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Old February 9, 1999, 04:13 PM   #3
Daniel Watters
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Join Date: February 7, 1999
Location: USA
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Bushing comps are a waste of money. They are expensive bushings and poor compensators.

The effectiveness of a comp is determined by its ability to trap and redirect the expanding gases. To do this, the exit holes for the bullet should be kept as narrow as possible. A bushing comp is limited by the large exit hole required to allow the barrel to pass through. The exit hole on a fixed comp is limited only to the diameter the bullet.

To give an example, the EGW Bushing Comp has an exit hole of 0.590", which equals ~0.138" greater than bore diameter for a .45 ACP. Contrast that to a regular compensator from EGW which has an exit hole ~0.012" greater than bore diameter. Some 'smiths can hold that tolerance even tighter.

Save your pennies and buy a real barrel/comp kit.

Best wishes,

Daniel
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