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I was wondering wether or not the absorber and compensator is really effective such as on the fwb p40.

Dear Guest,

Do some searching around on this site and you'll find your answers. The short answer is yes. I'll leave it to you to find the details. My LP1 compensator works like a charm. My LP10 compensator, ported barrel and absorber result in almost no movement when the shot breaks. My Morini CM162 compensator works (best at lower velocities). My CM84E free pistol compensator is one of the technological advancements I simply wouldn't be without.

Theoretically, at least, the recoil absorbers reduce the rearward [and upward] jump of the barrel when the pistol is fired by dampening the rearward recoil pressure.....the ammount of good it does depends on a lot of things.....how hard the pistol is held in the hand, the geometry of the grips etc. A shooter at the advanced level of proficiency needs this advantage as small as it may be.
There arer two types of muzzle compensators.....the type that slips over the muzzle and deflects the escaping muzzle gasses upwards [or sideways] cannot affect the flight of the pellet because the gasses are not released until after the pellet has left the muzzle. It cannot increase the inherant accuracy of the pistol. It will stop upward muzzle jump after the pellet has exited the barrel so the shooter will experience less muzzle jump and have the impression that the pistol is more stable in his hand even though there has been no effect on the pellet. Those few pistols on the market that have the drilled barrel are very effective.....this has been used for years on the rapid fire pistols, the barrel jump is dampened by the upward exhaust of gasses BEFORE the pellet leaves the barrel.....the pellet is therefore able to exit a barrel that is moving much less and the pistol becomes more stable. these guns usually have the muzzle comp as well. The Walther LPM 1 [probably the best pistol ever made by Walther] used the drilled barrel but they gave it up because of the cost of lazer drilling and because very few customers appreciated it. Steyr was quick to pick it up which may be one of the reasons why it is the top world class pistol today. You can see a couple of articles on this subject on the AIRGUNSONLY website under "technixcal tips".