The "newest" thing will be compensators on almost all pistols.

[gun'sRgood]

Yeah, I know there's a bunch out there, but I believe that thar's a swarm a com'n! Why not? The market is flooded with tons of almost every imaginable CCW, EDC, ABC, XYZ, etc.... Some are playing around with comps. Most were race guns or $$$$. So, having a mill and a lathe and a few guns that I bought extended threaded barrels for thinking that someday cans would be a "reasonable" acquisition, I decided to make comps for them. Heck, It's a ton of fun making all sorts of terminal stuff for the AR market, why not try some 9mm comps? Turns out they're EZ to make, with or without timing. They're cheep to make and they work! Drilling barrels was an idiotic concept, but comps? And thanks for guys like John Wick, er Terran Tactical, they look pretty dern awesome! So, go buy a threaded barrel and have a comp made for it. It'll be cheaper than buying a new, flooded market, gun!

 

[Reinz]

Are you saying that since threaded barrels are now more prevalent, more people will add DIY comps themselves?

Either way, I went through my comp phase in the early 90’s. I’ll pass.

Good luck and enjoy!

 

[earlthegoat2]

Well, crazy and over the top muzzle devices have come and gone as market fads for awhile. Remember the Mossberg Roadblocker?

 

[dweis]

I rather doubt that Comps will gain much in popularity due to the growing number of threaded barrel pistols. I tried on years ago, and felt it made nothing more than a negligible (aid that) effect on my shooting. I felt is was waste money. I would never buy another one unless someone could demonstrate the benefit on a pistol of normal caliber range like w80 ACP to 45 ACP.

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

I do like linear comps. I put them on vs a bird cage. Out of respect to the shooter next to me at the range. I been next to someone with a bird cage. Very annoying. On my rifles. I don't shoot pistols from the bench often So no need for one on a pistol.

 

[Mike J]

Maybe. I see a lot of pictures of pistols with them & red dots on the Dagger group I'm in. However from various comments I see made in that same group I believe most of those guys are using them for range guns & carrying something else. They seem to like the Daggers because they are pretty much plug & play like an AR. You can mix & match parts & configure it pretty much however you like without spending a fortune. I don't know if I would want to put extra length on the slide of a carry pistol. Concealment is hard enough as it is.

 

[Mars5l]

Sig is doing integrated comps into the slidee

 

[MachIVshooter]

Don't think so.

The huge increase in models with threaded barrels mirrors the huge increase in suppressor popularity.

Compensators add length, weight and a lot of noise with no real benefit outside of rapid fire target shooting. Linear comps do away with the increased SPL at shooter's ear, but the rest still applies.

 

[N555]

Already had this fad like 20 years ago.

 

[.455_Hunter]

No thanks.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Are you saying that since threaded barrels are now more prevalent, more people will add DIY comps themselves?

Either way, I went through my comp phase in the early 90’s. I’ll pass.

Good luck and enjoy!

That and that with the flood of all these small guns that have a lot more kick than the first time owners ever thought they would, comps are going to be what makes buying company X's with a comp instead of company Y without.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Well, crazy and over the top muzzle devices have come and gone as market fads for awhile. Remember the Mossberg Roadblocker?

Nope, but thanks, i'll go look it up.

 

[gun'sRgood]

I rather doubt that Comps will gain much in popularity due to the growing number of threaded barrel pistols. I tried on years ago, and felt it made nothing more than a negligible (aid that) effect on my shooting. I felt is was waste money. I would never buy another one unless someone could demonstrate the benefit on a pistol of normal caliber range like w80 ACP to 45 ACP.

HHmmm.... Odd, My Staccato P vs the Staccato XC is very noticeable. As is my Shadow System. Especially with a dot. Not the dot never leaves the field of view. Comps make great differences. My old 92FS, got a threaded barrel, mad a comp and it's become a lot more fun to shoot.

 

[gun'sRgood]

I do like linear comps. I put them on vs a bird cage. Out of respect to the shooter next to me at the range. I been next to someone with a bird cage. Very annoying. On my rifles. I don't shoot pistols from the bench often So no need for one on a pistol.

This thread is for pistols. I get ya on the rifles. Things get pretty loud. But, as they work for a rifle, they work for pistols.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Maybe. I see a lot of pictures of pistols with them & red dots on the Dagger group I'm in. However from various comments I see made in that same group I believe most of those guys are using them for range guns & carrying something else. They seem to like the Daggers because they are pretty much plug & play like an AR. You can mix & match parts & configure it pretty much however you like without spending a fortune. I don't know if I would want to put extra length on the slide of a carry pistol. Concealment is hard enough as it is.

Yeah, but this is for all the folks who had no idea how much recoil the tiny itty bitty CCW has. Now they are armed with this knowledge and when they go to the local GS, their going to get one with a comp.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Sig is doing integrated comps into the slidee

More and more of the top or high end guys are doing this. It will trickle down. A flooded market always searches for something new. It was high capacity, or size.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Don't think so.

