Knight's Armament "Triple Tap" Muzzle Brake

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pturner67

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Thought I would share my impression on the Triple Tap.

I was at a gun shop the other day and bought the Knight's Armament Triple Tap. I had it installed by a gunsmith Friday evening. It was expensive but the guy told me that it would completely change the recoil on my AR-15.

I just got back from the range and the guy was 100% correct. The recoil on my AR is drastically reduced. The accuracy on follow-up shots is just amazing. I didn't do a magazine dump so to say but I did fire faster. Using a Vortex Strikefire red dot at 20 yards and firing a shot every second to second and a half, I was easily staying within the 3" target.

I don't know if that grouping at that firing speed is good or not but, overall, I am extremely impressed at low level of recoil my AR has now.


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Another 300 rounds through the AR and everything is smooth. I had a few other range officers out there to give their input and comparison. The triple tap was very popular though the price made some guys cringe.
 
The triple tap was very popular though the price made some guys cringe.
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Cough, cough, gasp, gasp! $400.00+:eek:?

But if it works well, and it had better for that amount of cheddar, then more power to you...
 
$400?!

I'd rather spend the money on internals, like a full-auto BCG, better trigger, and still have enough money left for half a dozen pmags...
 
LOL...yeah, I know...and I had a little bit of buyers remorse until I had it installed and fired the gun

problem is that I already have the trigger...already have plenty of pmags...there really isn't a whole lot more I need to do to the gun
 
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Ignorance shall prevale.... I want yall who say $400 is too much to tell me what the 3T is made out of......
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Thats right 100% inconel. If you dont know inconel is a super alloy used in the exhasuts of nasa space shuttles. T is incredibly expensive and much harder to machine than other metals.

Thats why its such an expensive break/FH. But it can take far more heat than other metals and is much much stronger
 
Well since I'm not planning on doing any reentries into the atmosphere and hence no need for unobtanium muzzle brakes, maybe they could make one out of steel?

That was a joke by the way...If the design is sound and you are willing to spend then more power to you. But daaaang, $400 is a bunch of cash for an AR brake.
 
The Inconel version is 400+ that might be the only one they make now though :confused: I love the Triple tap but like all KAC products to the civilian market it's extremely overpriced. Battlecomp and Griffen armament are similar to the triple tap. Anyway nice comp.
 
Inconel? Why? These are AR's. Semi-autos that don't build up much heat at all. The old bird-cage flash hiders hold up just fine under extreme full-auto fire.

You'd think that folks would be installing micro-fans inside their AR rail systems for as much "perceived" heat build up folks seem to get concerned over. Maybe AR's should be water cooled....no, wait, let's add an aluminum radiator, water pump and special cooling fluid to them.

M16's, AK's and even Ruger's AC556's have been holding up to extended full-auto fire with nothing more than pencil thin "non-fluted" barrels and cheap steel flash hiders since the 1960's. I need Inconel on the tip of my barrel(s) about as much as I need a watch fabricated from pure Rhodium.

Now, to be fair, I'm not commenting on the design of the muzzle brake - maybe it really works way better than any other muzzle brake out there - haven't tried it so I wouldn't know.
 
Why inconel you ask? A suppressor is the reason.

If youve ever used a suppressor in large ammount youll know all about baffle erosion and damage to comps and breaks.

The 3T is the ultimate suppressor comp, it will last longer than any other comp and break available, it will also make ur suppressor last longer since all the gasses will be hitting rhe comp instead of the blast baffles in the suppressor
 
I must be missing something here - thought this thing was a break, not a device for attaching a suppressor???
 
Why inconel you ask? A suppressor is the reason.
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Ahh...Makes sense for using the exotic stuff then. I've never used suppressors so it didn't even occur to me. Thanks for sharing. But daaaang that's alot of moolah for an AR brake! Joke...
 
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The triple tap is more than likely adaptable with the QDSS NT4 via quick detach which is why he is mentioning suppression.
 
The 3T is a comp but its also designed to be used with the KAC QDSS NT-4 suppressor, any time you use a suppressor the hot gasses strike the blast baffles eroding them every shot yOu fire.

One way to reduce the damage is using a break or a comp, this forces the gasses to strike the comp instead, and since a comp is cheaper than getting a suppressor fixed most do this.

The 3T is made out of inconel becuase its deisgned to last longer and be more durable than any other comp or break out there greatly increasing its life when used suppressed compared to standard comps.

Edit: if you notice in the pic posted by the OP that notch you see is KAC's way of attaching the QDSS NT-4 via QD method
 
fantastic. Now make one out of steel for those of us who don't & probably won't ever suppress our AR's. Make it under a benjamin in price and we can have the same recoil reduction without the price of admission.
 
I'm willing to bet this reduces recoil as good as, if not better:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=5573/Product/AR-15-MICULEK-COMP

On my AR, it reduces the recoil to that of a 10/22.

Also, when it wears out after about 1.2 trillion rounds, I can buy 9 more of them for the price of ONE of those Knights devices. Don't get me wrong, it looks like a nice brake, but it sounds like that price point is more for screwing the military out of money than for selling to the public.
 
snipe while i agree its expensive you are overlooking what its designed for.

i have seen severe baffle damage on suppressors after only a few thousands round, ive also seen the end of brakes and comps almost completely eaten away after 6,000 rounds, the 3T will last you forever basically.

its not for everyone but for those who shoot a lot of suppressed fire its the best
 
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