Smith Enterprise M1a Brake Vs Springfield's

[Overkill]

Is the SEI brake sufficiently more effective than Springfield's to be worth the money ($100)?

[nm3gnr]

I like the smith brake better than the factory brake that came on my Squad Scout Rifle. It gives a straight back push, and it does not have any holes towards the bottom to throw up dirt and sand when shooting prone.

Good luck !

[mpeltier]

I have tried both on my M1A NM. The smith was a bit shorter in length than the springfield, but my gun would not group worth a darn with it. Stock set up would shoot 1" groups at 100, I could not even hold the upper A/B with the smith comp. No sign of bullets rubbing on the way out or anything like that. The springfield worked fine and did not change accuracy as much. After changing back and forth I went back to the factory flash hider as the differance on the full sized M1A was not as much as expected and accuracy was the best with the flash hider. It aint gonna tame it like a break on an AR. These brakes may be more noticably effective on the shorter barreled socom and scout models.

My choice would be springfield brake as it is better priced and seemed equally effective.

[kurtm]

Clark custom guns used to make a great M1A brake, and they do have a couple left! It is a MUCH better brake than the Springfield, or Smith. Kurt M

[Jaxshooter]

The Springfield Socom 16 brake is as good a brake as there is for the

M1a.

[ArturoJ]

Clark custom guns has one less M1A brake now. I have been thinking about getting one for a long time. Kurt's post prompted an impluse purchase.