Great Overall Device
I installed this muzzle brake on the rifle I built a few years ago. It has worked really well and allows for accurate shot placement, which helping to mitigate muzzle rise.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
A perfect compromise.
Medieval Brake is not going to reduce recoil like a competition brake or hide flashes like a dedicated flash hider but it does both adequately well on a 16 inch AR without annoying your neighbors with concussions at the range and that's why I like it and think it's a perfect compromising solution.
Works Great
Was saving for a Lantac and bought this on impulse while perusing a local gun shop. Removed the flash hider and installed this in +/- 5 min. Works great and got rid of all muzzle flip with a little bit more noise and concussion, but I don't mind it.
medievil break
Installed on Daniel defense v3 mid-length gas system works great, felt recoil and muzzle flip are almost gone. Also have primary weapons fsc556 on rock river, at twice the price and same result,save the money and get this break,my brother liked it so much he also ordered this break.
IT'S A MUZZLE BRAKE
This review is a reply to the person complaining about shooting at night - NO WHERE does it say it will help with flash. Its a MUZZLE brake and works well at that, if you want a flash suppressor, get the Medieval FLASH SUPPRESSOR model not the MUZZLE BRAKE model. Do people even read the description of things before they buy? Reminds of a decoy review for some resting decoys that someone complained there wasn't much movement in the full body resting decoys, of course not they are resting!!
Good quality brake
I used this on a 16in barreld ar. It is reasonably effective at reducing recoil and muzzle rise. One great thing about it is that it is not blasty and loud like some other brakes i have used. It is also very easy to install and very well built.
I would buy this product again
Comes with instuctions and installs easily but you will also want a new crush washer.
Poor flash hider and poor brake
I purchased this product hoping to find a muzzle device that provided recoil reduction, flash suppression, and minimal blast to the sides. Well...it doesn't produce a lot of blast. In a night shooting class, this brake produced giant yellow fireballs from the end of my 14.5" AR-15, while 3 classmates had small orange flames from their 16" rifles. I swapped ammo and again saw larger flash, while my ammo produced only a small orange flame in another rifle (equipped with an A2 flash-hider)...therefore, it wasn't my ammo. I also found that this brake doesn't reduce recoil very much, as compared to a competition style brake (e.g. the Miculek), or even the Yankee Hill Machine muzzle brake (which did a much better job suppressing flash, also). My final gripe is that this muzzle device is very heavy compared to others its size. The inside diameter is constant through the whole length of the brake...there is no "expansion chamber" inside, and the thickness of the wall at the forward end of the 3 slits is the only surface to provide any braking action. I highly recommend you look elsewhere for an effective muzzle device.
