Suppressor/muzzle brake

Does anyone have a suppressor with a muzzle brake and do they work?

Hal

You talking about a qd muzzle brake adapter?

If so, the brake with no can will reduce recoil a bit, but when the can is attached the brake acts like a blast diverter to help reduce wear on the suppressors first baffle in the blast chamber.

I think OP is talking about a muzzle brake end cap on the end of a supressor, not on the adapter inside but I may be wrong.

I have an omega 300 with one, I think it works on larger cartridges. I wouldn't make it too big of a purchasing decision.

I have the Dead Air Nomad TI with the E-Brake and it definitely makes a noticeable difference on my 6.5 PRC. I tested both the plain can and the E-Brake by switching them back and forth on mine and my brothers rifles and we both agreed that the E-Brake made enough of a difference to warrant the added length and weight.

Well, not mine but several good friends use suppressors on their .50BMG rifles which have 4-port brakes on the front and without the brake the rifle is a good bit less pleasant to shoot. Without quite a lot of gas volume (like you'd get from a belted magnum or bigger cartriddge) and a relatively small and/or inefficient suppressor I don't think you'd have enough reactant mass to make a brake on the front of a suppressor much more than cool looking. Any gas that strikes the brake will help reduce recoil but it's a question of how fast it hits the brake and how much gas we're talking about. Suppressors cool gasses and slow them down so the less effective the suppressor at doing one or both of those things the more likely you'll notice the brake on the front.

I have the Omega 300 with brake, but so far have only been using it on .223/5.56, 6mm CM, and .300 BO firearms. I just purchased a Bravo end cap so I could remove my brake, because it is supposed to give me a few extra dB reduction. I really don't think the brake on the end does much from what I'm shooting.

I can tell you there is no noticeable difference in recoil or muzzle rise between the Creedmoor shooting 105 Hornady Black with the brake or the cap. I still put plugs of muffs on to shoot the CM and other supersonic rounds so I can't tell you the difference in dB rate. Subsonic .300 BO sounds like a springer air rifle until those heavy bullets strike steel down range.

A good friend of mine has a harvester with the brake on the end. Compared to my cans without, I don't think it really does a whole lot. We have nearly identical rifles and his harvester is equal to my rugged can as far as recoil is concerned.

Thanks for the information.

Hal

Had the Tikka altralite 30-06 threaded for a Gemtech brake/adapter and put on a quick detatch Gemtech the one suppressor.
The mule still kicks a little but it does manage it enough to enjoy shooting it off the bench.
The 223 has just the flash adapter and the Grendel also has a brake adapter. The Grendel goes 12+ lbs so recoil in not an issue but man is it sweet with the can!
One suppressor is shared between the 223,6.5 Grendel, 300 BO AND 30-06.....We dont mind shareing and I only shoot one at a time anyway.
To get back to your question it helps with the Gemtech setup BUT the next suppressor will be a Thunderbeast altra 9 and brake setup. My hunting partner has his Sako 300WM set up with a altra 9 and you could shoot it off you nose! Its that effective at recoil and very quiet behind the gun.