700P LTR Muzzle Brake

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I'm intersted in if anyone has installed a muzzle brake on their Remington 700p ltr rifle. Is there any suggestions as to what brand to use? Is there a lot of work needed to install one? I quikly looked a couple of ones up, Badger Ordnance came up so when i looked it up i found one that gets threaded on and one that gets clamped on. Is either or any better? The clamp on one I can install myself but the threaded one I will have to take in (ie. more money). Any info always helps. Thanks
 
Your barrel needs to be threaded to accept the brake and the brake must be the right size for the caliber. There are many different sources for brakes including CGN sponsors. I must sellfishly confess that I have been most impressed with Nathan Dagley's muzzle brakes out of Straight Shot Gunsmithing dot com. The "Vaporizer" brake he manufactures is incredible.
 
wild1 said:
Why ask a dumb question like "why use a brake on a .308" ?
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Why is that a dumb question, everybody has an opinion but if it doesn't fit into your category it's a dumb question? The next question you ask someone may consider dumb unless you're perfect and know it all.
 
My shooting buddy Don has a muzzle brake on a 6BR light for exactly that purpose: watching hits. Personally, I find 308 uncomfortable to shoot all day and I think a brake -in the right setting - is completely reasonable.
 
wild1 said:
Why ask a dumb question like "why use a brake on a .308" ?
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Silly response.

None of my rifles had a brake and had never shot one either. So when looking at a new 300 Win Mag a couple years ago I found one with a brake on it.

I wished I had tried it before buying it cause it would have changed my opinion of them.

I will never own one again. I'll take the recoil and save my hearing.
 
Hey assman, I just put a Holland brake on my .308 Sav FTR and I love it. Its like shooting a my .223 or 6br and you can stay on target without the muzzel jump. The Holland brake seems to work well but has to be threaded and indexed by a gun smith. I ordered the brake from Brownells, if you want to see a pic PM me.
 
I think a brake on any caliber is a great idea. I was even thinking of putting one on my 22-250 so that I could see the carnage when I was out groundhog hunting. There is nothing worse than getting into position, making sure you're all comfortable, checking the wind, dialing in, putting the cross hairs just where you want them, taking a deep breath, letting half out, slowly squeeze the trigger, only to have the muzzle jump up and make you miss the best part.

It's like having ### and just when you're about to go off.... shazzam, you're lighting a cigarette and pouring yourself a glass of Pepsi... you missed the best part!!! :adult:
 
Search my username and you will find some poicturs of the break I'm using. Its a jp tactical and it sure makes shooting 200+ rounds in one sitting a lot more plesant and watching the shots hit makes it just that much more fun.
 
timoram said:
Search my username and you will find some poicturs of the break I'm using. Its a jp tactical and it sure makes shooting 200+ rounds in one sitting a lot more plesant and watching the shots hit makes it just that much more fun.
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how much louder would you say the rifle is before and after the brake?
 
I contemplated putting a brake on my LTR when I first bought it. Though the LTR provides very little recoil, a brake allows for the ability for a better followup shot.

I ended up not getting one. Not for any other real reason that I didn't want to pay for it + installation

That and there is though a big tradeoff between recoil and noise.

The brake makes the muzzle blast really loud and really nasty for those shooting around you.

If you will be doing your shooting at a range where other people frequent you will become unpopular really fast.

I'm not trying to dissuade you from getting one, just want to make sure you consider all the aspects of getting a muzzle brake..

If you do get one though I'd really like to see it.
 
mr.rhtuner said:
how much louder would you say the rifle is before and after the brake?
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I haven't been around a .308 with a brake but I've shot next to several larger braked calibres.

It is not only loud but you get hit by the blast. You literally feel it go through your body. very uncomfortable to say the least.

If everyone is wearing hearing protection it isn't that bad, but if you are hunting with one without hearing protection it sucks.
 
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I'm not sure what's better, getting advise from people, or reading about how other people go at it. Brake, no brake. maybe i should try the clamped on brake so if i don't like it I can take it off and not have to worry about the threads. besides if I'm out hunting and I'm taking the shot and I'm reaping the rewards, I want to see the shot. I'm not worried about missing. He, he
 
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Its very loud. I find that the most effective ones tend to be very very loud. I wear hearng perotection when I shoot so its nor a big deal for me.
I do avoid shooting next to others at the range with it tho. Feeling that boom and the blast on your face is annoying and I'd hate to put another range user through that.
 
I was thinking of putting a Badger brake on mine to spot hits....hmmm maybe some day I will!
 
I was thinking of a break on mine as well and looked at the Vaporizer. Does anyone sell these in Canada? If not who makes or sells breaks in Canada?
 
I had a brake on my t3 308 that I took Caribou hunting a couple years ago. One shot without hearing protection and I was running around trying to find something to jam in my ears. It was not at all comfortable.

Great for spotting shots, not nice without protection.
 
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