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In the modern-day shooting world, there are all sots of guns that come with threaded muzzles and one can accept a variety from different attachments. The most popular are the muzzle brakes, flash hiders and suppressors. However, more often than not you will here of fancy words such as flash suppressor, rise eliminator and silencer being used.

The term silencer is only used in place of suppressor as it prevents serious hearing and damage to the shooter. There is no particular gun that is Hollywood silent. As a matter of fact, most of the guns are equipped with suppressor but can still be loud as hell.

A flash hider on the other hand simply redirects the fireball at the guns muzzle in more productive directions. A good example of a flash hider is the military A2 that has a solid bottom and keeps dirt as well as dust from being kicked when fired.

A muzzle brake is very different from a flash hider in that it has ports which are able to redirect the muzzle blast so as to reduce the recoil. It should be noted that a majority of recoil comes from the muzzle blast itself. This implies that the dramatic expansion of the gasses can be tamed. The suppressor reduces recoil just by the merit of trapping gas and preventing it from expanding. The muzzle brake simply forces the gas out of one or more of the angular ports thus the angle of those ports allows the gun to essentially be pulled forward hence negating recoil impulse.

Types

Different kind of muzzle brakes serve diverse purposes. There is the chambered brake which has a series of open ports that allow the bullet to go through. Each of the port’s bleeds of more gas so as to allow the recoil to dissipate. A chambered brake has ports at three and six o’clock however some have ports at twelve o’clock that force the muzzle down so as to prevent jump especially when shooting off a bipod commonly known as compensator.

Radial brakes have ports which are drilled around the entire body. The ports are usually very small and they work in tandem so as to keep the muzzle in the same place. The downside of radial brakes is that as much as they are very effective, they tend to keep lots of debris in the infield. A radial brake can result in lots of crap being kicked all over the gear.

Function

The main function of a muzzle brake is to control recoil, side to side movement during shooting as well as barrel rise that is caused by torque of the bullet being forced down the barrel by the burning powder. The advantage with muzzle brake is less recoil, side to side motion and upward movement. It also assists in quick realignment of the sights on target and better accuracy.

Whenever the riffle is fired the pressure from the burning powder forces the bullet and the gases behind it forward and out through the muzzle. For more information about muzzle brakes follow the link below https://www.dbtac.com/product-category/accessories/muzzle-brake/.