A "shovel" or "scoop" on the muzzle / flash hider? Is it to help hold the muzzle down? How effective is it? Seems that as the bullet leaves the muzzle the blow-by on the bottom would upset the bullet.
Why does the AK have
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I think this answers your question.
In a nutshell, it’s angled roughly 22 degrees off-center because the AKM designed for fully-automatic fire from right-handed shooters.
While writing an article on available muzzle brakes and compensators for Kalashnikovs, I found myself at an impasse.Despite shooting and customizing AKs for more than a decade, I never really dug into the reasons behind the angle of the iconic slant brake.I was stuck wondering why the AKM’s muzzle brake canted?Ready to follow me down the rabbit hole of Soviet weapons engineering?Comment

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