Quotulatiousness

April 25, 2019

Muzzle Brakes – what are they for?

Filed under: Military, Technology — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Lindybeige
Published on 15 Dec 2016

Those things on the end of some gun barrels – what do they do?

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige

A mystery that lasted for many years with me — what is the purpose of those strange things on the end of some, but far from all, gun barrels? It turns out that they are called muzzle brakes, and that I can ramble for rather a long time about them, if I let myself get sidelined enough.

Kit tanks by Airfix, Matchbox, Fujimi, and Esci.

Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make.

▼ Follow me…

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads.

website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk

Related posts:

  1. Why use clips when you can use magazines?
  2. The StuG III – Germany’s deadliest AFV
  3. Who are the best jungle troops?
  4. Machine-guns: light, medium, heavy, or sub?
  5. Tales of Cromwell tanks

No Comments

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post.

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Powered by WordPress