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To muzzle break or not to muzzle break
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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 1725335" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>I have brakes on my big powder burners, which for me, is my .300WinMag and .270 Allen Magnum. I do not take them off, except for cleaning.</p><p>Some will say the .300WinMag doesn't need a brake but recoil is subjective. The older I get, the less I like it. It might not hurt you but I don't care for it. I shoot better if there's no pain coming. "Comfortably numb" is find with me.</p><p>My .270 Allen Magnum is a BEAST!, the rifle bare weighs 14lbs - with scope, loaded, 15.5lbs. I've shot it with the brake off, at the bench with 140's, doing fire-forming but that isn't realistic for a hunting scenario. With that heavy of a rifle, you see your shot impacts, especially out where this cartridge/rifle does its best work.</p><p> 603yds, "Calculate!" QUICK!, up 5.8 MOA, PUSH 'EM IN, thumb safety forward, snug up on the trigger, the sear trips and instantaneously your brain super focuses your shooting eye to see his reaction, "every ounce of energy you try to give away", you see his back hooves smack his stomach, his front legs give and his chin hits the dirt, And then, the rifle shoves your shoulder. He goes down, straight down, lays there...after a breathless second rolls over and just stretches....typical evening with ANY high performance cartridge with a brake.</p><p>Back to the OP, while hunting, whether braked or not, I keep the rubber type ear plugs in my mouth. Seriously, they're wet, push 'em in, the rest is "automatic". You may not realize the rifle "went off" because you didn't feel it...but years later, your ears will ring constantly. Plug 'em.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 1725335, member: 307"] I have brakes on my big powder burners, which for me, is my .300WinMag and .270 Allen Magnum. I do not take them off, except for cleaning. Some will say the .300WinMag doesn't need a brake but recoil is subjective. The older I get, the less I like it. It might not hurt you but I don't care for it. I shoot better if there's no pain coming. "Comfortably numb" is find with me. My .270 Allen Magnum is a BEAST!, the rifle bare weighs 14lbs - with scope, loaded, 15.5lbs. I've shot it with the brake off, at the bench with 140's, doing fire-forming but that isn't realistic for a hunting scenario. With that heavy of a rifle, you see your shot impacts, especially out where this cartridge/rifle does its best work. 603yds, "Calculate!" QUICK!, up 5.8 MOA, PUSH 'EM IN, thumb safety forward, snug up on the trigger, the sear trips and instantaneously your brain super focuses your shooting eye to see his reaction, "every ounce of energy you try to give away", you see his back hooves smack his stomach, his front legs give and his chin hits the dirt, And then, the rifle shoves your shoulder. He goes down, straight down, lays there...after a breathless second rolls over and just stretches....typical evening with ANY high performance cartridge with a brake. Back to the OP, while hunting, whether braked or not, I keep the rubber type ear plugs in my mouth. Seriously, they're wet, push 'em in, the rest is "automatic". You may not realize the rifle "went off" because you didn't feel it...but years later, your ears will ring constantly. Plug 'em. [/QUOTE]
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