Muzzle Brake!?!

[AndrewS]

Jonathan

You might be wearing electronic hearing protection but what about your fellow shooters??? I often shoot (on a range) next to someone who uses a muzzle brake, and it can be quite unpleasant. Mind you, it is on a .375 H&H and it does tame the recoil. I have suggested he uses a smaller calibre...

Andrew

 

[finnbear270]

Muzzle brakes are just that, Brakes, as in slowing something or retarding, Breaks ARE SOMETHING YOU HAVE TEA DURING!

 

[Hales Smut]

I always played with the idea of a brake with the ports angled in between 30 and 45 ° forward. Maybe backrow 45° and the rest 30°. This should conduct the gases and noise away from the shooter. The "brake" effect will be less, but maybe just enough to be comfortable. If Mr Mckillop makes one for £70, it might be worth to test this idea. £70 pound is not the end of the world and certainly a lot cheaper than visiting the doctor a few times with a ruined ear. A damaged ear is for life and is a nightmare. If I could find a gunsmith who would do it here in Belgium, I would do it straight away. Even drilling forward angled holes in barrel before it's shortened, could be a good test. I am just curious to see if anybody tried it or would go to the trouble testing it.

 

[devilishdave]

with a nice rifle like that you dont want a moderator with a bush because is will scratch the finish on the barrel taking on and off. It would be worth considering CCM4. It will make it 6 inches longer but only 220 grams you dont even notice it is there.

Dave

 

[Jonher]

Thanks for all the replies, plenty to think about!

Jonathan

You might be wearing electronic hearing protection but what about your fellow shooters??? I often shoot (on a range) next to someone who uses a muzzle brake, and it can be quite unpleasant. Mind you, it is on a .375 H&H and it does tame the recoil. I have suggested he uses a smaller calibre...

Andrew

Andrew this will be used when I'm out in the forest with the dog on the moose hunt, so there will be nobody close enough around me to annoy, though obviously I'll have to try it out at the range first, prob just take a shooting lane beside someone I don't like

 

[AndrewS]

Jonathan - fair enough, I didn't know how close together you would all be. No offence meant.

Andrew

 

[Jonher]

Jonathan - fair enough, I didn't know how close together you would all be. No offence meant.

Andrew

No offence taken Andrew