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whats the difference?
i heard a muzzle break directs the gases towards you which makes it much louder and opposite the recoil to counter it.
i heard the linear comp directs the gases outwards (linear) and helpss reduce the recoil just as much but isnt as loud.
my rifle is mainly a SHTF or some terrorists try to invade i want to be able to makemuch quicker follow up shots.
thanks for all that you guys have done for me on this sight!!
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With any muzzle device you have a series of pro and cons. A muzzle brake is designed to mitigate muzzle rise, torquing, etcetera, to allow for minimal sight picture changes during rapid fire. The draw back to a brake is usually the concussion to the sides and to the shooter are increased over that of a bare muzzle. In many cases the flash is quite high as well.
Flash hiders, like the standard A2 flash hider, are designed with the intent to suppress the flash of a weapon. Other aspects like recoil patterns, and blast patterns aren't the main focus.
Linear comps are designed to mainly address muzzle blast/concussion. They work by redirecting the muzzle blast forward. Applications where a linear might be a better choice over other comps would be in CQB, SBR's, AR pistols, prone shooting, roll over prone shooting, firing from under a car, varmint hunting etc.
The biggest thing to keep in mind when picking a muzzle device, is to decide what negative aspect of the shot you want to negate. Understanding what the device is meant to do will keep you from having buyers remorse once you choose!