I have a basic question about compensators/muzzle brakes:
Since compensators are not barreled per se, what ensures that once the bullet leaves the barrel and enters the compensator, that the bullet will continue in a perfectly straight line and leave the compensator, without getting caught up inside, hitting the inside end of the compensator, etc.? Since there is no barrel to support the bullet during its travel through the compensator. (I'm assuming that most compensators have two holes, front and back. But maybe I am wrong.)
Is it because the bullet is traveling such a short distance that it does not go off center, assuming the compensator has been perfectly made and is perfectly aligned with the barrel? Is the hole at the far end of the compensator slightly larger in diameter than the caliber, to ensure that the bullet won't get caught up inside the compensator? Or is there another explanation?
Thanks
Since compensators are not barreled per se, what ensures that once the bullet leaves the barrel and enters the compensator, that the bullet will continue in a perfectly straight line and leave the compensator, without getting caught up inside, hitting the inside end of the compensator, etc.? Since there is no barrel to support the bullet during its travel through the compensator. (I'm assuming that most compensators have two holes, front and back. But maybe I am wrong.)
Is it because the bullet is traveling such a short distance that it does not go off center, assuming the compensator has been perfectly made and is perfectly aligned with the barrel? Is the hole at the far end of the compensator slightly larger in diameter than the caliber, to ensure that the bullet won't get caught up inside the compensator? Or is there another explanation?
Thanks