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Bullet strike
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<blockquote data-quote="Sevy" data-source="post: 1523911" data-attributes="member: 95968"><p>I have first hand experience with bullet strike on a muzzle brake. I am not a Smith so didn't do the work myself. I took my rifle and a brake to a "smith". He called a few days later and did it's done and I could come get it. I show up and he says I dont owe him any money because he marred the barrel by spinning it in the lathe. I'm the type that I still paid him because he still did me a service by threading and installing the brake. And it is a hunting gun and looks aren't the world to me. So I remount the scope and head to the range where I boresighted and shot at 50 yards to get close ish. It would not group. So I moved the target to 20 feet. Still couldn't find any consistency, and I know it grouped good before this work. So frustrated I went home and removed the brake to inspect and found copper shavings and chunks taken out of the end of the brake. Excellent! I tried to save a buck by going to a guy that I knew could be iffy but he seemed mostly legit. Instead it cost me a bunch more because of the bill from the reputable second Smith that I should have went to in the first place. Luckily none was injured and the only hurt was my pocketbook. I learned a valuable lesson from it though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sevy, post: 1523911, member: 95968"] I have first hand experience with bullet strike on a muzzle brake. I am not a Smith so didn't do the work myself. I took my rifle and a brake to a "smith". He called a few days later and did it's done and I could come get it. I show up and he says I dont owe him any money because he marred the barrel by spinning it in the lathe. I'm the type that I still paid him because he still did me a service by threading and installing the brake. And it is a hunting gun and looks aren't the world to me. So I remount the scope and head to the range where I boresighted and shot at 50 yards to get close ish. It would not group. So I moved the target to 20 feet. Still couldn't find any consistency, and I know it grouped good before this work. So frustrated I went home and removed the brake to inspect and found copper shavings and chunks taken out of the end of the brake. Excellent! I tried to save a buck by going to a guy that I knew could be iffy but he seemed mostly legit. Instead it cost me a bunch more because of the bill from the reputable second Smith that I should have went to in the first place. Luckily none was injured and the only hurt was my pocketbook. I learned a valuable lesson from it though. [/QUOTE]
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