40.
Flash effect on a pitch dark indoor range seemed less than impressive to me. I could see a relatively small, dim orange flash coming through the tines. I would mostly attribute it to cheap ammo (pmc) but I still feel like you would be able to see that flash at 100 yards on the bad end of things.
As this is my one rifle and I removed an AAC brakeout non-mount, I feel my opinion is tainted as far as recoil so I will have to refrain from comment, other than to say it did have that straight up recoil everyone is talking about.
I was able to shoot my PWS Triad for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I was really happy with it! It doesn't feel as concussive as the FC 556, didn't really notice any muzzle rise, and the recoil seems less than when I shot my service m4 with the A2 birdcage.
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Hey guys pretty new here but here are my thoughts on the Triad.
I've had the triad on my 14.5" mid-length gun for a little 600 rounds now. In my experience the triad does a really good job fighting both muzzle climb and flash. I shot it side by side with an A2 in near zero light and flash suppression was at least as good, if not a little better. Muzzle climb is nearly totally mitigated but recoil is essentially untouched.
So if you're using a particularly overgassed 16" carbine system gun, your second shot sight picture is going to be considerably more upset than if you had a true brake on the gun. However, on a gun is already a soft shooter (such as my 14.5 middy) I found my splits to be essentially identical between the triad and an AAC brake when shooting 8 inch plates at 50 yards.
Two weeks ago I was able to shoot the triad prone and urban prone in a sandy dry riverbed. Prone and right shoulder urban were no problem at all with dust kick up. Left side urban was a little worse since there is a port that exits directly left. Still, there was never any sand kicked back towards the shooter and the target was not obscured by dust until after 9 rounds or so.
Overall I think the Triad is an amazing value. I'd like to side-by-side it with a battlecomp someday, but on the surface I can't find anything that the battlecomp does that the Triad doesn't do. And the triad is $40...
My 2¢
P.S. Never at any time did myself or shooters that were in very close proximity to me ever notice even slight concussion. There's really no overpressure at all with this device.
Last edited by jstyer; 04-01-12 at 09:14. Reason: Bit about concussion.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awc28ZrEwQI
Here's a video of me shooting in slow mo with the PWS from directly in front of the muzzle. I'm not the best at recoil management, but you can see near the end i really cinched down on the rifle and was still getting a fair amount of recoil to the right side, specifically what PWS says this FH will minimize. Again, I was using the AAC non-mount brakeout before this and was extremely happy with it. I have since removed it in favor of the AAC. Plan on taking advantage of PWS' refund policy to see if they will allow me to put it towards an FSC556.
I watched your video and to my eyes the muzzle movement is better controlled than I would have expected. A comparison back to back with an A2 on the same upper would be great.
If you don't like the Triad I expect PWS will let you apply its cost toward an FSC-556 or just take a refund. Their refund policy is clear and generous.
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