Beware there is a lot of gunshot residue (gsr) blow-back. - Ultradyne Apollo Max Compensator

First off, I very seldom write a review unless I think it maybe helpful for other buyers to know. My experience maybe what others had expected when they made their purchase. This was the first muzzle brake or recoil compensator I have purchased.

I was excited to receive my Apollo Max Compensator. I watched the instruction video and I was able to install it very quickly. The next day I went to the range (indoor 50 Yard) to try it out. It did in fact reduce the recoil as advertised. I fired my AR 15 using my bipod on top of the shooting shelf. A paper silhouette target rolled up near the rifle was pretty much destroyed by the blow-back of gunshot residue (GSR) on the first shot it ripped it in three places and blew empty cartridge boxes on the floor. The amount of GSR that is expelled is greater than I had expected. After firing about sixty rounds, the face mask I was wearing had a large black area from the GSR. My streamlight flashlight/laser was coated with GSR so much that the red dot laser was not useable. Also, the body of the flash light was coated with black residue.

The Compensator performed as advertised, however, for me the amount of GSR blowing back is not worth the trade-off for reducing the recoil. My shooting is at an indoor range. I am sure if you are shooting outside it would probably be less of an issue. I have removed it from my AR 15. I do not plan to return it as it performed as advertised. For me it is not worth the trade-off. If I had a demo before purchasing I would not buy it.