Brake on a .308 bolt?

Well I wanted it for target shooting, out to 4 or 5 hundred yards. Its hard to find that distance around here. No ranges more than a 100 yards and our wildlife regs assume we're poachers ,so no target shooting allowed( unless I have the appropriate licence ). I can get a 3 day sight in pass but I have to go to wildlife office every time I want one. And now that I got the weight down , I may take it on the spring bear hunt.If I have it back from the smith in time. I do have a 100 yard area behind my house and can easily turn it into a 500yard area with the help of a chainsaw. ( I live in a hunting zone :)). I guess I'll research a Brake , I have lots of time for that.
 
Brianma65 said:
Well I wanted it for target shooting, out to 4 or 5 hundred yards. Its hard to find that distance around here. No ranges more than a 100 yards and our wildlife regs assume we're poachers ,so no target shooting allowed( unless I have the appropriate licence ). I can get a 3 day sight in pass but I have to go to wildlife office every time I want one. And now that I got the weight down , I may take it on the spring bear hunt.If I have it back from the smith in time. I do have a 100 yard area behind my house and can easily turn it into a 500yard area with the help of a chainsaw. ( I live in a hunting zone :)). I guess I'll research a Brake , I have lots of time for that.
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Time to move west!
 
It's not really a matter of whether you think the .308 has a lot of recoil or not. The simple fact is that a brake makes it nicer to shoot. So, particularly if you're threading the muzzle anyway, a better question would be why wouldn't you put a brake on?

The only reason I can think of not to is the side concussion and blast. If you're regularly shooting next to someone they won't like you after a few rounds if you're using a brake. If you regularly shoot prone on a dusty surface you won't enjoy the cloud and the person next to you will like you less. If you're shooting alone a decent shooting mat solves the dust issue.

I vote try it, if you don't like it take it off and put the protector on. My money is on you preferring the brake to not, presuming you get a decent one that is.
 
I can shoot my .308 all day and it has no brake, can't imagine putting one on. The extra noise is just annoying. If it was a super light .308, maybe, but yours doesn't sound like it will be.
 
JP eliminater, huh, I'll have to take a look for one. I guess the sound is a non issue as I'm usually the only one at the range. Will my POI change when shooting with and without a Brake? I see a company called Candia precision makes and sells brakes.
 
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Brianma65 said:
Any thoughts on a good brake that don't sound like a canon .
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I have always liked single chamber brakes for that reason. You get a reduction in jump with minimal bark. MFI makes a .30 cal AI clone 5/8x24tpi. There must be other single chamber brakes around as well.

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If you're running a PRS stock or a butt stock that uses a buffer tube, you could just install a mercury recoil reducer. I run em in my guns, and they recoil no different than my 223 heavy barrel
 
Kind of a weird question but with the noise increase using a brake does it just seem louder to the shooter because of the redirection of gases or is it actually louder?

I would love a brake but I have people who can hear my shooting from my 3 o'clock to my 6 o'clock position. Would it be louder to them, like turning up a stereos volume, or would it only be louder to me, like turning a stereo speaker to face me?
 
My experience is that anyone near a hot firing point needs to wear hearing protection.
If a braked magnum or short AR is particularly rude, easy enough to put a hard guncase, etc, beside the rifle.
 
I'm not worried about the loudness as I can wear earmuffs and there's usually nobody else at the range. I did fire my brakes .223 off , in the bush and forgot to put on my muffs. That won't happen again. I was more asking about the recoil and ability to stay on target.
 
Both I suppose. If it's louder up close its gonna be louder farther away too.

I know for sure my friends say my .338 really punches them in the chest if they're close while I'm shooting, but when I'm the one shooting it's fine.
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
My experience is that is not too terribly much louder for the shooter, but for those around its abusive....
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It's not the sound, it's the concussion that hurts.

Cdx-30 firing from bench next to mine, I could feel the blast in my sinus. I finally know why matches group braked shooters together or completely banned. That being said, shooting the same rifle the blast and recoil is non-existent. I'd love to see the swirls behind m bullets.
 
tiriaq said:
Incidentally, if you want to do a first class job of threading the muzzle and installing a brake, set up the barrel on the lathe indicating it on the bore. Cut the threads to fit the brake, then turn the brake on, and bore it to proper size. This way, the barrel and brake will be truly co-axial, and the brake's bore will be the correct size.
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I just got my barrel and am waiting on my action. Then it's all going to Chou brothers, I hope they can also do this for me.I wasn't going to bother with a brake as I didn't have one on my rem 700 . But I like that I may be able to get back on target a bit faster.
 
Brianma65 said:
Well I wanted it for target shooting, out to 4 or 5 hundred yards. Its hard to find that distance around here. No ranges more than a 100 yards and our wildlife regs assume we're poachers ,so no target shooting allowed( unless I have the appropriate licence ). I can get a 3 day sight in pass but I have to go to wildlife office every time I want one. And now that I got the weight down , I may take it on the spring bear hunt.If I have it back from the smith in time. I do have a 100 yard area behind my house and can easily turn it into a 500yard area with the help of a chainsaw. ( I live in a hunting zone :)). I guess I'll research a Brake , I have lots of time for that.
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Wow. I'd move.

I put brakes on everything except hunting rifles that I may fire without hearing protection.
Spotting your own hits and the ability to shoot from less than solid, improvised position is nice.
 
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