Patent ID: 9593900
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. A muzzle device for a firearm comprising: an elongated cylindrical body adapted for attachment to the muzzle of a firearm barrel; the body defining a bore registered with the barrel and having a bore surface; the body having an exterior surface; wherein the body defines an array of radial vent holes each extending from the bore surface to the exterior surface; each vent hole having a vent hole length defined by the radial distance from the bore surface to the exterior surface; each of the vent holes having a width less than half the vent hole length; the array of vent holes including a plurality of rings of vent holes, each ring of vent holes encompassing the body; the rings being arranged along the length of the body; and wherein each vent hole has a cross section at the exterior surface having a plurality of intersecting slots each having a limited slot width less than the width of the vent hole at the exterior surface.