So... my 14.7" LWRC upper came with a permanently attached A2 flash hider... which is great... but I wanted to do something about the recoil. The combination of the piston system and the A2 FH made for a bit more recoil than my Bushy with Izzy brake, or my brother's Stag with Miculek brake. And quick follow up shots at 25 yards were difficult, if not impossible for me.
I started to look into comps/brakes... and the rave reviews for the PWS FSC556 caught my attention. Excellent at reducing muzzle climb and recoil... while doing a great job at reducing flash. How much more can you ask for? Well... The FSC556 is .35" longer than the A2 FH... and the reason I got a 14.7" barrel with a permanently attached A2 in the first place was because I wanted the shortest barrel length possible without going NFA. So I wanted a muzzle device that was as close to the A2's length as possible.
This was when I stumbled on the PWS KAC556 Comp/Brake. It's a shorter version of the FSC556 made to allow the use of the KAC QDSS-NT4 Suppressor (similar baffle design as the FSC556 but only has 1 blast chamber instead of 2). It is shorter than the FSC556... and almost the same size as the A2 FH. Perfect!
The only review I could find on the KAC556 was from a very reputable source... and his experience was that even with the 1 blast chamber instead of the FSC556's 2, it still did a "fairly close" job at reducing muzzle climb and suppressing flash. Reading this was good enough for me to pick one up.
I asked my brother for help with getting rid of the permanently attached A2 FH (as he's done this before) and we were able to get it off in short time with a dremel and vice without hurting the threads or barrel or crown
We installed the KAC556 compensator... drilled, pinned, and welded it on. It's great having a brother who knows how to weld And off the range I went.
Range Report:
I got to the range... zeroed the rifle... and started shooting rapid sequences at 25 yards. I tried some double taps... and WOW... what a difference compared to the A2 FH. On the target, with each shot my red dot would jump up a bit... but then would immediately return back down to target. The KAC556 made double taps EASY at 25 yards. I could consistently keep all shots on paper (a small silhouette target). I decided to try triple taps... same result. After each shot the red dot simply returned back to target without me having to do any work at all. Awesome. I also didn't notice any more flash compared to my A2... Awesome again.
Anyway, needless to say... I'm very happy with the comp. Only .10" longer than the A2 FH... and does an excellent job at reducing muzzle climb and flash. And with only 1 other review out there on this muzzle device... hopefully other people will find this helpful
Pics
Manufacturer Pics of FSC556
Manufacturer Pics of KAC556
KAC556 on my LWRC
I started to look into comps/brakes... and the rave reviews for the PWS FSC556 caught my attention. Excellent at reducing muzzle climb and recoil... while doing a great job at reducing flash. How much more can you ask for? Well... The FSC556 is .35" longer than the A2 FH... and the reason I got a 14.7" barrel with a permanently attached A2 in the first place was because I wanted the shortest barrel length possible without going NFA. So I wanted a muzzle device that was as close to the A2's length as possible.
This was when I stumbled on the PWS KAC556 Comp/Brake. It's a shorter version of the FSC556 made to allow the use of the KAC QDSS-NT4 Suppressor (similar baffle design as the FSC556 but only has 1 blast chamber instead of 2). It is shorter than the FSC556... and almost the same size as the A2 FH. Perfect!
The only review I could find on the KAC556 was from a very reputable source... and his experience was that even with the 1 blast chamber instead of the FSC556's 2, it still did a "fairly close" job at reducing muzzle climb and suppressing flash. Reading this was good enough for me to pick one up.
I asked my brother for help with getting rid of the permanently attached A2 FH (as he's done this before) and we were able to get it off in short time with a dremel and vice without hurting the threads or barrel or crown
We installed the KAC556 compensator... drilled, pinned, and welded it on. It's great having a brother who knows how to weld And off the range I went.
Range Report:
I got to the range... zeroed the rifle... and started shooting rapid sequences at 25 yards. I tried some double taps... and WOW... what a difference compared to the A2 FH. On the target, with each shot my red dot would jump up a bit... but then would immediately return back down to target. The KAC556 made double taps EASY at 25 yards. I could consistently keep all shots on paper (a small silhouette target). I decided to try triple taps... same result. After each shot the red dot simply returned back to target without me having to do any work at all. Awesome. I also didn't notice any more flash compared to my A2... Awesome again.
Anyway, needless to say... I'm very happy with the comp. Only .10" longer than the A2 FH... and does an excellent job at reducing muzzle climb and flash. And with only 1 other review out there on this muzzle device... hopefully other people will find this helpful
Pics
Manufacturer Pics of FSC556
Manufacturer Pics of KAC556
KAC556 on my LWRC
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