Muzzle brake in highpower

samuel · 05-31-2007, 04:49 AM

Getting a few years on me and having arthritis which makes me more aware of recoil I was wondering about having a muzzlebrake installed on a high recoil highpower rifle.I know it works well on handguns but havnt had any experience with rifles with muzzlebrakes.The going price is about $70. and that sounds like a good investment if they work. samuel.

lefty o · 05-31-2007, 08:07 AM

a good muzzle brake signifigantly reduces recoil. the down side is the large increase in noise. i would not recommend one on a hunting rifle, but for something you are going to shoot alot a brake is a good thing.

JoeLee · 05-31-2007, 10:53 AM

All I can say on the Brake as always some guys like them some don't.Myself I don't like them and I have shot a few with the brake on them.I never where ear protection and the blast is deafening behind the brake,it's even annoying to other shooters.For shooting in the prone with the brake it will blast you with dirt and other debris.Dangerous Game hunters "I understand",don't use the brake because of the deafening affect the brake has on them,not being able to hear if another attack is coming from different direction.Savage came out with a good idea for a brake,one that could be turned ON or OFF.

samuel · 05-31-2007, 11:54 AM

Thanks men for your opinion.Guess I,ll give up on it but I have a few including a Weatherby .378 that I can fire but it makes my shoulder hurt for a few days.It didnt used to bother me.Even the mild ones like the .375 H&H kind of get to me anymore. samuel.

JoeLee · 05-31-2007, 12:33 PM

That's why I like shooting the .224s I became sissy with old age.

samuel · 05-31-2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JoeLee

That's why I like shooting the .224s I became sissy with old age.

Your only as old as you feel but it has gotten to where the 4,000+lb energy rifles ring my age bell.It is iritating to have .338,s .375,s a couple .416,s a .458 and have to drag a leadsled along.I dont consider using those things really shooting.But I still get the thrill of all that energy being released.I basically am restricted to ranges with dirt backstops and my range at home. samuel.

lefty o · 05-31-2007, 03:04 PM

if your just using them at the range, put a brake on 'em. ive deer hunted with braked guns, and am going prarie doggin in a couple of weeks with a braked 270WSM. hearing protection is absolutely required with them. as it is any time your going shooting at the range!

samuel · 05-31-2007, 04:03 PM

I basically use hearing protection all the time as I am now deaf in my left ear and wear a game ear in my right.I do have trouble keeping it in on hot days.Thanks for the good advice.I believe I will try it on the Weatherby and see how it works. samuel.

billy · 05-31-2007, 06:27 PM

there are brakes that dont have vents on the bottom so they wont kick dirt etc. up i like em alot when I am the guy shooting it! but to be around one is deafening!

mike dakota · 06-01-2007, 06:42 AM

The only experience I have with a muzzel brake is on a custom contender carbine 45-70 barrel. Works great and really needed on this light setup.

My hearing was damaged by gun fire years ago and as a result I'm overly sensitive to noise period. Yet when shooting at big game I just don't notice the rifle's report. Shooting the same rifle/load at the range without protection would cause me to have temporary pain and tinnitus.
Can anyone explain the physiology behind that?

lefty o · 06-01-2007, 10:06 AM

you can most definately get a brake the only vents to the sides. actually neither of mine vent downwards. check out a hollands quick discharge muzzle brake, looks good and very effective, and doesnt vent down. costs a little more than the average brake though.

ezearln · 06-01-2007, 11:10 AM

Mike dakota I think what yer searching fer is adrenalin. Super pumps and protects everything.

Gio · 06-01-2007, 12:14 PM

Dean Custom Riflesmithing

This is the adress of a local gun smith. He has a comparative chart at the bottom of his page about muzzle brakes. Probably made from experience.
He does alot of brake work.

Lng Rng · 06-01-2007, 12:57 PM

I have personally never been a big fan of muzzle brakes, usually prefer to take a little more of a beating than to suffer the noise. But if the recoil is too much to handle, and you don't mind the noise, you could try one.

