Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Do muzzle breaks damage scopes?

Part of the reason I started looking into this was that I sat next to a fellow with a .308 chambered AR rifle at the range a few months ago and the side blast concussion on me was really bad. the .223 chambered ARs are unpleasant too, but not nearly as ferocious as the .308.


My .270 Mossberg with muzzle break does seem to get the attention of the people next to me, not sure how bad it is for them, but they are looking at me when I pull the trigger, good peripheral vision. My towel on the bench will jump up some from the side blast as well.

Ironically, my RWS 34 pellet rifle (.177) with the plastic butt plate will bruise me from the recoil if I don't hold it right, I can definitely see why those spring airguns eat scopes.