Pistol compensator components, systems, and methods

A pistol compensator system configured for deployment on a pistol that comprises a barrel having a threaded end extending from a muzzle face, the pistol compensator system comprising:

• a spring guide rod comprising a muzzle end;
• a spring plug comprising a latch extension;
• a compensator comprising a body configured with
• a barrel cavity comprising a seating face,
• a rod cavity having a vertical oval configuration, and
• a plug cavity sized to accept the latch extension;
• an elastomeric spacer;
• and
• a shim;
• with
• the system having an assembled configuration on the pistol in which
• at least a portion of the threaded end of the barrel is disposed in the barrel cavity,
• the shim and the elastomeric spacer are disposed around the threaded end of the barrel,
• the shim and the elastomeric spacer are disposed between the muzzle face and the seating face,
• the elastomeric spacer is compressed vertically between the barrel cavity and the threaded end of the barrel and horizontally against the shim, and
• the latch extension is disposed in the plug cavity when the pistol is in battery, and the muzzle end of the spring guide rod is disposed in the rod cavity when the pistol is out of battery.