muzzlebrake - is it worth it?

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Hello all,
As I am new to the m14 and studying as much as I can I am wondering what those who have muzzlebrakes think of them? I understand that with the reduced muzzle rise/recoil there come the increase in muzzleblast/noise. Considerably more noise I am told. Can anyone attest to that and would I be the scourge of my range when I show up with it?

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The merit I would see in a muzzle brake would be reducing or eliminating muzzle jump, to allow a quick succession of shots. There's a video of a full auto m14 being shot offhand on Smith's site, and the USCG brake works incredibly well in that regard. I'd like to see an effective, compact muzzle brake for the scoped m14.
 
Unless you've chopped your barrel pretty short and are using some slow burning powders in your loads, there is no reason there should be a fireball coming out of the muzzle.
 
The Dlask brakes are available in 7/8" and 1", long and short, .22 and .30 cal holes. I have a 7/8" .30 cal brake on my shorty M14, and with military 7.62 ball, it recoils about the same as an SKS with 7.62 X39 Russian. I have a .22 cal 7/8" brake on my AR, and with green tips, it recoils about tlike ... wait .. it doesn't really recoil at all.

Great for fast repeat shots aka CQB ....
but a 10 - 12 lb M14 on CQB is a bit like a Clydesdale at the race track.

I like the Dlask brakes enough that I put them on all my shorties instead of those silly Flash Hider thingies.
 
Grizzlypeg said:
The merit I would see in a muzzle brake would be reducing or eliminating muzzle jump, to allow a quick succession of shots. There's a video of a full auto m14 being shot offhand on Smith's site, and the USCG brake works incredibly well in that regard. I'd like to see an effective, compact muzzle brake for the scoped m14.
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I'll second that, the M14 has a tendency to rise, one of the first things I remarked when I got mine. After the brake, it tends to move more backwards than up, and with a synthetic stock, recoil is pretty much nil.
 
ben hunchak said:
They're more for posing, if the gun kicks too much get a smaller caliber.
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I don't agree with you at all.

If I was hunting with the rifle and only fired 2 shots a year then I wouldn't have a brake. Since I often shoot 150 to 200 rounds in a sitting then I think a brake is a great asset as I am able to fire more comfortably and longer.

Just because it isn't your bag doesn't mean everyone else are just posers.
 
My issue with muzzle breaks is just how much louder it makes it. A regular at our club has a .308 with a muzzle break on it, and it sounds more like a .338 lapula or 300 win. mag. being fired.

Its all great fun for the first 10 shots or so, but it gets a little irritating after that for the other shooters on the firing line. It beats up the other people more then the shooter. :p
 
A brake on the M14 is my favorite mod. Muzzle rise is greatly reduced and shooting is much more fun. It make the M14 much more of a "tactical" shooter. I find recoil is about the same as an SKS like was said before.

Increased sound level for the shooter is a non issue, for the guy/gal beside you though...
 
Kevin M. said:
My issue with muzzle breaks is just how much louder it makes it. A regular at our club has a .308 with a muzzle break on it, and it sounds more like a .338 lapula or 300 win. mag. being fired.

Its all great fun for the first 10 shots or so, but it gets a little irritating after that for the other shooters on the firing line. It beats up the other people more then the shooter. :p
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We dont have that problem with breaks at our range -
We have a range rule requiring the wearing of ear protection :D
 
Yes, they do a great job of reducing recoil but, you won't make any friends at the range with a brake on your rifle.

I had one on a 300 WM and when I had a buddy shoot it, the kick to the chest that I got scared the hell out of me. That rifle was gone in 3 days. No brakes for me ever again. I didn't like being beside it and I don't want to do that to somebody else at the range either.
 
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