inventorguy
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The "linear comp" shown will do very little to reduce recoil. It will alter the frequency of the sound and make it more intense.
If you want perceived sound reduction and don't really need recoil or climb reduction, a device similar to the above but with a completely open end will help. Think WW2 BAR flash hider. It is just a straight tube of much greater than bore diameter. What this does is change the frequency to a less intense level due to the increased bore diameter and add the equivalent of the volume of an increased barrel length where the powder has more space to burn. Longer barrels have less muzzle blast and larger bores have less intensity of sound.
The classic example of this phenomenon is a short barreled .22 magnum handgun. Same for a .30 carbine or .32-20 handgun. The blast from any of these is so intense as to be almost unbearable without ear protection.
Dave
If you want perceived sound reduction and don't really need recoil or climb reduction, a device similar to the above but with a completely open end will help. Think WW2 BAR flash hider. It is just a straight tube of much greater than bore diameter. What this does is change the frequency to a less intense level due to the increased bore diameter and add the equivalent of the volume of an increased barrel length where the powder has more space to burn. Longer barrels have less muzzle blast and larger bores have less intensity of sound.
The classic example of this phenomenon is a short barreled .22 magnum handgun. Same for a .30 carbine or .32-20 handgun. The blast from any of these is so intense as to be almost unbearable without ear protection.
Dave
