a tunable muzzle compensator for a weapon such as a firearm that includes a tube that extends the barrel of the weapon by fitting over the muzzle or is directly integrated into the barrel . this center tube , or modified barrel includes one or more holes along its length . one or more removable sections that have gas exit ports at various predetermined angles fit over the center section . removable sections can be rotated to either turn off top holes on the center tube or to choose different angles of gas discharge the total effect of all the removable sections represents a particular tuning for the weapon . the weapon can be very quickly tuned on the range or in the field to compensate for weight of the projectile , the charge , and the shooting style by simply replacing and / or reversing removable sections with sections that have different angles of discharge .