

I'm a gun guy with plenty of experience with various rifles, handguns, and shotguns, but I'm a n00b when it comes to the AR-15 platform. Under number 5, you refer to the previous 2 (M4-72 and Miculek) as pure compensators. Likewise, the next device is under the heading "DPMS Miculek Compensator", yet the caption under the picture says "DPMS Miculek Brake" and you describe it as a, "relatively simple pure compensator", but the side cuts make it appear to be more of a brake.

For example, the Precision Armament M4-72 Severe Duty is described as, "has some pretty aggressive side cuts which make it a pure compensator." I thought side cuts would make it more of a pure brake.

However, the descriptions of other several devices seem to contradict the definitions. Compensator: reduces the vertical movement, mostly with holes on the top Muzzle Brake: reduces felt recoil, mostly with side ventsĢ. At the beginning, the various devices are defined:ġ.
