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Muzzle brake for 300 Weatherby Mark V
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<blockquote data-quote="VenatusDominus" data-source="post: 3072820" data-attributes="member: 117869"><p>I have a 300 Weatherby Mark V synthetic stock with a slim 24" barrel I purchased new in 1991. In Dec 2020 I sent it to the factory to have the muzzle threaded for a brake (total cost with shipping was $241.92, that included the factory brake and a screw-on thread cover for use when the brake is off the gun). The slim barrel required 1/2x28 threads. I had to purchase the factory radial brake to not void the factory accuracy warranty. As soon as I received the rifle back from the factory, I swapped the factory brake with the PA Hypertap below. The Weatherby break is rated at 54% recoil reduction and the PA Hypertap is rated at 84% recoil reduction.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><div style="text-align: left"><a href="https://op.0ps.us/hyyr5b/376632772f315a726e4d482f4c73444643" target="_blank"><br /> [ATTACH=full]558896[/ATTACH]</a></div> </td><td><div style="text-align: left"><a href="https://op.0ps.us/hyyr5b/376632772f315a726e4d482f4c73444643" target="_blank">1 x Precision Armament HYPERTAP Muzzle Brake Slim 7.62mm/.308Cal, 1/2-28, Black, 7.62mm/.308, A04614</a></div> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p></p><p>I spent 6 months working up hand loads for the gun and could never get it to group less than 1.5" at 100 yards with the Hypertap. The felt recoil reduction was in the range they claimed at 84%. I put the factory brake back on and the felt recoil was greater, but about what Weatherby claimed at 54%. Yeah, the radial brake is not ideal when shooting prone, but with the factory brake the gun regularly shoots 0.3" groups at 100 yards, providing I do my part. The Hypertap brake is definitely better at mitigating recoil, but the loss in accuracy was not an acceptable trade-off for me. With the Weatherby brake, the gun is now enjoyable to shoot and still very accurate. Plus the factory brake matches my blued barrel perfectly in diameter and finish, and unless you look very closely, you would think the barrel is ported and not that there is a screw-on brake attached. I think the size/weight of the Hypertap was just too much mass at the end of a very slim barrel, causing it to amplify barrel harmonics and whip about, adversely affecting accuracy.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]558901[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VenatusDominus, post: 3072820, member: 117869"] I have a 300 Weatherby Mark V synthetic stock with a slim 24" barrel I purchased new in 1991. In Dec 2020 I sent it to the factory to have the muzzle threaded for a brake (total cost with shipping was $241.92, that included the factory brake and a screw-on thread cover for use when the brake is off the gun). The slim barrel required 1/2x28 threads. I had to purchase the factory radial brake to not void the factory accuracy warranty. As soon as I received the rifle back from the factory, I swapped the factory brake with the PA Hypertap below. The Weatherby break is rated at 54% recoil reduction and the PA Hypertap is rated at 84% recoil reduction. [TABLE] [TR] [TD][TABLE] [TR] [TD][LEFT][URL='https://op.0ps.us/hyyr5b/376632772f315a726e4d482f4c73444643'] [ATTACH type="full" alt="Precision Armament HYPERTAP Muzzle Brake Slim 7.62mm/.308Cal, 1/2-28, Black, 7.62mm/.308, A04614"]558896[/ATTACH][/URL][/LEFT][/TD] [TD][LEFT][URL='https://op.0ps.us/hyyr5b/376632772f315a726e4d482f4c73444643']1 x Precision Armament HYPERTAP Muzzle Brake Slim 7.62mm/.308Cal, 1/2-28, Black, 7.62mm/.308, A04614[/URL][/LEFT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I spent 6 months working up hand loads for the gun and could never get it to group less than 1.5" at 100 yards with the Hypertap. The felt recoil reduction was in the range they claimed at 84%. I put the factory brake back on and the felt recoil was greater, but about what Weatherby claimed at 54%. Yeah, the radial brake is not ideal when shooting prone, but with the factory brake the gun regularly shoots 0.3" groups at 100 yards, providing I do my part. The Hypertap brake is definitely better at mitigating recoil, but the loss in accuracy was not an acceptable trade-off for me. With the Weatherby brake, the gun is now enjoyable to shoot and still very accurate. Plus the factory brake matches my blued barrel perfectly in diameter and finish, and unless you look very closely, you would think the barrel is ported and not that there is a screw-on brake attached. I think the size/weight of the Hypertap was just too much mass at the end of a very slim barrel, causing it to amplify barrel harmonics and whip about, adversely affecting accuracy. [ATTACH type="full" alt="63434450408__3E642EC1-50E0-4A43-A3B2-2D663DECEE5A.jpg"]558901[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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