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Can switching muzzle brakes change muzzle velocity??
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1232145" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>This has turned into quite a discussion, (I like it because it gets people to thinking). </p><p></p><p>I under the smoking brain, (I had the same condition at one time). also when I started testing</p><p>I bought and tested all of the premium muzzle brakes I could find. I used many of them and wanted to see if it was a waste of time to try and improve on them, so there was a good comparison.</p><p></p><p>As stated early in this thread. ALL MUZZLE BRAKES WORK THERE BEST ON ONE CARTRIDGE.</p><p>they Will not produce there best on every cartridge. (The reason is the amount of gas they have to deal with. and there design.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the cartridge and load, A 4 port may work better than a 5 port of the same brand with the same port size. for the smaller cartridges, the 4port is probably the best choice. But for the biggest cartridges the 5 port should handle more gas so it would be the most likely to perform.</p><p></p><p>In Hatchers Notes, he mentions trying up to 9 ports to see if there was a perfect number and discovered that somewhere between 4 and 5 ports of the correct size produced the best results.(Optimum). Kind of like barrel length.</p><p></p><p>I know it is frustrating but Just because a brake works well on one rifle, doesn't mean it will work well on another. This is where tuning for a specific cartridge comes in. So with the aftermarket brakes being identical in there design, there is no way they will produce there best on all rifles/loads</p><p></p><p>Tuning can only be done on a custom built brake and therefore is impractical. even if the manufacture Made brakes for each cartridge, The re loader would have to match the factory load to get the best performance.</p><p></p><p>So, If one brake doesn't work as well on one rifle as it does on another, don't be surprised. There are many things that can effect the performance Plus or Minus.</p><p></p><p>There will always be theories and beliefs about how brakes work . Only testing will prove how they actually work. so don't beat your self up buy a brake and try it, If you like it Be happy. If you don't try another.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1232145, member: 2736"] This has turned into quite a discussion, (I like it because it gets people to thinking). I under the smoking brain, (I had the same condition at one time). also when I started testing I bought and tested all of the premium muzzle brakes I could find. I used many of them and wanted to see if it was a waste of time to try and improve on them, so there was a good comparison. As stated early in this thread. ALL MUZZLE BRAKES WORK THERE BEST ON ONE CARTRIDGE. they Will not produce there best on every cartridge. (The reason is the amount of gas they have to deal with. and there design. Depending on the cartridge and load, A 4 port may work better than a 5 port of the same brand with the same port size. for the smaller cartridges, the 4port is probably the best choice. But for the biggest cartridges the 5 port should handle more gas so it would be the most likely to perform. In Hatchers Notes, he mentions trying up to 9 ports to see if there was a perfect number and discovered that somewhere between 4 and 5 ports of the correct size produced the best results.(Optimum). Kind of like barrel length. I know it is frustrating but Just because a brake works well on one rifle, doesn't mean it will work well on another. This is where tuning for a specific cartridge comes in. So with the aftermarket brakes being identical in there design, there is no way they will produce there best on all rifles/loads Tuning can only be done on a custom built brake and therefore is impractical. even if the manufacture Made brakes for each cartridge, The re loader would have to match the factory load to get the best performance. So, If one brake doesn't work as well on one rifle as it does on another, don't be surprised. There are many things that can effect the performance Plus or Minus. There will always be theories and beliefs about how brakes work . Only testing will prove how they actually work. so don't beat your self up buy a brake and try it, If you like it Be happy. If you don't try another. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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