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Muzzle brake question
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1248247" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Offer a muzzle brake with 5/8-24 threads, with a smaller than .30 cal. exit hole, and some do-it-yourselfer, who hasn't 'thought it through', will screw it onto their AR 10 and try to squeeze a .308 bullet through an exit hole that is smaller than .30 caliber with dramatic results. I've had rifles come into my shop with barrels that were cut with a die, by hand with/without the "alinement tool" without the use of a lathe. Why would anyone stick something inside of the muzzle of a barrel that might damage the rifling? I've even seen one that was threaded with a Rigid 1/8" pipe die and ratchet. It's one of the best ways I can think of to need to shorten your barrel by an inch or so. There's no substitute for lathe cutting threads for a muzzle brake. Now, you've had two working gunsmiths tell you "this is not a good idea".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1248247, member: 24284"] Offer a muzzle brake with 5/8-24 threads, with a smaller than .30 cal. exit hole, and some do-it-yourselfer, who hasn't 'thought it through', will screw it onto their AR 10 and try to squeeze a .308 bullet through an exit hole that is smaller than .30 caliber with dramatic results. I've had rifles come into my shop with barrels that were cut with a die, by hand with/without the "alinement tool" without the use of a lathe. Why would anyone stick something inside of the muzzle of a barrel that might damage the rifling? I've even seen one that was threaded with a Rigid 1/8" pipe die and ratchet. It's one of the best ways I can think of to need to shorten your barrel by an inch or so. There's no substitute for lathe cutting threads for a muzzle brake. Now, you've had two working gunsmiths tell you "this is not a good idea". [/QUOTE]
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