Quintus from United States, PA Public Profile

I recently purchased a Springfield Hellion and wanted a brake that looked as sleek and futuristic as the rifle itself, while also helping to control the recoil of the rifle. The Nero does all that and definitely caught the attention of other shooters at the range, but not just because it looks like a vacuum cleaner head attached to my barrel. When fired, the gas comes out of this thing in a visible pressure wave and, at least to my ears, radically increases the report of the gun. Shooting 55 grain 5.56 NATO rounds sounded like firing a cannon, so much so that I started to gather a crowd around me as they had never seen a Hellion before and thought I was shooting something of a much higher caliber than I was. While this was certainly cool, it is also a bit embarrassing as I was definitely the loudest person on the range and am not necessarily an attention seeker. I might not use this as my brake of choice in an echoy indoor range as a result. Thankfully, the pressure coming off the sides of this doesn't seem to be any worse than a normal barrel shaped side-vented compensator. As for the the recoil reduction, the Nero actually causes the barrel to DROP a small bit, which if you're used to side to side recoil modification can be off putting at first. But, I was able to shoot tight groups at range with no issues using this.