SpeedAKL
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First off, a disclosure: I have never fired a rifle with a suppressor.
Having gotten that out of the way, a question: I see suppressors mounted on powerful rifles with compensators and muzzle brakes, such as .338LMs, short-barreled .308s, etc. AAC even makes a suppressor for .50 BMG now. As I understand it, a supressor works by using baffles inside the tube to control the flow of hot gases coming out of the barrel. Adding a muzzle brake or compensator into the equation re-directs the gases that would normally come out straight ahead and sends them off to the side in order to reduce recoil or muzzle jump. Would the suppressor have to be designed in a manner to work with the muzzle brake, or is the brake simply removed before mounting the suppressor?
Having gotten that out of the way, a question: I see suppressors mounted on powerful rifles with compensators and muzzle brakes, such as .338LMs, short-barreled .308s, etc. AAC even makes a suppressor for .50 BMG now. As I understand it, a supressor works by using baffles inside the tube to control the flow of hot gases coming out of the barrel. Adding a muzzle brake or compensator into the equation re-directs the gases that would normally come out straight ahead and sends them off to the side in order to reduce recoil or muzzle jump. Would the suppressor have to be designed in a manner to work with the muzzle brake, or is the brake simply removed before mounting the suppressor?