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Muzzle Breaks, Whats Your Take
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 872996" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>It's the 20th century. We have antibiotics for bacterial infections, seat belts, air bags and now muzzle brakes for recoil reduction. I embrace both. Nothing cool about getting beat up by a rifle to the point you can't use it anymore. Thanks to a muzzle brake I can use a 300 Weatherby to shoot squirrels and let kids shoot my 338 Lapua. I have brakes on everything now. I think they look cool. </p><p> </p><p>I stay away from brakes with ports aiming down to eliminate any dust kickup.</p><p> </p><p>Benefits of a real brake.</p><p>Reduced recoil. Allows guys that are recoil sensitive to use more effective calibers. Like a 338WM instead of a .243 for moose.</p><p>Spot my own shots.</p><p>Quicker recovery if multiple targets.</p><p>I can shoot as much as I want rather than as much as I can stand.</p><p>Added mass at the muzzle helps accuracy</p><p>Less muzzle blast to blow over my chronograph.</p><p>Less sound down range confuses animals as to my location. I get more squirrels.</p><p>Gets me privacy at a crowded range.</p><p>Important crown protection should I ever drop my rifle muzzle down.</p><p>Must wear hearing protection. All shooting causes hearing damage. Being forced to insert an earplug preserves what I have left.</p><p>Side ported only brakes kick up less dust than a rifle with no brake at all.</p><p> </p><p>Con's</p><p>Must wear hearing protection. I guess. Without a brake I thought I was safe from the occasional shot but now at 49 I can't hardly hear in a crowded room and have to rewind movies a bit to hear what was said.</p><p> </p><p>Adds a little length and weight to the barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 872996, member: 1290"] It's the 20th century. We have antibiotics for bacterial infections, seat belts, air bags and now muzzle brakes for recoil reduction. I embrace both. Nothing cool about getting beat up by a rifle to the point you can't use it anymore. Thanks to a muzzle brake I can use a 300 Weatherby to shoot squirrels and let kids shoot my 338 Lapua. I have brakes on everything now. I think they look cool. I stay away from brakes with ports aiming down to eliminate any dust kickup. Benefits of a real brake. Reduced recoil. Allows guys that are recoil sensitive to use more effective calibers. Like a 338WM instead of a .243 for moose. Spot my own shots. Quicker recovery if multiple targets. I can shoot as much as I want rather than as much as I can stand. Added mass at the muzzle helps accuracy Less muzzle blast to blow over my chronograph. Less sound down range confuses animals as to my location. I get more squirrels. Gets me privacy at a crowded range. Important crown protection should I ever drop my rifle muzzle down. Must wear hearing protection. All shooting causes hearing damage. Being forced to insert an earplug preserves what I have left. Side ported only brakes kick up less dust than a rifle with no brake at all. Con's Must wear hearing protection. I guess. Without a brake I thought I was safe from the occasional shot but now at 49 I can't hardly hear in a crowded room and have to rewind movies a bit to hear what was said. Adds a little length and weight to the barrel. [/QUOTE]
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