Comments on: Linear Compensators — How They Work & Advantages vs. Brakes

By: Jim Finley

Jim Finley — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:41:15 +0000

Used to have a Weatherby .338-378 Mag with a muzzle brake (my wife nicknamed it “the dinosaur gun”), and if I stood maybe five feet off to the side when she fired it, it felt as if someone slapped me in the chest with every round. It would have been a serious PITA to surrounding shooters if we hadn’t had the range to ourselves.

By: Michael Scholl

Michael Scholl — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 13:55:59 +0000

In addition to redirecting the blast forward, does a linear compensator reduce muzzle flash as well? It seems like it might help.

By: Daniel Cancellieri

Daniel Cancellieri — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 04:58:24 +0000

Will a linear compensator reduce muzzle rise?

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 17:55:22 +0000

As stated by Hogan and mentioned in the earlier these are linear blast diffusers. They provide additional channels or ports to diffuse the blast. These ports serve to reduce the pressure of the gas exiting the barrel.

By: Hogan

Hogan — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:47:22 +0000

Even though it’s forward it’s letting pressure off through many holes not one so there’s going be reduction just not as much as a standard brake

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:30:09 +0000

It doesn’t but it will keep the guy on your right and left from being upset with you.

By: Dewey Vicknair

Dewey Vicknair — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:04:35 +0000

How does directing the blast forward reduce recoil? Sounds like marketing versus physics.