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Muzzle Break Question?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1218874" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>Gentelmen,</p><p></p><p>I also made a recoil slide to test free <strong>recoil travel</strong>. The part that hold the rifle weighs three or four pounds. I would have to go to the barn to get it and will weigh it another time. The most significant thing I discovered, with all things being equal, was if the hole through the center of the brake was close to bullet diameter it reduced recoil more than one with the larger hole. Also thicker brakes work better than thinner brakes. Another thing that proved to be better was holes or slots angled toward the rear rather than the front. I have several tests, but will only present the angled info. The slots are angled about 15 degrees. I fired three shots to get the average.</p><p></p><p>Without a brake: </p><p>14 7/8"</p><p>14 5/16"</p><p>14 5/16"</p><p>Average - 14 ½"</p><p></p><p>With the brake installed so the ports angled toward the front: </p><p>4 5/8"</p><p>4 7/8"</p><p>4 7/8"</p><p>Average - 4 13/16"</p><p>reduction – 66.8%</p><p></p><p>With the brake installed so the ports angled toward the rear:</p><p>3"</p><p>3 ¼"</p><p>3 5/16"</p><p>Average - 3 3/16"</p><p>Reduction – 78%</p><p></p><p>The rifle weighs 5 lb 10oz without rings and scope. The average velocity for the eighty-five grain G.S.Custom bullets was slightly over 3,800 feet per second. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff364/RichCoyle/003_zps3832e37d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1218874, member: 70559"] Gentelmen, I also made a recoil slide to test free [B]recoil travel[/B]. The part that hold the rifle weighs three or four pounds. I would have to go to the barn to get it and will weigh it another time. The most significant thing I discovered, with all things being equal, was if the hole through the center of the brake was close to bullet diameter it reduced recoil more than one with the larger hole. Also thicker brakes work better than thinner brakes. Another thing that proved to be better was holes or slots angled toward the rear rather than the front. I have several tests, but will only present the angled info. The slots are angled about 15 degrees. I fired three shots to get the average. Without a brake: 14 7/8” 14 5/16” 14 5/16” Average - 14 ½” With the brake installed so the ports angled toward the front: 4 5/8” 4 7/8” 4 7/8” Average - 4 13/16” reduction – 66.8% With the brake installed so the ports angled toward the rear: 3” 3 ¼” 3 5/16” Average - 3 3/16” Reduction – 78% The rifle weighs 5 lb 10oz without rings and scope. The average velocity for the eighty-five grain G.S.Custom bullets was slightly over 3,800 feet per second. [IMG]http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff364/RichCoyle/003_zps3832e37d.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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