I'm building a 10" 5.56 SBR.  Any suggestions on whether I should go for a flash suppressor or a brake?

Suppressing it or not?

If so a break.

No suppressor in my plans.

I'd get a FH... I have a brake right now bc I have been going suppressed but lately I've used the suppressor less and the muzzle blast really distracts you.  In a way, it's almost like someone puts something in your face so you can't see the target for a split second after each shot.  It stays really flat but I rather be able to see what I'm shooting at.

I don't mind shooting a brake without a can. If you do go with then go with the flash hider

This means flash hider.

I put a few rounds through my 11.5" with a 51T brake for the first time in a while without the can on. It caught me by surprise.

+1 for a flash hider.

This and I like Vortex FH for my non suppressed firearms.

There has been zero evidence that a muzzle brake is better with a suppressor vs a flash hider.  Please stop putting out false information.

You are so misinformed.

I have a M4-2000, I have had it since 2012. On SBRs I use MBs. Even then I still have erosion.

My buddy got a m4-2000 late last year. He used a FH on his SBR, He does not shoot suppressed near as much as he shoots unsuppressed.

I shot with him this weekend, I took a look inside his can, he has significantly more blast baffle erosion and doesn't have 1/10th the rounds I do through my can. Guess what he has switched to due to the erosion?

Brakes save blast baffles plain and simple. On anything less than 16" I use a brake for saving my suppressor.

My can after a guesstimated 8 - 10k and using a brake, this was before I cleaned the can out. I have also went through about 3 brakes due to erosion on the brake itself.



If you are not planning on using a can, go FH. I personally don't find brakes too bad when shooting in open space, but they definitely tear barricades the hell up

Take a look here,

This is from a direct thread can.

Erosion is a real thing

https://referenceonly.wordpress.com/category/ar15m16/