Muzzle Brake for Savage 10

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I'm looking to put a muzzle brake on my Savage 10 FPXP-LEA.

Can anyone recommend a suitable brake.

Also, the barrel is not threaded. I live in the boonies and gun smiths are a rare find in this province anyhow. However, there is a machine shop nearby and he tells me it should be a simple matter for him provided I give him the right thread information. Do you think a machine shop can handle this easily? Anything special I need to be concerned with?

Thanks
 
I haven't looked into brakes myself but since no one else has chimed in yet I thought I'd give it my 2 cents.

You'd probably be alright having your local machinist thread your barrel for you as plenty of people do it themselves without any problems. On the other hand, it wouldn't cost much to package up the barreled action and ship it to your nearest gunsmith. This way you be able to have the barrel threaded and get the muzzle brake installed at the same time by someone that you can be certain will do it properly without potentially dinging the crown or ending up with an improperly indexed brake.

I like Canadian Precision brakes. They make a few different kinds that can be turned to match the contour of your barrel and they'll install them for around $200 IIRC. Check em out!
 
Shotgunluvr said:
I'm looking to put a muzzle brake on my Savage 10 FPXP-LEA.

Can anyone recommend a suitable brake.

Also, the barrel is not threaded. I live in the boonies and gun smiths are a rare find in this province anyhow. However, there is a machine shop nearby and he tells me it should be a simple matter for him provided I give him the right thread information. Do you think a machine shop can handle this easily? Anything special I need to be concerned with?

Thanks
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Id send it to a smith, i have a funny feeling the machine shop would just chuck it in the lath and thread it, the threads need to be cut square to the bore, if not when the brake is installed it will sit crooked, not to the eyc but when your dealing with like .015" around the bullet for clearance, u dont want to be far off!
 
Thanks. Thats the kind of info I am looking for. I figured there other things to be considered besides just have the right thread and such.

I'll check out Canadian Precision brakes.
 
Pretty much any machine shop could build, install and index a muzzle break. Unlike gunsmiths, machine shops use their metal working tools 8-16-or 24 hr. a day. Machines usually have dedicated operators, who routinely machine hi pressure fittings to zero tolerance. Visit your local shop, however you may have to be in care and control of your action while it is in the shop. Mark
 
Not to hijack, but, has anybody used Grizzly Clamp-on muzzle brakes?
I inquired as to whether they ship to Canada, but haven't received a response as of yet.
 
Dmay said:
Not to hijack, but, has anybody used Grizzly Clamp-on muzzle brakes?
I inquired as to whether they ship to Canada, but haven't received a response as of yet.
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If you are referring to Grizzly GunWorks...Jeff is in Canada. Hamilton, ON, I believe. A great guy to deal with. I've not used his brakes but I did need a thread protector for a brake that I removed and he provided it in a timely manner.
 
I like the Holland brake on mine . The blast isn't bad and it feels like a .243 . Local gunsmith threaded the barrel and installed the brake . I think the total was $160.00 . I've only installed one other brake on one other rifle so i'm no expert but the other brake looked really kool and did nothing to reduce felt recoil .
 
skypilot said:
If you are referring to Grizzly GunWorks...Jeff is in Canada. Hamilton, ON, I believe. A great guy to deal with. I've not used his brakes but I did need a thread protector for a brake that I removed and he provided it in a timely manner.
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Well....DUHH....I feel kind of stupid. Although looks like his website doesn't say that anywhere, but good to see another quality Canuck supplier.

Probably explains why he didn't answer my dumb question.....
 
Dmay said:
Well....DUHH....I feel kind of stupid. Although looks like his website doesn't say that anywhere, but good to see another quality Canuck supplier.

Probably explains why he didn't answer my dumb question.....
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Don't feel bad. Jeff is top shelf folk. He was always quick to respond, in my case, but he stays really busy. Bump him again maybe?

Cheers
 
Well I emailed Canada Precision but not gotten a reply yet. I'm going to try Grizzly to see what he has to say.

I've been doing a bit of reading and it says they are less efficient than the threaded and indexed muzzle breaks because they have better tolerances but a clamp on should be more than sufficient for my needs.

I shoot a fair bit in one sitting and the first 30 or 40 rounds don't bother me but I do get sore after that. Be nice to shoot longer without a bruise :)
 
for clam on brake to work, you still have to machine the barrel to take out the taper that was put on even contouring was done, clam on will cause vibration in the long run, result in brake coming off or twisted, you better of get you barrel threaded!

I love savage brake, very efficience but also noisy!


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