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12/19/2024 11:57:49 PM EDT
Does anyone have a Knights Armament Triple Tap flash hider on a short AR-15 barrel thats between 7.5"-10.5"?  I want to know how the muzzle blast and flash is for your barrel. I installed one on a 9" AR-15 5.56 pistol and the muzzle blast was big loud crazy and the muzzle flash were fireballs. Its bigger and louder than the Surefire SOCOM 3 and 4 prong flash hiders that I used to use on it. Is this the same for everyone?
12/20/2024 12:23:28 AM EDT
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Pretty sure the shorter the barrel the bigger the flash, as a general rule.
12/20/2024 11:34:13 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By NotIssued:
Pretty sure the shorter the barrel the bigger the flash, as a general rule.
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Pretty much this ^^^^

1/11/2025 8:44:08 PM EDT
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Here's an NT4 MAMS (similar pattern as a triple tap) on a 7.5" 5.56mm barrel:
1/13/2025 5:01:31 PM EDT
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…Its bigger and louder than the Surefire SOCOM 3 and 4 prong flash hiders that I used to use on it…
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I have zero experience with the TripleTap device, but a multitude of tests have shown that pronged flash hiders work better than closed types, so this is no surprise.  The gas is much hotter exiting a short barrel so the fireball is bigger.  You don’t always get what you want.



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