ramrod79
Well-Known Member
Good evening I have a topic maybe some of you can help me out with and it's breaks.
I'm not a stranger to muzzle breaks and have ran a few different styles and we all know that with out ear plugs they can be sharp on ears. This latest build is a 338 Sherman Short Mag witch I had build on all Canadian parts. The only thing that I was Going to get ordered in was a MBM break for it but at last minute the gun smith had another smith from Saskatchewan that makes his own breaks offer a 4 port that fit the bill so I said to install it.
Now during the last year with this outfit I have always had my hearing protection in and break is effective letting me shoot all day and spot my shots. This season I let a buddy shoot his cow elk with my rifle and while spotting I unknowingly left my ear plugs out ,and well it was not a sharp noise like normal, and I paid it no attention at all until later when I realized that I had not ear plugs in. This past week I took a WT buck, and it all happened really fast and again had no time for ear plugs although I had ear flaps of hat down, and again this thing is quiet!!
So I guess does this mean my break is not as efficient as it should be because of how quiet it is? Should I try another brand to see if there is a difference could I be absorbing more recoil than needed due to a not so efficient break? I mean I'm shouting 230 bullets at 2900 ft/sec, and this thing is a kitty cat to shoot my kid shoots it has no issues either.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
The gun will be going back to smith this winter so have my switch barrel installed and I will be using a MBM break this time on the second barrel but it will be in a 6.5 PRC so not much comparison in recoil between the two.
I'm not a stranger to muzzle breaks and have ran a few different styles and we all know that with out ear plugs they can be sharp on ears. This latest build is a 338 Sherman Short Mag witch I had build on all Canadian parts. The only thing that I was Going to get ordered in was a MBM break for it but at last minute the gun smith had another smith from Saskatchewan that makes his own breaks offer a 4 port that fit the bill so I said to install it.
Now during the last year with this outfit I have always had my hearing protection in and break is effective letting me shoot all day and spot my shots. This season I let a buddy shoot his cow elk with my rifle and while spotting I unknowingly left my ear plugs out ,and well it was not a sharp noise like normal, and I paid it no attention at all until later when I realized that I had not ear plugs in. This past week I took a WT buck, and it all happened really fast and again had no time for ear plugs although I had ear flaps of hat down, and again this thing is quiet!!
So I guess does this mean my break is not as efficient as it should be because of how quiet it is? Should I try another brand to see if there is a difference could I be absorbing more recoil than needed due to a not so efficient break? I mean I'm shouting 230 bullets at 2900 ft/sec, and this thing is a kitty cat to shoot my kid shoots it has no issues either.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
The gun will be going back to smith this winter so have my switch barrel installed and I will be using a MBM break this time on the second barrel but it will be in a 6.5 PRC so not much comparison in recoil between the two.