I read somewhere else that muzzle brakes add velocity, old topic though with no explanation so couldn't find the answer why.
I don't really get why it would?
Anyone explain?
Apollo wrote:They just make it louder for the person behind and/or beside the shooter.
What they do is reduce Recoil.... even on small calibres.
Wombat wrote:Maybe they meant that with a brake, if recoil was the limiting factor a heavier load could be used? That could be interpreted as muzzle brake = higher velocity if it were poorly phrased.
heeple wrote:Maybe that's what they meant, wasn't what was said though.
It was that a brake itself increases velocity.
Not that using a brake allows a shooter to manage higher velocity ammo.
Maybe all a case of poor wording.
on_one_wheel wrote:They definitely sound faster