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I have a brake on my Rum and love the recoil reduction but its very loud. Always have to wear protection. Never tried MP. Want to do something on my first custom and would like some input. Plan on doin alot of shooting laying on tje ground for groundhogs so want to keep dust and debris to a minimum. What brakes do u guys recommend? Heard Karl makes a good brake. Let me know.

Thanks Roy

No kids for you, good!

Generally used groundhog rifles dont kick Bro, put you a fast twist 22-250 AI or Swift together and drill 'em in peace.

Gunner

Muzzle brake, you can take it off if you want. Magna-porting you are stuck with unless you cut down the barrel.

It's going on a 6.5 Sherman. Very similar to a .264 Win. It will be primarily my deer gun. Just want it to be a pleasure to shoot when I'm shooting whistle pigs all day!

Roy

Totally agree with ADDICTED,all of my rifles have brakes on them.I've found the 1's with the holes drilled at a 11-17 degree angle away from the shooter work BEST,noise is dissipated rapidly from shooter.I've shot deer,hogs and critters in general under the feeder and the other animals just look around,they couldn't tell which way shot came from.Karl at kampfeldcustom.com makes and installs mine for me.He does such and EXCELLANT job,you can't tell where the seam is on the barrel and he matches the contour of the barrel.

This is like Yankees/RedSox or Remington/Winchester. The two camps will NEVER agree.

Personally, I abhore the look of a brake and believe it to be the most dreadful contraption ever made to ruin the attractive lines of a rifle. I dislike the noise, the concussive effect, and the blast of dirt and dust as well.

I currently have 3 rifles that are MagnaPorted. They mitigate recoil to a lesser degree than the average brake, but they really excell in softerning muzzle jump. They also are a good deal quieter and kick up less dust than a brake.

BuckEyes/Wolverines, Aggies/Longhorns......

You can remove a brake - you cannot remove Magna Port.. I install mostly KDF brakes for my customers and to date - they've all been very happy..

Use a Vais brake. Hardy any increase in noise if any at all.

Those 6.5 Shermans are badazz. Hope yours is a tackdriver! But, IMO, no brake or porting is warranted until you get up to pushing heavy bullets (210gr and up) above say 2800fps. For a long range rig where you want to spot hits, it might be, but I can spot hits at 500 with my 270WSM and 280REM, and I believe those will have similar recoil to your 6.5.

Either way, good luck and have a blast!

Not true. I put a Vais on a .270, and it helped a lot in recoil, and staying down to see the hit. I was shooting 150gr partitions.

A 270 shooting 150gr bullets produces a ton of recoil I guess huh?

Don't push it. I'll make you look stupid.

We're not all teenagers like you.

I'm not stupid, so do whatever you please. I just can't imagine any load ever concocted with "270 Win" on the headstamp that would warrant a brake.

I wouldn't either when I was your age, but I was shooting/hunting for more than 40 years before you were born.

Crap happens over the years. At your age I was shooting a ,458mag and thinking it was fun. Enjoy it while you're young. You'll understand when you get to my age.

In case you aren't aware. Some people think a 30-06 has more kick than they want. A 150gr bullet in a ,270 or 30-06 has the same recoil. So, it's not like it a .223 with no recoil.

I'm shooting a muzzleloader now that has the recoil of your .375. I hate it, and will be making a change soon.

Add my age to a rotator cuff injury, and torn up cheek from cancer removal, and you'll understand even more.

With an RC surgery, I could see some pain incurring. I'm a thin guy, about 6'1" and 160lbs, and most people that complain about recoil are quite a bit bigger than myself. I'm not the meanest dude, but I'm no pu$$y either. I guess its just how you handle recoil and what your idea of "fun" is...

Forgot to add... An '06 will run 150s at what, 3k and up? A 270 will do 2850? Not a huge difference, but probably noticeable.

30-06 150gr 2910fps 8lb gun = 17.6 lbs of recoil

.270 150gr 2900fps 8lb gun = 17.1 lbs of recoil

Not surprising since it's the same brass.

Either way... My sister shoots 162AMAXes at 2850fps out of a 7.5lb rig.

Mauser Hunter: Wish I knew today, everything that I thought I knew at 18...haha

There is no denying that that a brake will keep jump down, and allow one to watch hits through the scope regardless of cartridge. One reason the 204, and 223 are popular. My 243 jumps off target, where as my 204 does not. It is not an ego thing about who can and who cannot tolerate recoil.