05-31-2007, 04:49 AM	#1
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Muzzle brake in highpower Getting a few years on me and having arthritis which makes me more aware of recoil I was wondering about having a muzzlebrake installed on a high recoil highpower rifle.I know it works well on handguns but havnt had any experience with rifles with muzzlebrakes.The going price is about $70. and that sounds like a good investment if they work. samuel.

05-31-2007, 06:27 PM	#9
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,227 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	there are brakes that dont have vents on the bottom so they wont kick dirt etc. up i like em alot when I am the guy shooting it! but to be around one is deafening! __________________

06-01-2007, 11:10 AM	#12
ezearln Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 3,175	Mike dakota I think what yer searching fer is adrenalin. Super pumps and protects everything. __________________ "You can have my Freedom when I'm done with it!"

06-01-2007, 12:14 PM	#13
Gio Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 804 Images: 8	Dean Custom Riflesmithing This is the adress of a local gun smith. He has a comparative chart at the bottom of his page about muzzle brakes. Probably made from experience. He does alot of brake work. __________________ Blow you up.

05-31-2007, 08:07 AM	#2
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,812	a good muzzle brake signifigantly reduces recoil. the down side is the large increase in noise. i would not recommend one on a hunting rifle, but for something you are going to shoot alot a brake is a good thing.

05-31-2007, 10:53 AM	#3
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241	All I can say on the Brake as always some guys like them some don't.Myself I don't like them and I have shot a few with the brake on them.I never where ear protection and the blast is deafening behind the brake,it's even annoying to other shooters.For shooting in the prone with the brake it will blast you with dirt and other debris.Dangerous Game hunters "I understand",don't use the brake because of the deafening affect the brake has on them,not being able to hear if another attack is coming from different direction.Savage came out with a good idea for a brake,one that could be turned ON or OFF.

05-31-2007, 11:54 AM	#4
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	Thanks men for your opinion.Guess I,ll give up on it but I have a few including a Weatherby .378 that I can fire but it makes my shoulder hurt for a few days.It didnt used to bother me.Even the mild ones like the .375 H&H kind of get to me anymore. samuel.

05-31-2007, 12:33 PM	#5
JoeLee Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North New York State. Posts: 1,241	That's why I like shooting the .224s I became sissy with old age.

05-31-2007, 03:04 PM	#7
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,812	if your just using them at the range, put a brake on 'em. ive deer hunted with braked guns, and am going prarie doggin in a couple of weeks with a braked 270WSM. hearing protection is absolutely required with them. as it is any time your going shooting at the range!

05-31-2007, 04:03 PM	#8
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,087	I basically use hearing protection all the time as I am now deaf in my left ear and wear a game ear in my right.I do have trouble keeping it in on hot days.Thanks for the good advice.I believe I will try it on the Weatherby and see how it works. samuel.

06-01-2007, 06:42 AM	#10
mike dakota Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: northern great plains Posts: 48	The only experience I have with a muzzel brake is on a custom contender carbine 45-70 barrel. Works great and really needed on this light setup. My hearing was damaged by gun fire years ago and as a result I'm overly sensitive to noise period. Yet when shooting at big game I just don't notice the rifle's report. Shooting the same rifle/load at the range without protection would cause me to have temporary pain and tinnitus. Can anyone explain the physiology behind that?

06-01-2007, 10:06 AM	#11
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,812	you can most definately get a brake the only vents to the sides. actually neither of mine vent downwards. check out a hollands quick discharge muzzle brake, looks good and very effective, and doesnt vent down. costs a little more than the average brake though.

06-01-2007, 12:57 PM	#14
Lng Rng Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 944	I have personally never been a big fan of muzzle brakes, usually prefer to take a little more of a beating than to suffer the noise. But if the recoil is too much to handle, and you don't mind the noise, you could try one.