Am i the only one Muzzle brake????

I shoot a 500 a-square. No wussy brake for me, thanks.

I do have mag-na-porting on my 378 weatherby. It controls jump well, and doesn't seem to have much impact on the blast and sound.

I have no intention of ever getting a brake installed on any hunting gun of mine. They're only really useful at the range, so I don't have a big problem with the idea of putting one on a target gun.
 
There is a huge difference between magnaporting, and a muzzlebrake apparently... Please prosper, Who you trying to fool buddy. :)
the only difference is one is removable, and one isnt. Magnaporting is a muzzlebreak any way you look at it...
A break has its place on whoever chooses to put them on their rifle...
Apparently The general consensus on CGN is your big pussy if you want to shoot a large caliber accurately, and cant handle the recoil without a brake...
We've all seen the super duper magnum asses who couldnt hit the broadside of a barn with their rifle, but the ultra super dooper magnum sounded cool, and, to boot, made their #### sound bigger. If hallf these guys had the sense to put a brake on their rifle, there might be a few more downed animals per year... If someone is smart enough to spend the money on a brake, they clearly understand their limits...
Dont you think thats more important guys?
 
I have never had a brake installed on a rifle of any caliber, and have owned plenty of hard kickers all the way to 458 Win.

However, any rifle I purchased that had a brake, I removed it and sold it on eBay for twice what it was worth. They are very good for that. :D

As well, make no mistake about it, magnaporting is less offensive than braked rifles. Recoil is not reduced as much, but muzzle jump is certainly drastically reduced. Buddy of mine has two 375 H&H rifles with six-slot porting. Both refuse to leave the bags when shot with full power 300 gr loads. It is something to watch and to experience for oneself.

He just had the second one done this year, a lightweight 22 inch outfit. The fore-end never leaves the front rest under recoil. I have shot both rifles with no hand on the fore-end, and the rifles just recoil straight back, zero muzzle lift. Really quite amazing. :cool:

If I were going to do something to reduce recoil on a hunting rifle, Magnaporting would be what I would have done.

Ted
 
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Buddy of mine has two 375 H&H rifles with six-slot porting. Both refuse to leave the bags when shot with full power 300 gr loads. It is something to watch and to experience for oneself.
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If Ted is talking about the person I think he is, I used to own one of those 375s and w/o the 6 hole Magnaporting it was the nastiest rifle I've ever fired. The porting totally transformed that rifle as Ted mentioned and it did eliminate muzzle jump.


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Its not recoil reduction that I would be so much interested in, as having less muzzle jump so that I can (and is this unrealistic?) view the impact through the scope? Or at least have the scope not move so far off the target that I can see the fallen or running game right away? Is this possible?
 
I at first wanted a magna port job however the gent in Selkirk MB sadly passed away. I talked to a few local smiths and could only find a person who installs brakes. I know they still do it in the states but was told by the local smiths its a huge pain in the but to get a rifle across the border. (border line impossible). I dont know of anybody in Can that does Magna Porting. I have a friend with a 300 that was ported in Selkirk. The rifle still kicks pretty good but straight back with next to no muzzle lift.

Thanks.
 
Use more gadgets, not less

Might one get a muzzle break and also use those hearing protection devises that use baffles to screen out loud noise? There are ear plugs designed to filter loud noises, but allow conversation. There is also a product I heard of called "action ears" that electronically filters out loud reports. What about something like that?
 
I have a custom .338 that is magna-ported because that's the way I purchased it. It doesn't bark any louder nor does it recoil less than my Tikka M695 in .338 that isn't magna-ported. So, as a result I think that magna-porting really doesn't work either way. A more effective method of recoil reduction is built-into my Tikka stock, now that is so effective that this .338 feels more like a 7-08 or the likes. I wouldn't label someone who's recoil sensitive as a pussy though, we're all built different and have different sensitivities.
 
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just get a brake made with holes only on the top and sides...that way the muzzle jump will be reduced and you won't get dirt,leaves,sand or snow blown up by the brake.....all brakes should be made this way but they aren't.....and I think it's becasue the guy installing it would have to index it....easier to put holes all the way around...but the only brake that I ever installed I indexed it anyway so the side holes were level horizontaly...the way they should all be installed...looks better that way.
 
Vais brake

Our very own guntech is the Canadian distributer for the Vais MB also is an installer.
Check it out on the net.
This is a great brake and some of us are using them down to 22-250 in order to see the bullet strike.
Just go with what you want not what some have to say.
Don
 
I have a 338 win mag chambered Weatherby, I use a bipod and have the same issues. I found a smaller sling wrapped around the front hand makes a huge difference.
 
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If Ted is talking about the person I think he is, I used to own one of those 375s and w/o the 6 hole Magnaporting it was the nastiest rifle I've ever fired. The porting totally transformed that rifle as Ted mentioned and it did eliminate muzzle jump.
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That one is, indeed, the rifle you used to own. I am still amazed when I see these things shot. There is absolutely no muzzle lift at all. :eek:

Ted
 
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