I built the rifle I use for 3gun mostly out of parts I had laying around and no real plan. It had a 16 inch barrel with an A2 flash hider on it.
I really don't like being around guns with brakes. It is even worse when ROing matches (because I can't hide). I decided to go the other way with my rifle to make it as pleasant as possible to be around by putting a linear compensator on it.
I don't remember the brand name...allegedly made in USA from ebay. It definitely cut down on some of the felt/heard blast, but really screwed up my group size. I remembered hearing that, from an accuracy standpoint, "the best muzzle device is no muzzle device."
I shot 3gun yesterday with just a thread protector...and won't be doing that again First off, I really didn't like throwing the rifle into the dump bucket with no real protection for the crown. Also, it was really loud. It rang my ear pretty good shooting next to a barrel (my good ear, which is still hurting today ). So, I guess it's back to A2 for now.
I'm thinking about cutting the end off of this linear comp. Maybe getting rid of the ring of little holes at the end and making it just a funnel will alleviate some of the blast turbulence that is throwing the bullet off? I would cut it on a lathe, so it should stay pretty square.
I have another "device" that I think was called a "blast deflector" (which is what I'm trying to do) that I bought for another rifle. It was just a funnel, and worked great. Unfortunately, what showed up in the mail was way bigger than I had envisioned from the pictures online...it was like sticking a shot glass on the muzzle (or maybe even a little bigger). Aside of getting laughed at for its comical looks, I didn't like the weight. I think it was meant for a pistol.
So, anybody have any good experience with a linear compensator/blast deflector? I don't want to break the bank, or go NFA...I'd just like to push a little more of that noise and unpleasantness downrange, without messing with the bullet's flight too much.
I really don't like being around guns with brakes. It is even worse when ROing matches (because I can't hide). I decided to go the other way with my rifle to make it as pleasant as possible to be around by putting a linear compensator on it.
I don't remember the brand name...allegedly made in USA from ebay. It definitely cut down on some of the felt/heard blast, but really screwed up my group size. I remembered hearing that, from an accuracy standpoint, "the best muzzle device is no muzzle device."
I shot 3gun yesterday with just a thread protector...and won't be doing that again First off, I really didn't like throwing the rifle into the dump bucket with no real protection for the crown. Also, it was really loud. It rang my ear pretty good shooting next to a barrel (my good ear, which is still hurting today ). So, I guess it's back to A2 for now.
I'm thinking about cutting the end off of this linear comp. Maybe getting rid of the ring of little holes at the end and making it just a funnel will alleviate some of the blast turbulence that is throwing the bullet off? I would cut it on a lathe, so it should stay pretty square.
I have another "device" that I think was called a "blast deflector" (which is what I'm trying to do) that I bought for another rifle. It was just a funnel, and worked great. Unfortunately, what showed up in the mail was way bigger than I had envisioned from the pictures online...it was like sticking a shot glass on the muzzle (or maybe even a little bigger). Aside of getting laughed at for its comical looks, I didn't like the weight. I think it was meant for a pistol.
So, anybody have any good experience with a linear compensator/blast deflector? I don't want to break the bank, or go NFA...I'd just like to push a little more of that noise and unpleasantness downrange, without messing with the bullet's flight too much.