For whatever reason that someone intentionally wants to buy or use an A2 flash hider, they can be picked up for as little as $10, making it the cheapest option by far in the realm of muzzle devices. However, it doesn't provide stellar results which is to be expected from the government's "limited" budget. The bottom is solid to prevent you from creating a dust signature when firing from the prone position, and it is an overall acceptable flash hider. This flash hider is the most common design you’ll see and is the standard for rifles used by out military. If you have an ‘off the shelf AR15’ you more than likely have an A2 flash hider, commonly referred to as a ‘birdcage’ design. By blending the hot gasses with cooler ambient air in a disruptive pattern, there can no longer be a large bubble to glow and the gas is dissipated in smaller sections. In order to negate this burst of visible light, flash hiders create turbulence. In simpler terms hot gasses make bright lights. So the ‘flash’ that we see is actually this gas bubble becoming incandescent and briefly crossing the visible spectrum. These hot gasses leave the end of the barrel and create a sort of bubble effect. What that flash actually represents, is extremely hot gasses (usually around 3,600 degrees) expanding rapidly when meeting cooler, ambient air. There is this misconception that muzzle flash is the result of unburned powder.
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