Talk:Noveske Rifleworks rifle series

Purpose of the muzzle attachment on this carbine?

The photos of this weapon on its page show a cylindrical muzzle attachment whose function is not described in the photo captions. It's too short to be a sound suppressor, and I don't see the cutouts that would normally go on a flash suppressor. --Mazryonh 17:48, 12 December 2011 (CST)

It is the Noveske KX3 flash suppressor. It is essentially just a short tube that is full open at the front. Its purpose is not to reduce the flash visible from the front like on a traditional flash suppressor, but to direct the flash and sound forwards rather than to the sides. It is intended to be used on short barrelled rifles where the the powder isn't fully burnt by the time the barrel ends, so the flash and sound is very intense as the gases explode out of the muzzle. The only purpose of the KX3 is to direct this explosion forwards rather than to the sides where it would be potentially dangerous, or at least uncomfortable, when firing from such a short barrel. --commando552 18:25, 12 December 2011 (CST)