Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
muzzlebreak noise in the field?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jim See" data-source="post: 977110" data-attributes="member: 69519"><p>Muzzle Brake noise in the field can be a problem, by design some brakes transfer more noise to the shooter than others. The old saying that if the brake is not loud than it is not effective is not really true. (A suppressor is both quite and reduces recoil at the same time.) When the concept for the Muscle brake was given to me by Neal Cooper I design the brake around 2 features, look appealing and reduce the blast/concussion effect to the shooter. I have done the same thing with my new design in the Blast Tamer brake.</p><p> </p><p>The biggest thing to consider if you ever think it would be ok to touch one off with a braked gun and no hearing protection, is your surroundings that may refract sound/ blast back to you. I know a fellow who ruptured an ear drum with a no brake 308. he pulled the trigger standing next to a rock wall and the sound refraction ruptured his drum in that ear closest to the rock wall. Shooting from a structure can cause a similar increase in sound/shock wave.</p><p> </p><p>I have on occasion fired some of my braked guns with-out hearing protection. Under conditions of snow covered ground in a relatively open areas, I really could not tell the difference to a non braked gun. In wooded areas tree trunks will reflect sound and I have had even non braked guns ring my ears in wooded areas.</p><p> </p><p> At the age of 44 and having fired over 50,000 rounds of center fire ammo I have become very cautious of my hearing. Get a pair of ESP hearing protection and you will hear the animals and not the gun. I have come to the point where I will plug up for non-braked guns when hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim See, post: 977110, member: 69519"] Muzzle Brake noise in the field can be a problem, by design some brakes transfer more noise to the shooter than others. The old saying that if the brake is not loud than it is not effective is not really true. (A suppressor is both quite and reduces recoil at the same time.) When the concept for the Muscle brake was given to me by Neal Cooper I design the brake around 2 features, look appealing and reduce the blast/concussion effect to the shooter. I have done the same thing with my new design in the Blast Tamer brake. The biggest thing to consider if you ever think it would be ok to touch one off with a braked gun and no hearing protection, is your surroundings that may refract sound/ blast back to you. I know a fellow who ruptured an ear drum with a no brake 308. he pulled the trigger standing next to a rock wall and the sound refraction ruptured his drum in that ear closest to the rock wall. Shooting from a structure can cause a similar increase in sound/shock wave. I have on occasion fired some of my braked guns with-out hearing protection. Under conditions of snow covered ground in a relatively open areas, I really could not tell the difference to a non braked gun. In wooded areas tree trunks will reflect sound and I have had even non braked guns ring my ears in wooded areas. At the age of 44 and having fired over 50,000 rounds of center fire ammo I have become very cautious of my hearing. Get a pair of ESP hearing protection and you will hear the animals and not the gun. I have come to the point where I will plug up for non-braked guns when hunting. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Hunting
Long Range Hunting & Shooting
muzzlebreak noise in the field?
Top