I live in an AWB state where threaded muzzles are prohibited and muzzle devices must be permanently attached (pin and weld). Additionally, since the muzzle device is for an AR, which has a pistol grip, installation of a flash hider is illegal.
I am building a new rifle/carbine with a 16 inch, 1/7 twist, mid-length, stainless steel barrel and must permanently attach a break/compensator to the threaded barrel. It has a CMT/Stag upper and lower with an A2 stock and a LaRue 12 inch rail. I haven’t decided on optics but will probably use a 1-4X scope such as the S&B Short Dot, Meopta, Nightforce, Horus, etc., depending on my then current budget, with a LaRue mount.
I previously built another AR with a Troy medieval muzzle break on a 16 inch barrel but would like to install a different device on this rifle and am considering the PRI/MSTN Quiet Comp. I primarily shoot at a busy gun club, so noise is a factor, to a limited degree.
I can feel your pain. The main question with a brake is: does it enhance blast & flash? IMHO there is no brake on the market which doesn’t. The EGW brake is horrible, so is the CavComp and even the PRI/MSTN - and all were billed as relatively quiet. There would be a huge market for a quiet and flash dampening brake in the assault ban states & countries. Too bad the Noveske is rated as a FH.
I have shot the OPS inc break and I liked that. The flash signature was alright as the ports are on the side. I live in one of the same suck states with the AWB. I am not crazy about a break on a semi auto .223. I put one of the Levang compensators on my 16" AR. Not a big difference in noise output. I does have a larger flash signature, but it is not any louder. It is nopt a pretty break and it does not seem to reduce recoil but for replacment purposes it works.
I have a PRI quiet comp and have been pleased with it’s performance on my 16inch 6.8spc barrel. It does a good job of reducing muzzle climb and flash. Insofar as quiet…beats me - I always wear hearing protection.
