Muzzlebrake

Tame the recoil, magnify the noise, take your pick. I consider my ears too precious to abuse.
 
I tried a brake on a stupidly light 416 Rem I had built...Very little effect.

Since a muzzle brake works on redirected gas pressure alone I suspect the 450 would also be a poor candidate for a brake.
 
how many times have i heard the "its realy loud and hard on my precious ears" argument. the way you guy's talk you'd think guns were quiet as mice before the brake was installed. in my experience the kdf works realy well at reducing recoil and makes a harsh rifle managable. magnaporting reduces muzzle jump but does little in the way of reducing recoil, i had my 338 ported. my buddies 300win with the kdf seems no different than my 25-06 other than noise. yes they are loud but guns are loud anyway, and big guns are even louder. i think its more important that you are comfortable and you will practice more. these guys are usually the ones that tell you anything less than a 300 mag will bounce off the hide of a whitetail. this hobby it seems is all about splitting hairs with regards to one cartridge or bullet weight or caliber being better killers. dead is dead. put the bullet where you want it, no matter how you do it. i currently don't own any braked rifles but i am thinking of having my 300 done. it is a rem sps/dm and kicks harder than my BRNO 375HH. its also the only rifle that has cut me and i have fired a few heavies.
 
I don't mean to discourage you, just letting you know a brake on a 450 marlin will have minimal recoil reduction.

Brakes at the range are fine....A little courtesy goes a long way here:rolleyes:

Brakes in the hunting field will (sooner or later) hurt someone's ears...maybe permanently.
What usually happens is you are getting ready to shoot and buddy stands (safely) beside you...You touch off a round and buddy gets the full blast right in his unprotected ear...Not good!
Shoot beside a tree or rock and you will give yourself the same treatment.

The concussion can actually tear an eardrum!:eek:
 
X-fan said:
I don't mean to discourage you, just letting you know a brake on a 450 marlin will have minimal recoil reduction.
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Hey there X-fan I would have to disagree with that statement. Spend the xtra money and get an Accubrake it' will make a noticeable difference in felt recoil but don't take it from me check out what Chuck has to say on the issue
http://www.chuckhawks.com/muzzle_brakes.htm
 
Muzzle breaks vary a lot in their effectiveness. I second Post #13, I have used several breaks made by ATRS and have found them to be extremely effective breaks, and as a bonus I think they even look nicer then most others. I would phone them and see what they can do for you - will depend on your barrel size, etc...
 
CatfishSteve said:
Hey there X-fan I would have to disagree with that statement. Spend the xtra money and get an Accubrake it' will make a noticeable difference in felt recoil but don't take it from me check out what Chuck has to say on the issue
http://www.chuckhawks.com/muzzle_brakes.htm
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Well, no actually.

I'm not guessing on this matter...I've been there and done what and it didn't work very well....There was a slight amount of snap removed from the recoil, but the difference was less than than going from 400 grain bullets to 350's.

My 416 had a big KDF brake (doesn't get much more effective). In fact I believe the Weatherby Accubrake IS a KDF Brake.

I don't like Chuck Hawks, but he doesn't disagree with what I'm saying....The article mentions that brakes are most effective on overbore magnums (which the 450 Marlin is most certainly not). He just doesn't fill in the blanks for you by telling where they don't make much difference.

I'm trying to save Canadaman30 some money and upset here....Brakes get fairly expensive by the time they are installed and it will suck when it doesn't do much.
 
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