The huge increase in models with threaded barrels mirrors the huge increase in suppressor popularity.

Compensators add length, weight and a lot of noise with no real benefit outside of rapid fire target shooting. Linear comps do away with the increased SPL at shooter's ear, but the rest still applies.

Nope! The average Joe and Jane going for their first or second gun is gonna buy the one with the comp. There is no parallel to suppressors popularity, especially pistol suppressors.

 

[gun'sRgood]

Already had this fad like 20 years ago.

What was that about style? Wait a while and it'll be back in style? But no, comps help these small EDC's and CCW's. People are going to like them and more and more companies are going to be putting them on.

 

[Howland937]

But no, comps help these small EDC's and CCW's

I run a comp on a couple of pistols I use for competition. For normal use such as self defense, I have no use for them. The added length and weight affects ability to conceal. May as well just pick a bigger, heavier gun and forego the added cleaning. (Yes, comped guns get dirtier quicker...and some comps SUCK to get clean). Is it a bandaid for some dummy who picked a gun they're not able to manage? Possibly.

Ever shot a ported or comped pistol in low light? Inside a room? Managing muzzle flip isn't that important when you're waiting for your eyes to adjust back from the flash that just occured.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Nope! The average Joe and Jane going for their first or second gun is gonna buy the one with the comp. There is no parallel to suppressors popularity, especially pistol suppressors.

Lol.

5x as many cans registered in the last 20 years as the first 70 years of NFA, orders of magnitude more companies manufacturing them, and infinitely more pistols and "traditional" rifles with threaded muzzles, only a tiny handful of which come with anything but a thread protector. Meanwhile a relative dearth of pistol compensators on the market, virtually all of them geared toward a select few models popular with competitors in IPSC, IDPA, 3-gun, bullseye, etc. Yet you believe compensators are the "new" rage and popular with new shooters? It's just not reflected in sales of factory comp'd guns or aftermarket comp availability.

I thread a lot of pistol barrels, and I don't even recall the last time it was for the purpose of adding a compensator.

Take a minute to look at all the factory threaded barrel pistols for sale. Make note of how many come with tall sights or are advertised as "suppressor ready". Then look at how many come with compensators, or specific language about using them, rather than something universal like "threaded barrel to accept a suppressor, compensator, muzzle brake or other muzzle device".

Also look at how many of the aftermarket threaded barrels have distance between slide face and shoulder; that is designed to provide guide rod clearance for a can. It is not needed with compensators.

People wanting recoil mitigation in a compact carry gun are overwhelmingly going to buy ported models or have them ported, not increase the size of something meant for concealment with an obtrusive muzzle attachment. And at that, the subset is pretty small, since a majority would rather simply learn to shoot the gun well or downsize caliber than make an alteration which increases noise and blinds you with flash in low light conditions.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

Sig is doing integrated comps into the slidee

Came here to say that. I think this will be more popular in the future, especially since carry guns are the best sellers.

External threaded comps have too many downsides for carry.

Everyone remember the "Roland special" G19. Is that still a thing?

 

[InTheSwamp]

Never cared for a comp on a pistol. For SD, shoot accurately fast. For range, wear earmuffs (mandatory anyways).

 

[MachIVshooter]

Came here to say that. I think this will be more popular in the future, especially since carry guns are the best sellers.

External threaded comps have too many downsides for carry.

Everyone remember the "Roland special" G19. Is that still a thing?

Maybe. But external comps or ported barrels can be done away with simply by installing a standard barrel; an integrated comp cannot be removed if one decides the juice ain't worth the squeeze with the added noise and flash.

My years in the industry have shown me that people with little experience are easily talked into trying something like a compensated pistol or braked rifle, and that most will end up deciding it's not for them, usually because of the concussion of things that vent high pressure gas on a perpendicular or even rearward-angled plane. A muzzle brake or ported barrel on a hard-kicking sporter seems like a great idea......right up until you touch one off in the field without ear pro. Not so different with handguns, where it seems like it makes shooting a little easier when you're on a range with good ear pro and daylight or good interior lighting, but the benefits are quickly forgotten when the noise and flash in a real-world situation massively increase discomfort and recovery time.

The younger crowd are more easily pushed into these things, and less affected by the downsides. I know I was. But we see a big decrease in the tolerance for noise, flash and recoil as age and years of shooting experience go up and we become more aware of the damage done to our eyes, ears and bodies from being dumb when we were younger. I'm 41 now, and I still have a very high tolerance for recoil, but don't like muzzle flash and really hate the noise. Hence suppressors on just about everything that can be suppressed, and a lot less revolver shooting than I used to do.

 

[CapnMac]

Already had this fad like 20 years ago.

Yep, back in my IPSC days I tried all the flavors, one-hole, two-hole, on the bushing, on the barrel--all to try and gain that elusive 0.01 second on the timer. Timer always won.

 

[Valkman]

Yes the Sig P365 XMacro has a compensator but I went with the Tacops (bought it last Friday) version with no comp and a longer barrel. Don't see a need for a comp really.