Muzzle Brakes

[Loki]

Hiya All

 

Out of curiosity I understand some 'afficianados' may use a muzzlebrake over a moderator - now whilst I appreciate that a moderator will assist in reducing the effect on hearing and to some extent recoil, what is the consensus on muzzlesbrakes given they should reduce perceived recoil and perhaps heard sound?

 

Who uses a muzzlebrake? why? experience of it? which would you recommend and from where?

 

I recall a long standing PW Member recently posting on some from a particular company but these seemed more akin to the Browning something or other with a 'sweetspot' - cant seem to remember what they called it but please remind me......

 

Just looking at alternatives to using a moderator even if it is a 'reflex/over-barrel' type - for a Steyer-Mannlicher in .300WM (to retain options for those countries that are a bit fidgety over moderators) - I know these are difficult to thread even with access to a good machine shop.........

 

Cheers

L

[JRS]

i use a muzzle break on my .243 and it definitely reduces felt recoil and the most important thing is it reduces muzzle flip which also adds to accuracy being improved

they are fitted using a torque wrench and "sit down tight" at about 70lbs per sq inch

i will post some pics later

[JRS]

as promised some pics of my muzzle break

the first shows where it is vented (marked by arrows

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/j...09/101_0364.jpg

 

next is a side shot of vents

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/j...09/101_0365.jpg

 

third shows how it sits overall on the rifle

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss236/j.../101_0366-1.jpg

 

 

hope this has been some use

the material i used for this muzzle break is 316 stainless but they can be made from carbon steel en8 - en19 and can be blackend

the exit hole is 6.5mm and the calliber is .243 , overall legnth is 4 inches

[Mungler]

Yep, they work.

 

See here:

 

http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...st&p=909197

 

 

EDIT:

 

From here:

 

http://www.bgaltd.co.uk/30151.html

 

Type D, under a score

Edited January 31, 2010 by Mungler

[JRS]

 

this is the same animal in black and you can see how the recoil is reduced

[flytie]

After shooting in the next range lane to a chap with a 30-06 fitted with a muzzle break , I would say I prefer people to use moderators. But that will only be untill I get my hearing back though It was a hell of a crack, even wearing electronic ear defenders

 

I all seriousness though, they do help with recoil and other things that snipers and target shooters need to worry about, but not with noise attenuation.

 

ft

[Dekers]

It is important to get them right, and ammo and twist rate is important but they do help with shooting.

 

Problem is the noise to the sides is terrible and the ground usually moves in many cases...personally I hate being anywhere near the things...stick with a moderator if possible!!

[MC]

It is important to get them right, and ammo and twist rate is important but they do help with shooting.

 

Problem is the noise to the sides is terrible and the ground usually moves in many cases...personally I hate being anywhere near the things...stick with a moderator if possible!!

 

 

I'd go along with that,

 

I shot a McQueens Sniper competition at Bisley last year and the guy on the firing point next to me had a muzzle brake fitted on his 7.62. The sideways blast from that was almost painful and certainly made you jump everytime he fired.

[3jackwhite3]

thats one of the reasons i dont go down the range anymore is because of the muzzle brakes they ring you ears even with defenders on when your in the bunker next to them, almost everyone with a .308 has got one and when i was in the bunker next to someone with a .338 my ammo and magazines on the floor around me where jumping off the floor it was that bad.

[JRS]

as far as noise consideration to neighbours they are deffinitely antisocial on a firing range , but i dont use my rifles on a range so noise is not a problem

but they do work well and improve accuracy

[Beardo]

thats one of the reasons i dont go down the range anymore is because of the muzzle brakes they ring you ears even with defenders on when your in the bunker next to them, almost everyone with a .308 has got one and when i was in the bunker next to someone with a .338 my ammo and magazines on the floor around me where jumping off the floor it was that bad.

 

last time i was at Bisley i had the same - bloody antisocial for other shooters - i can't tell you how many shots i fluffed 'cos the bloke next to me fired at the same time

[flytie]

as far as noise consideration to neighbours they are deffinitely antisocial on a firing range , but i dont use my rifles on a range so noise is not a problem

but they do work well and improve accuracy

 

Yes they do work well on large calibre rifles. If you look at most of the big sniper rifles, they have them fitted. The snipers would not put them on their rifles for fun They only carry the weight that is necessary, which speaks for its self really.

 

Damned anti-social in company though.

 

ft

[henry d]

as far as noise consideration to neighbours they are deffinitely antisocial on a firing range , but i dont use my rifles on a range so noise is not a problem

but they do work well and improve accuracy

 

Yup, as above..............except if you fire one next to me I will punch you in the puss if you fire when I am at the firing point, only to let you know what it feels like

[JRS]

Yup, as above..............except if you fire one next to me I will punch you in the puss if you fire when I am at the firing point, only to let you know what it feels like

[moses]

I had a brake made for my .270 last year.

 

As has already been said, you probably won't make many friends but, they are very good for taking the edge off recoil.

 

I wanted mine for a stalking trip to Ireland and I was really pleased with it, you can see your shots strike and a good bit less weight than a mod when out on the hill.

 

 

 

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After a successful hunt;

[M ROBSON]

I have a muzzel break on my Browning .270.

 

It is lighter and less bulky than a moderator. It reduces muzzel flip, I can see the strike through my Meopta 7x50.

There is less felt recoil, handy with a .270!!! and it also reduces downrange noise at the target, the blast is diverted to the side of you.

 

You will only fire it once whilst forgetting to put your ear defenders on! It's easy during the stalk to wear them on your head and forget to cover your ears up during all the excitement. If your guiding someone else into the shot it's even worse!!!!

 

 

 

Cheers,

Mark.

Edited February 2, 2010 by M ROBSON