Muzzle Brake and Recoil Compensator Quiz
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Muzzle Brake and Recoil Compensator Quiz

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Who invented a prototype of a muzzle brake in 1842 and had it tested in 1862?

Antoine Treuille de Beaulieu

In what context are muzzle brakes usually referred to as compensators?

Pistols for practical pistol competitions

What was the common feature on many anti-tank guns to reduce the area needed to take up the strokes of recoil and kickback?

Muzzle brake

When was the concept of a muzzle brake first introduced for artillery?

<p>Many years prior to its successful implementation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did a US Army Ordnance Department official state in US Congress in 1922 regarding the use of muzzle brakes?

<p>The muzzle brake was used in another form 20 years ago, and even longer ago than that, but it has never been successfully applied</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a muzzle brake or recoil compensator?

<p>To redirect propellant gases to counter recoil and unwanted muzzle rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were barrels with an integral muzzle brake often said to be?

<p>Ported</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the concept of a muzzle brake first introduced for artillery?

<p>Not specified in the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented a prototype of a muzzle brake in 1842 and had it tested in 1862?

<p>Antoine Treuille de Beaulieu</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what context are muzzle brakes usually referred to as compensators?

<p>Practical pistol competitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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