mountaindrew
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I am considering my next AR build, and I am wondering about the necessity of muzzle devices. I have more powerful rifles than .223, and they make do with no flash hider, compensator, ect. So I have a couple of questions.
I like barrels on the shorter side. I'm thinking about a 10.5 barrel, so a pistol build for now. Primary use would be home defence, general defence. I don't want to go too short on the barrel and give up power, but as far as I can tell, losing the 2" a2 flash hider gives up nothing on the practical. Would no middle device be louder, more confusion in a enclosed space? Would it have more flash as viewed by the shooter? It is my understanding that a flash hider is designed to obscure the flash from the view of the target, not the shooter.
Are there any other considerations I need to think about?
I like barrels on the shorter side. I'm thinking about a 10.5 barrel, so a pistol build for now. Primary use would be home defence, general defence. I don't want to go too short on the barrel and give up power, but as far as I can tell, losing the 2" a2 flash hider gives up nothing on the practical. Would no middle device be louder, more confusion in a enclosed space? Would it have more flash as viewed by the shooter? It is my understanding that a flash hider is designed to obscure the flash from the view of the target, not the shooter.
Are there any other considerations I need to think about?