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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Backus" data-source="post: 1217638" data-attributes="member: 22127"><p>This was the detailed response I got from the LabRadar distributor regarding brakes. </p><p></p><p>We too receive a lot of questions about muzzle brakes. The problem is that there are so many designs and calibers it is difficult to cover them all.</p><p></p><p>The Little Bastard and Fat Bastard Brakes are terrible. They must be very efficient though. I have attached a few photos that customers have sent me to explain. Feel free to share them. A few people have put the brake too close and it impacts the radar so hard it shakes the battery connection loose. I tell people that they have $600 sitting on the table and to start conservatively.</p><p></p><p>We are thinking about some better drawings for the next manual to help with these questions.</p><p></p><p>Here is what we tell people:</p><p></p><p>If your muzzle brake has a 90 degree discharge place your muzzle 8 inches or more in front (down range) of the radar as shown on page 13 of the manual.</p><p></p><p>If your muzzle brake has a rearward discharge you have a couple of choices:</p><p></p><p>1. Place your radar close, within 6 inches of the barrel and back down the barrel near the front of the scope. This should be out of the direct blast of the brake.</p><p></p><p>2. If the brake does not have ANY 90 degree ports they can position the Labradar 12 inches to the side of the muzzle. This allows all the blast to go behind their Labradar. Since some brakes have 90 and angular ports this will not work for them so they should use method #1.</p><p></p><p>3. Place Labradar on a tripod and tilt the radar so it is now on its side, directly above the bore. See the attached photos.</p><p></p><p>4. Place a couple of cement blocks between the Labradar and the muzzle, angle the cement blocks to help deflect the blast. See photos.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://lrhmag.com/images/338-above-barrel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://lrhmag.com/images/50-cal-with-bricks.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://lrhmag.com/images/50-cal-with-brick.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Backus, post: 1217638, member: 22127"] This was the detailed response I got from the LabRadar distributor regarding brakes. We too receive a lot of questions about muzzle brakes. The problem is that there are so many designs and calibers it is difficult to cover them all. The Little Bastard and Fat Bastard Brakes are terrible. They must be very efficient though. I have attached a few photos that customers have sent me to explain. Feel free to share them. A few people have put the brake too close and it impacts the radar so hard it shakes the battery connection loose. I tell people that they have $600 sitting on the table and to start conservatively. We are thinking about some better drawings for the next manual to help with these questions. Here is what we tell people: If your muzzle brake has a 90 degree discharge place your muzzle 8 inches or more in front (down range) of the radar as shown on page 13 of the manual. If your muzzle brake has a rearward discharge you have a couple of choices: 1. Place your radar close, within 6 inches of the barrel and back down the barrel near the front of the scope. This should be out of the direct blast of the brake. 2. If the brake does not have ANY 90 degree ports they can position the Labradar 12 inches to the side of the muzzle. This allows all the blast to go behind their Labradar. Since some brakes have 90 and angular ports this will not work for them so they should use method #1. 3. Place Labradar on a tripod and tilt the radar so it is now on its side, directly above the bore. See the attached photos. 4. Place a couple of cement blocks between the Labradar and the muzzle, angle the cement blocks to help deflect the blast. See photos. [IMG]http://lrhmag.com/images/338-above-barrel.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://lrhmag.com/images/50-cal-with-bricks.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://lrhmag.com/images/50-cal-with-brick.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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