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<blockquote data-quote="Rob72" data-source="post: 984962" data-attributes="member: 707"><p>A brake, no; a flashhider- maybe. Smith Enterprises seems to have done a number on gas dissipation with their Vortex hiders. <u><em>In theory</em></u>, the bullet may be affected by gas bleed and combustion as it is leaving the barrel. IOW, if you have unburned powder exploding just behind the round, it will create a shockwave that will disturb the flight. Equally, gas escaping ahead of the bullet creates turbulence the round has to pass through, so...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob72, post: 984962, member: 707"] A brake, no; a flashhider- maybe. Smith Enterprises seems to have done a number on gas dissipation with their Vortex hiders. [U][I]In theory[/I][/U], the bullet may be affected by gas bleed and combustion as it is leaving the barrel. IOW, if you have unburned powder exploding just behind the round, it will create a shockwave that will disturb the flight. Equally, gas escaping ahead of the bullet creates turbulence the round has to pass through, so... [/QUOTE]
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