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Offline scratchmark

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who does muzzlebrakes?
« on: September 25, 2012, 11:39:47 PM »
Any one have any info , procedures or recommendations on how to do or who does muzzlebrakes? I've got a couple barrels ive thought of having done.
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2012, 01:26:29 AM »
Not knowing your experience with muzzlebrakes, I'm gonna mention a few things I discovered from my own experience. I had one on a 14.5" .357 Maximum rifle barrel. It was long enough to make the gun a legal rifle. It was LOUD! If I were ever to consider one again, it would be on a barrel longer than 20". Also, I felt less recoil, but more blast on my face. I would have better suited with just the recoil and less blast. I flinched every single time. Did I mention that thing was LOUD?! I felt protected when I doubled my hearing protection - plugs and muffs. Boy was I wrong! If it seems like I'm yelling it's beacause of the hearing loss I have and the constant ringing in my ears.  :o

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http://www.oregunsmithingllc.com/Relining-Reboring-MuzzleBrake.html

Thanks, Dinny
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2012, 03:25:44 AM »
WHAT?? lol!!! I know about the loud. Had one on an SKS once. How much different is it from just being ported?
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2012, 05:57:12 AM »
Quote from: -Dinny on September 26, 2012, 01:26:29 AM
Not knowing your experience with muzzlebrakes, I'm gonna mention a few things I discovered from my own experience. I had one on a 14.5" .357 Maximum rifle barrel. It was long enough to make the gun a legal rifle. It was LOUD! If I were ever to consider one again, it would be on a barrel longer than 20". Also, I felt less recoil, but more blast on my face. I would have better suited with just the recoil and less blast. I flinched every single time. Did I mention that thing was LOUD?! I felt protected when I doubled my hearing protection - plugs and muffs. Boy was I wrong! If it seems like I'm yelling it's beacause of the hearing loss I have and the constant ringing in my ears.  :o

Site sponsor, Wayne York, does brakes. His design appears to be superior to the one I had.
http://www.oregunsmithingllc.com/Relining-Reboring-MuzzleBrake.html

Thanks, Dinny


maybe a devang type brake would have suited your need better?
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2012, 06:16:38 AM »
i have a 500 S&W     with a brake on  it


can some one give me advice on how to CUT IT  OFF


its  OK  at the range....BUT COULD NEVER HUNT WITH  IT
unless  i hunt with ear plugs!!
why waste time at the range with a gun i can't hunt with


i don't practice with my 44mag  or 357   with out plugs
and the few  times  i have shot.....away from the range when  needed....no harm done


i  hate brakes and  ports
brakes on a 223 are a joke i think.....imagine if you ever fired  indoors  in self defense


it  is more money....but if you want to tame your gun...get a suppressor
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2012, 09:00:05 AM »
45-70     I have a 460 Smith with the same brake.  I'll be honest, I would not want to shoot it without the brake.  I wear hearing amplification ear muffs while hunting, so the loud sound from the brake is not an issue with me. 

Many of my hunting rifles now have brakes so I am used to having the muffs on.  I am not a recoil sensative guy with rifles, but I like to see the bullet strike, hence the brakes.  I have brakes on my 25-06 and my Ultra .223. 
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2012, 09:44:15 AM »
In my younger days, I shot in NRA Hi-Power rifle competition.  We had an 'otherwise nice guy' in our local club who, one Summer, shot nothing but an Egyptian issue 8x57mm Hakim rifle (originally designed in Sweden and produced as the AG-42 Ljungman for the Swedish Army) with a very effective issue muzzle break.  All I can say is, both the right and left flanks were well protected by this noise weapon!  ::)
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Re: who does muzzlebrakes?
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2012, 12:02:05 PM »
I only have one barrel with a brake on it. Like Dinny, mine was a 14" barrel, that I added a non-removable 4" brake to to make it legal. Mine is a 44 Mag and has remained as such. It does not bark that badly, but louder than without, of course. If I stretched it out to a 445, I am sure it would bark much more. Mine is not for sale, I like it. The 44 Mag is not that intense, the higher the pressure and the more powder used (muzzle fireball), the louder it gets.

Most times, you can have a muzzle brake added that is removable. Some times they even come with thread protectors. For heavy kickers - when you are at the bench you shoot with the brake. When hunting, remove the brake and put on the thread cover. I found that when in a hunting situation, recoil is not nearly as noticeable as it is at the bench. Use the brake to develop loads, zero the scope or just plain fun shooting with out developing a flinch. Switch for your hunt and you will shoot with confidence. Of course you could use a weighted rest to do your bench shooting with and you would not need a brake. A good rest is not a whole lot more than the cost of 1 muzzle brake and from there, you can do each new gun for free.

For the most part (there are always exceptions) I think you will find that the people that do not like them, do not like them on other people's rifles. It is a free country so do as you wish.

Good Luck And Good Shooting
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