5 Essentials for Enhancing a Mil-Spec AR-15
he S&W M&P15T comes with a standard A2 style bird cage. This isn’t unusual to the common gun enthusiast as it is the default muzzle device almost every manufacturer uses. It is the most basic of basic flash hiders and probably costs around $5 to put on. There is nothing special about the A2 bird cage.

Jesse has a VG6 Gamma on one of his ARs, but it is not the typical carbine that the M&P is so it was hard to compare when firing. It felt comfy to shoot, but because of the other major differences in our rifles it was hard to really feel the difference. But one day I was in our local gun shop, talking to our dealer, and saw it up on the wall. I decided it was time for an upgrade. I really don’t care for the A2 flash hider, and, to be honest, I’m not super worried about someone seeing my flash out at the range.

We slapped it on in about 3 minutes and headed out to the range with another buddy of ours. I stopped after the first shot that I took. It was amazing in comparison to what I had on there. It felt like I was shooting a 22lr and I honestly giggled out of excitement. I then proceeded to effectively do a mag dump just to feel it.

The Gamma comes with two main ports on each side to vent the gasses out to the side. This is pretty standard for most muzzle brakes, but the Gamma also has a series of slots along the top. This does two things: One, it allows gasses to escape up, providing some recoil compensation and allowing the shooter to stay on target with ease. Two, it provides some level of flash suppressant. The whole thing is CNC machined and comes in a black nitride finish, providing a smooth hard surface that is easy to clean.

If you are looking to make an upgrade to your rifle and do not have a muzzle brake, I strongly suggest you look into the VG6 Gamma 556. VG6 also makes a model called the Epsilon which combines the muzzle brake and flash hider into one device.
AEG BB use
AEG BB use
AEG BB use
AEG BB use
AEG BB use
AEG BB use