Thread: Tigr 7,62x54R rifles

Care to define the difference between a muzzle brake and a flash hider? As far as my understanding goes, a flash hider has horizontal slots and a muzzle brake has vertical slots. That is how it was explained to me by an arms officer, which clearly makes this a hider, not a brake.

Originally Posted by peril 787b

Care to define the difference between a muzzle brake and a flash hider? As far as my understanding goes, a flash hider has horizontal slots and a muzzle brake has vertical slots. That is how it was explained to me by an arms officer, which clearly makes this a hider, not a brake.

The rule is stupid anyway. It was a miss-conceived idea by someone who has no idea about firearms. A flash suppressor is not designed to hide the flash from the enemy but stop you being blinded by the flash on firing. They generally have slots all the way around and in some cases none facing up (to avoid hot gas entering the sight picture. If the slots face upward and sideways to reduce muzzle climb (as a muzzle break) it will have the opposite effect by making the flash more visible to the shooter. If you look on the Kalashnikov Group web page you will see what I mean. The muzzle attachment doesn't look like a flash hider to me.

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

The rule is stupid anyway. It was a miss-conceived idea by someone who has no idea about firearms. A flash suppressor is not designed to hide the flash from the enemy but stop you being blinded by the flash on firing.

I thought it was designed to look scary and intimidating, just like pistol grips are.