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Originally Posted by Born2Ride
I have a shroud/compressor on my M&P15 and I really like the tactical look it gives.My question is,what is the internal difference between a compressor and a actually suppressor.When I ordered mine from alumalite I asked this questions and he never responded.Is it not supposed to be talked about? People act like it is classified information!
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"the suppressor attempts to hide the noise, the flash hider attempts to hide the flash, and the compensator attempts to redirect the escaping gases so as to limit recoil. ~ corpulent"
A compensator also limits muzzle rise and direction. The muzzle usually goes up and to the right.
A barrel shroud simply gives the barrel the integrated suppressor look. It enlarges the diameter to give some rifles a better, more proprtionate look. It has nothing to do with flash or sound suppression.
On assault rifles and other fully automatics the shroud keeps your hand a way from a hot barrel.
I don't know what a compressor on a firearm is.
Basically a suppressor has baffles and sometimes other goodies inside that absorb or redirect the expanding gasses so the explosion is muffled.