I have a Heathen on my 6XC and a MDT Elite muzzle brake on my 6.5 Creedmoor. Both work great at reducing the recoil, advantage to the Heathen for directing the gas to the sides more efficiently, I can feel a bit of the blast from the MDT - nothing to be worried about though.
Canadian made muzzle brakes- what’s your favourite?
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The Heathen brake has a 100 percent unconditional money back guarantee......no time limit restriction....use it for a season...if your not completely happy with our muzzle brake we will refund your purchase.
It is easier to explain a higher price for a quality product than apologize for not meeting our customers expectations.
It is easier to explain a higher price for a quality product than apologize for not meeting our customers expectations.
I already have a Heathen on my TRG and like it a lot. Didn't know about the money back guaruntee though, that's handy. I just want to support Canadian and maybe try something new to see for myself.
This would be for a 308 barrel on a Desert Tech SRS, but since it's a multi caliber rifle I'm more interested in the brakes that are easy to take on and off in case I want to use it on another barrel.
Seems like a few good picks there. I find many smaller manufacturers make nice fancy brakes but obviously don't test them and really don't have a background in these sorts of things. I have a few guns with brakes from localish manufacturers, and the accuracy is so bad it's not funny.
And then on the other side of the coin there is 1 manufacturer I know of who had a relative who worked for Boeing do the engineering for their brakes. 1 would think that an engineer whose job was to re-direct air movement to slow down and stop an airplane might know something about the redirection of gasses.
I agree with you however that there are many brakes on the market from many makers that have absolutely no clue about making a good brake. Part of the inaccuracy is also likely to installation of the brake. It is not as simple as it would seem.
I wound up getting a MDT Elite brake to try out. I haven’t shot it yet, but I’m curious to take it out to see how it compares to my Heathen brake. Just comparing them on the bench, the MDT is longer and wider, but the finish isn’t quite as nice(splitting hairs).
I'm fairly impressed with the MDT Elite, it performed well (in my opinion) on my Savage 10T-SR. Mitigated recoil nicely (the rifle also comes with a soft rubber butt pad, so that certainly does its part as well), and certainly kept the muzzle from jumping much between shots - very easy to get back on target and see hits through the scope.
Being a first time brake user, I'm happy to give this unit a good review. Mind you, it would be nice to get (any) installation instructions with the brake, as a first time user it took a few tries and some trial and error before I got it timed correctly.
Being a first time brake user, I'm happy to give this unit a good review. Mind you, it would be nice to get (any) installation instructions with the brake, as a first time user it took a few tries and some trial and error before I got it timed correctly.
I have a Grizzly clamp on style mounted on the end of a 0.75" dia. Savage 116 barrel. This is a fairly light, 7 Rem Mag, stainless hunting rifle and the brake makes the rifle controllable and a pleasure to shoot. I recently shot two (average) one MOA groups at 1043 yards, accurate enough for hunting.
Give Grizzly a call; they are great to talk to. Be sure to follow their torque recommendations and use blue Loctite on the screws.
Give Grizzly a call; they are great to talk to. Be sure to follow their torque recommendations and use blue Loctite on the screws.
I run Heathens on 3x 6 Creeds, a 6.5 Creed, a .308 a .223 and soon to be a 6.5 Creed gas gun. Best brake I've used hands down. I've also used the MDT Elite which mitigates recoil well but it pushes a bit more blast back to the shooter than the Heathen. Nothing crazy but I do prefer the Heathen. I also have a Kahntrol brake on one of my .308s. It does the job well but is pretty massive.
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I'm interesting in knowing more. What manufacturer?
I wouldnt put too much weight into "aerospace engineer" considering NEA apparently made aerospace parts...
Me and a buddy both ran the Coretac brake you are talking about on our Desert Techs a while back and they worked great. I spoke to Cam not to long ago about ordering another with a 5/8x24 tpi and he said they would not be making that style anymore and just sticking with the round versions. Too bad really as I thought the flat sided ones looked a whole bunch better.
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