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Should I get a muzzlebrake on 270 WSM and 7mm-08?

Get it
5 (14.7%)
Forget it
28 (82.4%)
No opinion
1 (2.9%)

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Voting closed: October 02, 2005, 01:57:27 PM

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Offline muzzleblast525

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« on: October 02, 2005, 01:57:27 PM »
Just got back from the gun range.   :grin:   Problem is I feel like I've been kicked by a horse.   :(   I bought a Remington Light Varmit in 7mm-08 and a Sako Finnlight in 270WSM last week and wanting to get some quality practice before opening day.  Over the past several years I've been shooting small cal rifles, or rifles with heavy barrels, and I've had not probs or hurts.  My question is:  Will a muzzle brake help with the recoil?

Please vote one way or the other if you don't  mind....Thanks
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Offline RaySendero

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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2005, 02:43:13 PM »
I will NOT put a muzzle brake on any rifle I intend to use hunting!
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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2005, 05:40:54 PM »
I would prefer not to be around any gun with a muzzle brake. Unfortunately, the safest place is behind the gun, so the shooter has no idea how bad he is p*ssing off all the other folks around him.
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« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2005, 10:15:22 PM »
Hi All,

     Shooting from the bench is the worse way to feel recoil, makes the recoil seem much heavier tan it actually is. When hunting I doubt you will notice it, now just to prove that it's not as bad as you think it is just now, go and shoot your rifle from a normal hunting position, if you do this you will notice that the recoil feels a lot less than you thought.

    You really need to do this BEFORE you go hunting otherwise you might flinch and pull the shot ....................... not a good thing to do on live game :roll:
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2005, 01:03:45 AM »
No way, not needed IMO.  :D
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2005, 03:10:49 AM »
Shooting a rifle is like any other physical effort.  You don't want to jump in and take too big a bite to start.  It leads to bad habits like flinching.
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2005, 04:18:10 AM »
I'm an old guy (64) with a bad shoulder. I shoot a Winchester Super Shadow 270 WSM and a Handi and Stevens 200 in 7mm-08. I consider the recoil very mild with the 7mm-08 and not that bad with the 270 WSM. If you want to try recoil, shoot a Encore 15" 460 S&W.of course, that isn't on ur shoulder. When hunting, I never notice recoil. A Simm's recoil pad will really help with recoil if it bothers you that much.
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2005, 05:14:49 AM »
Ditto what Ramrod posted. There are far better ways to manage recoil than using a brake.
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2005, 10:59:24 AM »
If your shoulder hurts from shooting those rifles. Why don't you make a sand bag that you can lay on your shoulder and hangs down so your rifle buts up to it. Or you can buy a shoulder pad ' PAST ' makes them. Good shooting to you. :D
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2005, 03:19:37 PM »
Don't do it!
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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2005, 11:14:18 AM »
NO WAY!!!  Try "sitting up" more when shooting at the range.  You may simply be leaning into the gun too much and taking the recoil to the top of your shoulder/collar bone instead of into the "pocket" between you chest and shoulder.  I changed my form recently and it made a huge difference not just in the recoil but in my ability to shoot much tighter groups.  I guess no pain equals no flinching.  Try a better recoil pad, mercury recoil reducer, or add weight to the gun before you even consider a muzzle brake.
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2005, 03:21:10 PM »
Bad idea.  Not needed.  Lawdog
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2005, 04:06:19 AM »
Have a Pachmayr Decelerator installed.  May require taking off small piece of stock to have correct LOP.  
I also agree with the upright shooting style.   Before I was smart enough to sit up, I dreaded the sight-in sessions with my 7 mag.
The muzzle brake is not the way to go.   Been there, hated it!

My neighbor hates the recoil of his .270 short mag.   Good reason to own a .260, I think! :grin:

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« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2005, 10:29:26 AM »
When all you can make are girls and the girls want to hunt Deer and Goats in Hawaii with dear old dad muzzle brakes do work. Hard for an 11 yr old skinny girl to tote a scoped rifle around and in those days[ 70s] the lightest was a 700 so I put brakes on Swedish Mauser Carbines [GROAN] and the kids helped to fill the freezers REAL good! They also learned to be VERY careful of hunting with anyone else around because of the brakes. Rifle Range manners too!  My youngest daughter still prefers her 6.5 with the brake and somehow manages to outshoot the hubby on deer and elk in WA St. If you have a medical problem a brake will help a lot but you  HAVE to be careful of the people around you. I still love my little 250 Sav AI and its 20" barrel and brake. No recoil and kills clean. As I am having neck surgery or treatment now it`ll go into the field if i go at all. Heck! It`s about the only thing I have that doesnt hurt!!

Aloha, Mark
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