Ever had a rifle not shoot well with a brake?

[Bigeclipse]

I am curious if a brake ever ruined your rifle's accuracy? I know it can change a current accurate load you had, but from what I have read, a little tweak should get you back. Here my situation. I have a 28nosler rifle which came with a radial brake. I have been shooting Hornady factory ammo and was getting between .6-.75inch 3 shot groups. I ran out of the factory stuff which is ok because I planned on reloading for the rifle with nosler accubonds. The radial brake was only ok for recoil reduction but terrible for prone shooting and keeping the rifle on target so I put a Gen3 Little bastard brake on it. Now I finally decided to work up some loads. I have been using the Satterlee velocity node strategy for the past 3 rifles and it has worked out well so I decided to do the same with this rifle. I loaded up 12 rounds and shot. I found two flat plateaus for a velocity node but the upper one is at max and I don't like shooting max so I stuck to the lower. I then loaded up 4 rounds in the lower node and shot a 1.25 inch group. Not great so I decided to do the berger method at this charge weight to see if maybe it was a seating depth issue. ALL of the groups were terrible. The best was just about 1 inch, while the worst was almost 2 inches. Is this a sign this rifle may be a lemon or the brake is ruining things or should I move on to another bullet? I might be giving the hammer hunters a try because I heard they are supposedly easy to load for.

 

[fabricator21]

Did you shoot any factory ammo with the new brake?
My guess is your rifle just doesn't like that particular handload. typically the accubonds like a bit of a jump. I would take your most accurate power charge and work on seating depth

 

[Bigeclipse]

Did you shoot any factory ammo with the new brake?
My guess is your rifle just doesn't like that particular handload. typically the accubonds like a bit of a jump. I would take your most accurate power charge and work on seating depth

Unfortunately I do not have any factory loads left for the new brake. I tried .010, .050, 090, 130 jump with the velocity node charge and it didn't like any of them but maybe it just did not like the velocity node charge.

 

[L.Sherm]

What powder are you using, twist barrel, weight of bullet , primer, more info.

 

[Bigeclipse]

What powder are you using, twist barrel, weight of bullet , primer, more info.

H1000, 1-8twist barrel, 160 accubond, federal gold match magnum primer.

 

[Privi457]

Only because of bullet strikes.

 

[sedancowboy]

This is real simple pull the brake off and try a group if you suspect the brake or put the Radial back on. Is it a CA rifle? To answer your question no I have had several maybe 10 brakes put on and it never effected negatively accuracy. In fact they shoot better or at least I shoot them better.

 

[L.Sherm]

H1000, 1-8twist barrel, 160 accubond, federal gold match magnum primer.

With an 8 twist I would step up to a 180 class bullet and try CCI 250 primer lately I've been having better luck with the 250 vrs 215

 

[Bigeclipse]

With an 8 twist I would step up to a 180 class bullet and try CCI 250 primer lately I've been having better luck with the 250 vrs 215

I just ordered some 177 hammer hunters to give a try. Close enough to 180 class I hope.

 

[Bigeclipse]

This is real simple pull the brake off and try a group if you suspect the brake or put the Radial back on. Is it a CA rifle? To answer your question no I have had several maybe 10 brakes put on and it never effected negatively accuracy. In fact they shoot better or at least I shoot them better.

It is a hellscanyon longrange with McMillan stock

 

[long450]

Brakes change the barrel harmonics. Go to David Tubb's Superior Shooting website and look at tuning his brake.

 

[sedancowboy]

My 28 Nosler 1/8 twist likes the 175-195 class of bullets. You will be happy with the Hammers.

 

[Rem81]

Try Winchester magnum primer it cut my goup in half from cci250 in my 26 nosler!!!

 

[DJ Fergus]

If your barrel does indeed physically check out to be an 8 twist, then it's probably going to be less finicky with a 180 plus bullet. Try a 180 eld or a Berger hybrid that's 180 grains or heavier.