After realizing that my fun time blasting away with my AR15 pistol was causing the stock price of Tylenol to raise, I decided something needed to be done to tame down that insufferable AR15 pistol muzzle blast. Historically my prefered muzzle brake has been the PWS CQB which I find does a mighty fine job of the shooter perceived concussion of the blast on short barrels AR15 uppers and also delivers a braking effect as well. The problem is that these Krinkov and other similar brakes are usually well over $100 and I was in search of something less expensive, lighter and more compact. Someone suggested I get an STD - which lead into a whole different discussion. The STD or Simple Threaded Device does have a rather catchy name for a really cool little brake that actually works.
The makers of the STD Simple Threaded Device muzzle brake cite reduced levels of sound pressure experienced by the shooter. I am not talking about suppressors, or mythical acoustic disintegration devices, the STD is just a really simple little brake which is designed to not increase noise to the shooter.
The STD is not magic and there are compromises. It does not do a very good job with controlling muzzle rise, but really is not any worse than a bare muzzle. The STD muzzle brake is not a flash hider either and in fact can produce some freaking unbelievable fireballs out of really short barrels. The STD has one singular purpose which is avoid breaking your eardrums every time your gun goes off.
The other thing I really like about the STD is that it is tiny, short, light, and quite inexpensive. At around $60, the STD is one of the most affordable aftermarket brakes on the market and certainly one of the lightest and smallest. If you have an AR15 pistol this is an option the can bring the deafening roar into check.
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Simple Threaded Device - http://simplethreadeddevices.com
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