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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 872956" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>My opinion, might smell to some</p><p></p><p>Muzzle brakes - they SUCK </p><p></p><p>Too loud and will harm your hearing (and anyone else's close) unless you are wearing hearing protection which I don't like to wear in the field</p><p></p><p>Blast back will throw dirt and dust back in your face when shooting prone or paper off your bench</p><p></p><p>Blast will take the paint off your hood or bench (not that I have ever done that but have heard of it)</p><p></p><p>They collect crap and are hard to clean</p><p></p><p>FUGLY</p><p></p><p></p><p>My solutions have been to get 26" barrels in all calibers that recoil is not a problems up to 300 win mag. Those I can shoot in the field and not even get any ringing in my ears, don't even remember hearing the shot. Now 24" is OK but at 22" the muzzle blast starts and that is as bad as a muzzle brake. A 20" barrel can be deafening. A 20" or 22" barrel with a muzzle brake will clear several benches on either side of you at the range.</p><p></p><p>In calibers where I find recoil to be less tolerable I have used other solutions. In my 338RUM I had an integral port put on a 26" #5 contour barrel</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/WestfallBrake.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and installed recoil reducers in the butt stock (pic shows one being acraglassed in)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN0573.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2 of the mechanical ones, not the mercury ones. The rifle is heavy now at 12# but kicks like a 30-06 and is not loud</p><p></p><p>On my 375 Ruger I went with a 24" #5 contour and a recoil reducing stock</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1785.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1780.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It is also heavy but recoils like a 300 win mag. For a 270 gr bullet at 2850 fps that is not bad</p><p></p><p></p><p>Others will have different opinions and that is OK, it takes all kinds to fill the freeway</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 872956, member: 6042"] My opinion, might smell to some Muzzle brakes - they SUCK Too loud and will harm your hearing (and anyone else's close) unless you are wearing hearing protection which I don't like to wear in the field Blast back will throw dirt and dust back in your face when shooting prone or paper off your bench Blast will take the paint off your hood or bench (not that I have ever done that but have heard of it) They collect crap and are hard to clean FUGLY My solutions have been to get 26" barrels in all calibers that recoil is not a problems up to 300 win mag. Those I can shoot in the field and not even get any ringing in my ears, don't even remember hearing the shot. Now 24" is OK but at 22" the muzzle blast starts and that is as bad as a muzzle brake. A 20" barrel can be deafening. A 20" or 22" barrel with a muzzle brake will clear several benches on either side of you at the range. In calibers where I find recoil to be less tolerable I have used other solutions. In my 338RUM I had an integral port put on a 26" #5 contour barrel [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/WestfallBrake.jpg[/IMG] and installed recoil reducers in the butt stock (pic shows one being acraglassed in) [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN0573.jpg[/IMG] 2 of the mechanical ones, not the mercury ones. The rifle is heavy now at 12# but kicks like a 30-06 and is not loud On my 375 Ruger I went with a 24" #5 contour and a recoil reducing stock [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1785.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1780.jpg[/IMG] It is also heavy but recoils like a 300 win mag. For a 270 gr bullet at 2850 fps that is not bad Others will have different opinions and that is OK, it takes all kinds to fill the freeway [/QUOTE]
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