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 :Not the way you think. A Cutts Compensator (and the vast majority of compensators) acts as a flash enhancer in numerous ways.  When allowed to exit a clean muzzle, the flash bloom dissipates quickly. When focused and directed, the point of the compensator is to keep the muzzle blast hot, therefore bright.  Further, the flash blast is directed upwards, above cover and into the view of the firer.  Even if the flash were either reduced or the same, it would appear more intense.  The terms ""flash hider"" and ""flash suppressor"" are wholly inappropriate.   "