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<blockquote data-quote="308 nate" data-source="post: 121770" data-attributes="member: 1920"><p><strong>Re: SSG V Brake knew design tested</strong></p><p></p><p>I thought I would report that I installed the first "V" brake on a 7mm STW.</p><p>The 7mm STW was about a 7 lb gun (I'm guessing) and recoil was unbearable after 2-3 shots! A friend brought his rifle out about two weeks ago and I installed the brake and then we headed outside to try it out, so Steve chambers a round and pulls the trigger and to my surprise he didn't appear to move from the recoil /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif then with a grin on his face he hands me the gun and another round. So I loaded it up and away it went. Muzzle blast did not seem to be real bad in fact I didn't even feel the pressure change in my nostrals as with some very efficient brakes. In my excited state recoil seemed non existant, so then I give the gun back to Steve and he loads another round and tells me to watch the gun and see how much it moves. He holds the gun with two hands and not touching his shoulder and pulls the trigger. I was watching carefully and the rifle came back about 3/4 inch and the muzzle rose about 3/4 inch.</p><p>I believe Steve shot it a couple days later along side a .243 and was thinking the .243 kicked a little harder, so all in all this brake appears to be a success. I believe the load used was a 120gr. at over 3800 FPS.</p><p>FWIW</p><p>308nate</p><p>P.S Steve, feel free to add any info or correct any oversight on my part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="308 nate, post: 121770, member: 1920"] [b]Re: SSG V Brake knew design tested[/b] I thought I would report that I installed the first "V" brake on a 7mm STW. The 7mm STW was about a 7 lb gun (I'm guessing) and recoil was unbearable after 2-3 shots! A friend brought his rifle out about two weeks ago and I installed the brake and then we headed outside to try it out, so Steve chambers a round and pulls the trigger and to my surprise he didn't appear to move from the recoil [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] then with a grin on his face he hands me the gun and another round. So I loaded it up and away it went. Muzzle blast did not seem to be real bad in fact I didn't even feel the pressure change in my nostrals as with some very efficient brakes. In my excited state recoil seemed non existant, so then I give the gun back to Steve and he loads another round and tells me to watch the gun and see how much it moves. He holds the gun with two hands and not touching his shoulder and pulls the trigger. I was watching carefully and the rifle came back about 3/4 inch and the muzzle rose about 3/4 inch. I believe Steve shot it a couple days later along side a .243 and was thinking the .243 kicked a little harder, so all in all this brake appears to be a success. I believe the load used was a 120gr. at over 3800 FPS. FWIW 308nate P.S Steve, feel free to add any info or correct any oversight on my part. [/QUOTE]
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