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Skorzeny · December 18, 2001, 10:33 AM

Since post-ban rifles cannot have multiple "evil" features like an assault stock, standard capacity magazines AND flash suppressors, many military-style rifles now ship with muzzle brakes.

Supposedly, these brakes increase the blast of the muzzle significantly.

Does anyone know, in decibel terms, just how much noisier a rifle with a muzzle brake is compared to one without one?

Let's say 5.56x45mm, 16" barrel like a shorty AR-15 clone.

Skorzeny

December 18, 2001, 10:33 AM	#1
Skorzeny Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 1999 Posts: 1,938	How Much Louder with a Muzzle Brake? Since post-ban rifles cannot have multiple "evil" features like an assault stock, standard capacity magazines AND flash suppressors, many military-style rifles now ship with muzzle brakes. Supposedly, these brakes increase the blast of the muzzle significantly. Does anyone know, in decibel terms, just how much noisier a rifle with a muzzle brake is compared to one without one? Let's say 5.56x45mm, 16" barrel like a shorty AR-15 clone. Skorzeny __________________ For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu