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Meet the ‘Smuzzle,’ the Army’s new hybrid suppressor that reduces sound, recoil and flash

from Army Times

Meet the ‘Smuzzle,’ the Army’s new hybrid suppressor that reduces sound, recoil and flash Army Times Army scientists have developed a combination suppressor and muzzle brake that keeps machine guns on target and quieter on the battlefield — a boon for the tactical-level soldier’s accuracy and movement. It’s a hybrid device that cuts half the volume at the shooter’s ear, reduces recoil by a third and drops volume down range by one quarter, said Gregory Oberlin, a small arms engineer at the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Center Army Research Lab. READ MORE

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