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What brake did you go with from Harrell? The tactical tuner brakes seem interesting, kind of like the old browning Boss system. 4 port tactical stainless (non tune). Got whatever size I needed to fit T3 Lite. BUT, they come raw stainless. Mine needed to be bead blasted and matches the barrel finish perfectly. Almost looks like it belongs. PM for pics if interested.
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I have no idea what brand of brake this is on my 300 Win Mag but the recoil is amazingly lite.I think I could shoot it with one hand.It seems like all the recoil is directed straight out the sides of the brake and really almost nothing directed back to the shooter.
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I have no idea what brand of brake this is on my 300 Win Mag but the recoil is amazingly lite.I think I could shoot it with one hand.It seems like all the recoil is directed straight out the sides of the brake and really almost nothing directed back to the shooter. That appears to be one of my designs or s copy of it.. Does it have 6 small holes in the top .
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For people who have tested brakes does it seem like the ports are in the reverse order that they should be?
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For people who have tested brakes does it seem like the ports are in the reverse order that they should be? I never noticed that but yes..in my tests there was always more gas letof in the first hole...for some of my varmint rifles I left it a 2 port instead of 3.. you can hardly tell the dif.. Made up one with one port that worked fine but looked odd to me so I didn't make any more
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Take a look at https://muzzlebrakesandmore.com/ Very good comparison video's of many different brakes shot with the same rifle/same load on a sled showing the effectiveness of lots of different breaks. Some work a lot better than others for recoil reduction. Some of the results are surprising.
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Because of his videos I ordered a titanium 5 port 1" lil' beast for my 8mm wildcat. I'm anxiously waiting for it. I will let you guys know how it works when I get it installed on the rifle. In fact I will do a comparison with it and a home made brake on my recoil slide.
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I like muzzle brakes. I have tried many different brakes over the years. Started out with the radial style brakes many years ago. They work, but they are not as effective as some of the newer brakes that are available today. The slight change in the angle/degree of the vents has improved the performance of some of the newer brakes. My Southern Precision 300 WSM still wears a Ross brake. It is a good brake, very effective, I like it. I have 4 other Hi Power rifles that I have swapped out the radial brakes to brakes from muzzle brakes and more. There is a noticeable difference. IMO his muzzle brakes are as good as any brake on the market that cost much more.
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I am happy with the Muscle Brake on my 338 RUM. After burning out a barrel without one and another 150 rounds on the new barrel, a neck injury convinced me to try. I really like it.
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I’ve tried a bunch. Muzzle brakes and more beast brakes are the most effective brake I’ve used. I’m also a big fan of harrells precision 4 port tactical brakes as they are cheap and work well too, not as good as the beast brakes, though.
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Fat Bastard then when you get tired of it get a Thunderbeast can like the ultra 7 or 9
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Over the last few years I've been doing considerably more CQB and have gone to using blast cans on everything that push everything forward. Currently I run the Presma combination brake with the blast can and I think it runs about $40. Have slowly converted over everything I had braked to this style and won't go back to an open port design. https://ar15discounts.com/products/presma-muzzle-brake-5-8x24-w-blast-forwarding-device/
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I won't hunt with a muzzle brake but they do have their place for some shooting disciplines such as prairie dog shooting or long range shooting where you need to spot your own hits and misses. For general carry, they are just too noisy. I can't hunt with earplugs in.
I have seen some testing where brakes can hurt accuracy- especially in shooting big mono metal solids like used in ELR shoots. The best brakes seem to be the high evacuation rate brakes like the 50 BMG guys use and not the cute cylinders with many holes machined in the sides. I haven't played with them enough to form an opinion on this yet. Still trying to get myself talked into using one for long range hunting but I think I will stick with a suppressor for now.
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dennisinaz,
Where did you hear brakes reduce accuracy. That is the exact opposite of my experience and the experience of those I know who use them.
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A good brake does not hurt accuracy. Holland's Radial Baffle brake (Solid-bottom brake) is my favorite. Light weight 15" barrel. https://youtu.be/wlyHHUdIIrw
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dennisinaz,
Where did you hear brakes reduce accuracy. That is the exact opposite of my experience and the experience of those I know who use them. You don't shoot long high bc solid lathe turned bullets do you?
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dennisinaz,
Where did you hear brakes reduce accuracy. That is the exact opposite of my experience and the experience of those I know who use them. You don't shoot long high bc solid lathe turned bullets do you? I'm curious what that has to do with anything here. I tried some that keyholded in my hunting rifle. I guess Pac-Nor made a mistake on their twist. I didn't know they were keyholing until I fired six at 300 yards. Never-the-less they made a group of 4". No telling how good they would have done if the twist was correct.
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I sent you a PM. I don't want to ruin this thread.
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I would love to put one on a 264 win mag just to break out when the AR morons start blazing away on the bench next to me at the public range.
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