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To Muzzle Brake or not to Muzzle Brake
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<blockquote data-quote="woods" data-source="post: 449120" data-attributes="member: 6042"><p>Personally I don't like muzzle brakes much but realize their advantages. Presently only have one gun with sorta a muzzle brake that was cut into the barrel on a rebarrel on a 338RUM</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>really muzzle porting. That gun weighs 11# all up and I installed 2 recoil compensators in the stock</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>and it kicks like a 300 win mag and no one complains on the adjacent benches about blast.</p><p></p><p>I have had in the past 2 rifles with Briley Brakes</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/BRILEYMUZZLEBRAKE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>which look good and have the slots closest to the shooter slanted forward like you were talking about. The recoil reduction was not as much as on some other brakes but it was not as noisy and did not blow that puff of wind in your face like some do.</p><p></p><p>My 375 Ruger is a recoil monster but I had it made as a heavy gun with a #5 contour 24" barrel and a Knoxx stock which has a butt that compresses against a spring and really reduces the recoil</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><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1785.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>again like shooting a 300 win mag. Just need to make sure and get a scope with 6" eye relief.</p><p></p><p>I like being able to shoot in the field without worrying about ringing my ears if I don't have my protection on.</p><p></p><p>Just some ideas</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woods, post: 449120, member: 6042"] Personally I don't like muzzle brakes much but realize their advantages. Presently only have one gun with sorta a muzzle brake that was cut into the barrel on a rebarrel on a 338RUM [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/WestfallBrake.jpg[/IMG] really muzzle porting. That gun weighs 11# all up and I installed 2 recoil compensators in the stock [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN0573.jpg[/IMG] and it kicks like a 300 win mag and no one complains on the adjacent benches about blast. I have had in the past 2 rifles with Briley Brakes [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/BRILEYMUZZLEBRAKE.jpg[/IMG] which look good and have the slots closest to the shooter slanted forward like you were talking about. The recoil reduction was not as much as on some other brakes but it was not as noisy and did not blow that puff of wind in your face like some do. My 375 Ruger is a recoil monster but I had it made as a heavy gun with a #5 contour 24" barrel and a Knoxx stock which has a butt that compresses against a spring and really reduces the recoil [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1780.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/bwestfall/GUNS/DSCN1785.jpg[/IMG] again like shooting a 300 win mag. Just need to make sure and get a scope with 6" eye relief. I like being able to shoot in the field without worrying about ringing my ears if I don't have my protection on. Just some ideas [/QUOTE]
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