US Army Unveils Muzzle Brake That Doubles as Suppressor [VIDEO]

US Army Unveils Muzzle Brake That Doubles as Suppressor [VIDEO]

What do you get when you combine a suppressor and a muzzle brake? This isn’t a trick question. You get a “smuzzle” — at least, that’s what the U.S. Army calls it. News broke last week from TechLink that three U.S. Army researchers developed a smuzzle while working on the the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program.

Big Horn Armory AR500: Testing the Absurdly Powerful AR in .500 Auto Max [VIDEO]

Big Horn Armory AR500: Testing the Absurdly Powerful AR in .500 Auto Max [VIDEO]

The start of a new century seemed to wake up designers in their quest to expand AR roles via caliber enhancement beyond 5.56mm or even .308 Win. The urge to expand AR rifles beyond .22 caliber “poodle shooters,” while still taking advantage of their ergonomics, has led to interesting cartridge creations; the Big Horn Armory AR500 chambered in .500 Auto Max is an excellent example of this.

Wilson Combat introduces the “hardest hitting AR carbine ever produced” in .458 HAM’R [VIDEO]

Wilson Combat introduces the “hardest hitting AR carbine ever produced” in .458 HAM’R [VIDEO]

The HAM’R is designed from concept to completion to be the hardest hitting, most powerful (practical size) AR platform carbine ever produced, exceeding the ballistics of the .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM and .500 Beowulf. By using an AR10 size bolt and barrel extension, this new cartridge is capable of handling maximum pressures of 46,000 PSI while enabling it to exceed 3,000 foot pounds of energy from a short 18” barrel.

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