Brake or Flash Hider

[Cwgibson]

I have done a lot of reading and know the pros and cons of each but I wanted some personal opinions. I am putting together a 14.5 in build that will have a pinned muzzle device. I have a Noveske lower as well as a Noveske Mur upper so I will be purchasing a Noveske 14.5 Afghan barrel. Virtually all of the parts I have so far are Noveske marked, charging handle, end plate etc so I am looking at the Noveske marked trifecta mounts they have available. This will be a go to gun that will be run primarily unsuppressed, unless I decide to pick one up at a later time.

[UWone77]

If you've done some research, you'll still have to decide what's more important to you. Flash suppression or recoil mitigation.

[GaSwamper]

Combat, flash hider. All other brake it, if you're not trying to hide yur position I don't see much use except maybe night time hog hunting. Suppressor of course will solve the issue but many say the flash hiders give the can more of a ping sound due to the tuning fork action.

[Dstrbdmedic167]

I agree with UW. It really depends on what your personal preferences are. I prefer a good compensator. I try to stay away from a brake if I can help it.

[toolboxluis00200]

Try YouTube. Good source of info

[GOST]

Have you shot much with either on a 14.5"? Since it's gonna be pinned you may want to try both out first. It may not be Noveske marked but the PWS FCS556 is still the best brake/flash hider I've used if you're looking for a compromise. It's also long enough to be legal when pinned on a 14.5".

[alamo5000]

Since you asked for opinions... personally when I first started out I didn't know what I wanted. I more or less shot several guns with all different kinds of muzzle devices and started weeding things out.

Pure flash hiders are really not my thing. For one I don't shoot at night and don't need to conceal my position or whatever so it's really a moot point for me. As GASwamper mentioned there are a few that have a tuning fork action, which I don't like.

A brake is an alright choice but it's supposed to mainly be to reduce recoil. On a .223/5.56 I am not overly concerned with recoil. That said, if that's your personal preference, go for it.

I personally use a flash/comp. It's a compensator with a bit of flash hider mixed in. The one I personally run is from SLR Rifleworks.

http://slrrifleworks.com/index.php?r...product_id=382

After trial and error, my personal preference leans much more towards compensators. I haven't done hard testing, but that said at present I value a compensator more. If I was shooting a different caliber it might be a different story.

I also think if there is even a remote chance that you will run suppressed that complicates things a lot. You pinning and welding that muzzle device on is a pretty permanent decision.

If you're like a lot of people here and have more than one gun and are pretty competent about building rifles or don't mind building a new upper or whatever then just get whatever meets your needs because odds are you will have more than one upper before it's all said and done.

[Slippers]

If you shoot around a lot of other people regularly, and want them to hate you, get a brake. :)

[Txfilmmaker]

So many people seem to run brakes/hybrids (Dragon, etc.) I was shooting video of a carbine class and it was pretty brutal. I don't know that one more brake makes a difference. I am about to build my first rifle so I can only comment from being at the class I was "filming."


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[Mecha_Arms]

If you shoot around a lot of other people regularly, and want them to hate you, get a brake. :)

This. Especially if you're going to shoot at an indoor range.

[GaSwamper]

Ha, being I'm a heterosexual, gun loving, southern white male that beleives in the words written in the Constitution and the Bible I figured pissing people off with my brakes was expected. I do like my Griffin flash comp though, but it stays inside my can mostly

[alamo5000]

Ha, being I'm a heterosexual, gun loving, southern white male that beleives in the words written in the Constitution and the Bible I figured pissing people off with my brakes was expected. I do like my Griffin flash comp though, but it stays inside my can mostly

Tell me a little bit more about the Griffin Comp... I am getting one of those hopefully pretty soon.

[voodoo_man]

If someone has a brake on their rifle they dont shoot near me.

[GOST]

If you're considering the Griffin you may also want check out the Precision Armament AFAB Mini. I've been running one for a while and my personal opinion it performs slightly better than the Griffin. The muzzle stability and recoil reduction are about equal between the two, but the AFAB does a better job as a flash hider. The machining on the AFAB is also the best I've seen.



http://www.rainierarms.com/precision...sator?___SID=U

[alamo5000]

If you're considering the Griffin you may also want check out the Precision Armament AFAB Mini. I've been running one for a while and my personal opinion it performs slightly better than the Griffin. The muzzle stability and recoil reduction are about equal between the two, but the AFAB does a better job as a flash hider. The machining on the AFAB is also the best I've seen.

http://www.rainierarms.com/precision...sator?___SID=U

The Griffin one comes with the suppressor :) They recently switched to a mini mount but I asked and they said I could get the original one instead.