Suppressors Concussion Reduction Device (CRD) vs noise and recoil

[couch-sniper]

Mods; feel free to move to another category.

CRD: A muzzle device which redirects some of the concussion from the muzzle brake forward and away from the shooter.

Have anyone tried a CRD to reduce concussion during volume firing? Will be used on a .223 IPSC/3-Gun rifle, but I believe it has an application on precision/long range rifles as well. Suppressors are nice, but mirage becomes an issue when a lot of lead is thrown downrange.

The question is whether recoil is increased notably, and do the reduced concussion make it more comfortable to shoot?

 

[spife7980]

The only one Ive ever been around was a fortis and it was an amplifier. It was like adding a base drum to the thing. It was on a 14.5" 223 but recoil differences werent noticed due to the migraines it induced. Completely stupid IMO.

 

[Mooncake]

I have 12.7" 308 gas gun uppers that I use brakes on just to fast attach Surefire suppressors and on rare occasion that I shoot them without the can they are obnoxious, so I got a Warden to put on there for those rare occasions.
1. It does a good job of throwing the noise and percussion forward BUT it also does a good job of mitigating the effect of your brake. Not a big deal for my application but if you're relying on the muzzle brake to do what it's supposed to do you might be disappointed.
2. They heat up like a can, mirage will still be a problem.

 

[W54/XM-388]

Try shooting your .223 without a muzzle brake?
If you need the recoil reduction, there are some stocks that have a buffer/damper built in to take care of it there.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Recoil buffers won't help at all with muzzle rise, in my experience adding more moving parts to dampen recoil makes muzzle rise worse.

 

[couch-sniper]

I can't find any reference for it, but the Wikipedia article on "muzzle shroud" claims that:

"By encircling the muzzle, the shroud funnels and focuses the sound waves along the projectile flight axis, away from the shooter. This alone can partially protect the shooter from 12-18 dB of blast returning to the shooter's ears"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzzle_shroud