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Pistol Compensators for EDC

First, a little history about these devices. They are by no means new, even for carry or operational purposes. As far back as the 1930s, one of America’s most notorious gangsters, John Dillinger, used compensated 1911 pistols during his many bank robberies and the ensuing gunfights. Competitive shooters have been using them since the late 1970s. GLOCK and others have been manufacturing them for EDC since the late 1990s.

Nowadays more and more pistols leave the factory with a compensator, barrel ports, or a threaded barrel for a compensator than ever before. But what do they

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