what muzzle brake?

[raider1v1]

Well after combing the internet and long, long talks in the shop, I have made this list of brands, what one will offer the most reduction in recoil?

1. Slimline Muzzlebrakes

2. Holland's Quick Discharge Muzzle brake

3. Mag-na-brake

4. Ops Inc Brake

5. Vais Arms Inc.

I was reading that the baffle types (I think the only ones of the 5 are the Ops Inc, and the holland) will do a better job than the expansion (the remaining 4 types)

what do you guys reccomend, this will be going on a .308 Savage 110fp w/ a simonson machine alum. stock

thanks.

[ 09-12-2004: Message edited by: raider1v1 ]

[308 nate]

I guess I can only suggest the holland brake. as the brakes that I make are a knockoff of the holland and they are super! but I have a hankerin' to try an OPS.and yes I believe the holland or the OPS would have the most recoil reduction.

308 nate [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[raider1v1]

http://www.jprifles.com/

well, i seem to have found the best one yet! a JP brake! heres a link. what do you guys think?

[Ray Meketa]

raider

You need to consider what you are going to use that rifle for. If you're looking at recoil reduction alone, the baffle types will work best but they have unpleasant side effects. For general all around use the expansion brakes such as the Vais give good recoil reduction without most of the side effects. If you intend to shoot the rifle in any sort of competition you may be restricted by the rules, depending on the type of competition you shoot in. If looks are a consideration go for whatever turns you on.

[ 09-13-2004: Message edited by: Cheechako ]

[Fiftydriver]

Raider1v1,

I personally recommend the Holland QD brakes to all of my customers because they are extremely efficient. By that I mean they reduce recoil dramatically. Much more then most brakes and the only exception being the JP brake mentioned earlier.

Still the JP is flat out ugly in my opinion and very large. Still it is the most efficent brake on the market.

I recommend the Holland because they flat out work great and they are designed with hunters in mind as they have a solid bottom to allow teh shooter/hunter to fire the rifle in prone position without getting covered with blast debris from the ground. THis is a big plus for my heavy recoiling big game rifles and extreme range varmint rifle customers.

Good Shooting!!!

Kirby Allen(50)

[Fiftydriver]

Raider1v1,

The JP is a totally side ported brake meaning it only vents out both sides so there will be no ground blast to worry about.

Side effects of the more efficent brakes like the Holland and JP are that they can tend to produce much more of a shock wave felt by the shooter and bystandards.

In big magnum rounds, this shock wave can sometimes be discribed as a slap to your face and forhead.

I have even had a few customers have this distract them so much that they could not accurately shoot their rifles even though the recoil was basically gone.

Another factor that most do not think about is the these brakes on large rounds are hell on windows when fired in close proximity to them.

Such as over car or truck hoods and near house or shop windows.

I had a custom pick up a 30-378 Wby that I fitted with a Holland QD brake. I gave him the standard once thorugh of what not to do with the braked rifle such as shoot it over the hood of his truck.

He called me a week later and said I really knew my S___! He never believed a brake would hurt a truck windshield but he said from teh spider all over the passenger side of the windshield, obviously they can.

We really have no need to be shooting off a vehicle hood anyway!!

Good Shooting!!!

Kirby Allen(50)

[raider1v1]

how does the shooter feel it? im going to be directly behind it

and .308 isnt that big

[ 09-13-2004: Message edited by: raider1v1 ]