I am buying a svt-40 and would like a 12 slot muzzle brake not the 4 slot muzzlbreak

Around 1942 I believe,but since all the rifles coming into Canada are all refurbs, buying one based on year won't guarantee you a 12 port.
 
killer1963daddy said:
the earlier 12 port looks cooler.....i have a 4 port, now i want a 12port..lol isnt it the way it works?
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lol...ok, I get that. just thought maybe one did a better job of mitigating recoil...normally I'd assume the 4 port did that since they changed the design from the 12 port, but knowing it was wartime Russian manufacturing maybe the 4 port was just cheaper / faster to produce ?
 
If your going to shoot corrosive ammo the 12 port is much harder to clean then the 4 port break, other then that its pretty much the same.
 
Corrosive ammo, as far as I know, should only affect the gas tube, plunger, and spring as the corrosive aspect of the round is maintained in the primer. I was told this by a ex russian soldier who said that they actually put salt in the primer to keep them from freezing up in the sub zero temperatures. I am sure most of you know this already but I thought it to be a neat fact. Aside from that, your gun can never be too clean!
 
It affects the barrel, too. Chrome lining (which I do not believe the SVT-40 has, but please correct me if I'm wrong as I don't have much experience with them) can buy you some time but you should at least neutralize the salts in the barrel as fast as possible.
 
Andurp said:
It affects the barrel, too. Chrome lining (which I do not believe the SVT-40 has, but please correct me if I'm wrong as I don't have much experience with them) can buy you some time but you should at least neutralize the salts in the barrel as fast as possible.
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Yes SVT 40 doesn't have chrome plated bore. As you said, chrome bore dont rust so fast unlike non-chrome bore but will rust over time on a neglected rifle.
Joce
 
BigRhino said:
Corrosive ammo, as far as I know, should only affect the gas tube, plunger, and spring as the corrosive aspect of the round is maintained in the primer. I was told this by a ex russian soldier who said that they actually put salt in the primer to keep them from freezing up in the sub zero temperatures. I am sure most of you know this already but I thought it to be a neat fact. Aside from that, your gun can never be too clean!
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Keep an eye on that muzzle device too as the corrosive ammo will cause rust to bloom in your flash hider, brakes etc.
 
Caleb is right about the 12 port being harder to clean. It also seems much louder than the 4 port model. Both will ensure nobody sits next to you at the range.
 
Al Simmons in Hamilton has a beautiful 1941 ex-sniper with the 12 port brake sitting on the shelf as we speak. It's their last one.
I am going to pass on it, but it would make somebody very happy! The rifling is sharp, the bluing looks great, and there's very few handling marks on the wood. I would say its "90%".
 
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