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1. A muzzle brake for a firearm comprising:
a substantially cylindrical hollow first portion having a first end and a second end, the first portion defining a longitudinal axis; a pair of opposed rows of slots extending through the first portion, each row extending along a side of the first portion; a pair of rows of ports extending through the first portion, each row extending axially along the first portion above one of the rows of slots, each of the ports are angled at approximately 45° with respect to the longitudinal axis of the first portion, wherein a forward-most port in each row of ports is angled outwardly and rearwardly toward the first end of the first portion, and every other port in each row is angled outwardly and forwardly toward the second end of the first portion; a second portion having a first end received in the second end of the first portion, a second end, a central aperture extending axially through the second portion and being in fluid communication with the hollow first portion such that a bullet can pass through the first and second portions, the first end of the second portion defining a conical configuration and defining a plurality of spaced-apart channels formed in an exterior surface of the conical first end, the plurality of spaced-apart channels extending axially along the exterior surface of the conical first end, wherein the second end defines a plurality of outer apertures positioned about the central aperture, the plurality of outer apertures in fluid communication with the spaced-apart channels, and wherein the spaced-apart channels and plurality of outer apertures direct gases out through the outer apertures and past the second end of the second portion. |