I'm not new to guns (very experienced with hunting/plinking long guns, Sporting clays, hog hunting, and am always increasing my proficiency with sidearms), but I'm fairly new to ARs. I've had my Daniel Defense DDM4 for a few months now, I love it. It comes standard with an A2 style birdcage flash hider.
I was wondering who has upgraded their flash hiders or gone to muzzle brakes/compensators.
the .223 doesn't kick much, but with a factory trigger and a little bit of giddiness on the trigger, I can definitely see my shots climb. I couldn't give a sh** about the "tacticool" "looks" factor of the break. Function is greater than form with this sorta thing. I'm not an "operator", military, or a zombie hunter.
I havent tried anyone else's rifle with aftermarket brakes installed. So I'm hesitant to purchase one.
-Did you upgrade to a different style flashhider or did you go with a brake?
-which brakes have you shot?
-How is the noise comparison?
-How is the recoil reduction?
-Do you actually get what you pay for (ex. $35 RRA brake vs a $100 brake)
thoughts to keep in mind-
I was wondering who has upgraded their flash hiders or gone to muzzle brakes/compensators.
the .223 doesn't kick much, but with a factory trigger and a little bit of giddiness on the trigger, I can definitely see my shots climb. I couldn't give a sh** about the "tacticool" "looks" factor of the break. Function is greater than form with this sorta thing. I'm not an "operator", military, or a zombie hunter.
I havent tried anyone else's rifle with aftermarket brakes installed. So I'm hesitant to purchase one.
-Did you upgrade to a different style flashhider or did you go with a brake?
-which brakes have you shot?
-How is the noise comparison?
-How is the recoil reduction?
-Do you actually get what you pay for (ex. $35 RRA brake vs a $100 brake)
thoughts to keep in mind-
- main purpose of the gun is for fun and pounding targets (accurately on irons, down the road with a red dot).
- secondary purpose, will go hog hunting with it if I get the chance (I used to use my remington .22 mag, but the .223 will be much better suited). Where I hog hunt, it isn't about trophy boar, it's about eradication. Goal is to hit all 5 hogs, if a little group of them trots out of the palmettos. They are quick to run when a twig snaps, but there is a 50/50 chance that they freeze instead of taking flight when a gun shot goes off (they are clever, but they arent that intelligent lol). I guess if I am good enough with keeping my shots accurate on them while they are moving, the increased noise wont matter.