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Muzzle brake question
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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1245480" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>The Vias kicks the sound out to the front and in 360 deg top, bottom, sides of the brake there is little to no discernable increase in sound to the shooter because he's behind it. Get out in front or to either side a few feet and that equation changes dramatically.</p><p></p><p>It offers little or no reduction in muzzle flip because it cannot do due to the ports on the bottom that add to it rather than reducing it. That is somewhat offset by the rest of the ports on the top leaving you effectively with no change in muzzle flip by using it.</p><p></p><p>What I was specifically referring to however was this statement. There are a great many brakes on the market that do a better job of directing the blast and sound away from the shooter.</p><p></p><p>At the same time some of the very most effective brakes at reducing felt recoil direct much of the blast back towards the shooter. The JP tank brake is one good example and the Miculek is another. Anytime you shoot them you want to be wearing double ear protection as well as eye protection.</p><p></p><p>The vias is a decent little cheap brake that gives some reduction of recoil and that's about it. There are many much better designed brakes on the market many of which can be bought for under a hundred dollars and a decent gunsmith can install and properly time them for you in less than a half hour.</p><p></p><p>If I remember right the last rifles I had the NWPMB installed on I took in four all together and the bill including media blasting to match them to the rifles they were mounted on was about 125.00 and the other timed brakes can be installed just as easily anc cheaply in most cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1245480, member: 30902"] The Vias kicks the sound out to the front and in 360 deg top, bottom, sides of the brake there is little to no discernable increase in sound to the shooter because he's behind it. Get out in front or to either side a few feet and that equation changes dramatically. It offers little or no reduction in muzzle flip because it cannot do due to the ports on the bottom that add to it rather than reducing it. That is somewhat offset by the rest of the ports on the top leaving you effectively with no change in muzzle flip by using it. What I was specifically referring to however was this statement. There are a great many brakes on the market that do a better job of directing the blast and sound away from the shooter. At the same time some of the very most effective brakes at reducing felt recoil direct much of the blast back towards the shooter. The JP tank brake is one good example and the Miculek is another. Anytime you shoot them you want to be wearing double ear protection as well as eye protection. The vias is a decent little cheap brake that gives some reduction of recoil and that's about it. There are many much better designed brakes on the market many of which can be bought for under a hundred dollars and a decent gunsmith can install and properly time them for you in less than a half hour. If I remember right the last rifles I had the NWPMB installed on I took in four all together and the bill including media blasting to match them to the rifles they were mounted on was about 125.00 and the other timed brakes can be installed just as easily anc cheaply in most cases. [/QUOTE]
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