Still, KAC makes great stuff, and it is usually worth the extra coin for their other parts. My KAC VFG cost about 3 times what the chinese knockoff costs, but it is more than 3 times as good, which makes it a better value. The chinese one is flexible as hell, the KAC one is solid.

Also, how can anybody really think that a $30 brake will perform the same as this. I’ve never even seen a $30 muzzle brake. Maybe you’re referring to a flash hider, such as the standard birdcage style?

By the way, muzzle brakes can be bad for your hearing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzzle_brake#Disadvantages_of_muzzle_brakes

You can get the same amount of performance out of a $30 muzzle brake IMO.

Muzzle brakes do help when it comes to completions or shooting multiples targets.

I don’t think many people purchased the Triple Tap brake because of the material used, that’s a nice benefit, but it’s the performance they were after. As for how it functions, I’m a little fuzzy on it since I don’t understand the physics involved completely. But I believe that in its design the gas slams forward to the end of the brake (the slots on the front help overpressure) transferring some kinetic force forward, while the gasses are redirected back and out the thin vents thus providing rearward and upward deflection of the gas. Don’t take that as fact, just my observations.

KAC hasn’t promoted this item, or made crazy claims like this is the best muzzle brake in the world. The claims of absolutely awesome recoil reduction are coming from first hand reports from shooters who’ve tried it, especially ones who tried it prior to even knowing what the eventual price would be. There’s some top guys out there who’ve tried this brake, who say it’s awesome. It’s regrettable that the price is what people are fixating on, I understand why, but at the same time it really is an impressive bit of engineering.

I found nothing about this on knightarmco.com. If they have no technical explanation whatsoever on why this is such a fantastic muzzle brake it sort of looks like useless bling to me.

Anyone know how this thing works? Does it even redirect the gas to the rear? Why would you need to make this out of inconel? Has anyone ever melted an (non-inconel) muzzle brake?

Also, all the rifles that really need effective muzzle breaks (.50 BMG) usually have muzzle brakes with a very simple design. This doesn’t add up.

I will not be trying out MINE till tomorrow. However from my experience with this brake on another gun the results were extremely impressive. As someone mentioned the recoil on a 5.56 is almost nothing, but the reduction added to that makes it an absolutely great experience, plus there’s ZERO muzzle climb.

KAC offers these in small runs, they’re not marketing them for everyone due to cost. Those that have tried them love ‘em, those that think that the cost is absurd may have a point. But it’s a really effective design nonetheless, and the results are pretty damn impressive.

99 percent of its cost comes from the fact that it has to be wire EDM’d, instead of machined, because the Inconel is such a tough material (it’s melting point is 2400F). In fact when KAC decided to make a small run of these they found that the price difference between stainless steel and inconel was non-existent because all the cost was in the tools and time involved.

Is this muzzle brake better than a surefire, primary weapon system, or high end gaming comp? Maybe, maybe not, but it’s a unique and highly effective design as well.