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Muzzle brake on a 300 Win Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="BigXX78" data-source="post: 772704" data-attributes="member: 64654"><p>I had a muzzle brake on my first .300 WM, a Savage 110 with factory porting, I bought in '95. When shooting at a range one day, I noticed everyone else had stopped shooting, and they were all looking at me wondering what sort of cannon I was firing. The blast from that thing would blow light weight objects off neighboring shooting tables. I had bought that gun new because it was a great price, and I'd always wanted a .300 WM, not because of the porting. I used to have to wear ear plugs and muffs together to get full relief from the noise of that thing. I realized if I ever shot it even once in a hunting situation, without ear protection, it would probably do ear damage, if only for a day or two (which probably means long-term cumulative ear damage too). I was so relieved a couple of years later when I found a gun shop that gave me an even swap for a new Savage 111 with no porting/break. I'd much rather have the recoil of a .458 Lott than those loud blasts! My 111 .300 prints clover leaves with cheap, Federal Power Shok 180 gr. loads. I'll never get another gun with a brake/porting.</p><p></p><p>I grew up shooting 12 gauge slugs for deer from the time I was 12, from an 870 with no recoil pad. I had thought that kind of recoil was just the way guns were. I remember the first time shooting a friend's .30-'06 when I was a teen. He said, "Watch out. It kicks real hard." I just laughed with much relief after I shot it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigXX78, post: 772704, member: 64654"] I had a muzzle brake on my first .300 WM, a Savage 110 with factory porting, I bought in '95. When shooting at a range one day, I noticed everyone else had stopped shooting, and they were all looking at me wondering what sort of cannon I was firing. The blast from that thing would blow light weight objects off neighboring shooting tables. I had bought that gun new because it was a great price, and I'd always wanted a .300 WM, not because of the porting. I used to have to wear ear plugs and muffs together to get full relief from the noise of that thing. I realized if I ever shot it even once in a hunting situation, without ear protection, it would probably do ear damage, if only for a day or two (which probably means long-term cumulative ear damage too). I was so relieved a couple of years later when I found a gun shop that gave me an even swap for a new Savage 111 with no porting/break. I'd much rather have the recoil of a .458 Lott than those loud blasts! My 111 .300 prints clover leaves with cheap, Federal Power Shok 180 gr. loads. I'll never get another gun with a brake/porting. I grew up shooting 12 gauge slugs for deer from the time I was 12, from an 870 with no recoil pad. I had thought that kind of recoil was just the way guns were. I remember the first time shooting a friend's .30-'06 when I was a teen. He said, "Watch out. It kicks real hard." I just laughed with much relief after I shot it. :D [/QUOTE]
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