Most effective muzzle brake

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I'm thinking of putting a 20 inch 338 federal barrel on a kimber Montana. I think a brake would be a good thing. I don't know much about them. Are there any standout best ones for effectiveness and not too loud?
 
The loudness is not magnified but redirected and when fired out in the open is not much different than a bare muzzle which is very loud to start with.

I have been doing this radial brake for light hunting rifles for many years now. I get a lot of repeat customers and referred customers for it. They seem to quite like it.

I do it in stainless only and it can be left shiny or blasted a matte finish...

This is on a very light barrel. PM me if this interests you.

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Effective and Loud go hand and hand with muzzle breaks.... there is a choice of noise direction but that’s about all.

For what it’s work the “Big Bastard” breaks are some of the best rated for recoil reduction and as a bonus are collier threaded down you can pop them off if needed, say for at the range sighting in.
 
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Well brakes not breaks do not magnify sound... they can only redirect it.

So sorry my auto correct isn’t on par for you...

And by your logic a suppressor doesn’t make the sound blast quieter just redirects it.... yes it redirects it through multiple baffles and makes the sound quieter outside of those baffles...

Sorry but that is a very naive answer... as yes muzzle “brakes” do make it loader for the shooter and any spotters or others around you. Normally I don’t worry to much about downrange noise because the projectile tends to be a larger nuesense.


https://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/08/07/muzzle-brakes-sound-test/ to the initial poster, read this it will really explain practical noise and give a real answer about what your asking.
 
Maybe that is your choice but who are you to say what someone else may or may not "need'? It's a personal choice...

Perhaps he is under the mistaken impression that the .338 Fed is a heavy recoiling cartridge, which it is not, and pretty much anyone can handle one... "and" I do not make money in suggesting it is not required...
 
Perhaps he is under the mistaken impression that the .338 Fed is a heavy recoiling cartridge, which it is not, and pretty much anyone can handle one... "and" I do not make money in suggesting it is not required...

I have many rifles and not one with a brake. I'm just thinking that a 5.5 lb Montana shooting 210 grain bullets might be a touch unpleasant. I'm still up in the air about the whole thing. Interesting brake guntech. If I go the break route I'll certainly consider one of yours. Thanks guys
 
I found the factory brake on me former BOSS equipped .375 H&H Browning Stalker to be nicely effective in 2 ways.

1) The system took the recoil down to decent levels. (Not to mention the barrel tuning feature..which worked well.)

2) The brake worked wonders for keepin' other folks well over from my bench at the public range. Nice to have breathin' space at times. ;)
 
I have many rifles and not one with a brake. I'm just thinking that a 5.5 lb Montana shooting 210 grain bullets might be a touch unpleasant. I'm still up in the air about the whole thing. Interesting brake guntech. If I go the break route I'll certainly consider one of yours. Thanks guys

Try it first, no sense in adding weight, length and bulk to an ultralight if it is not required.
 
Perhaps he is under the mistaken impression that the .338 Fed is a heavy recoiling cartridge, which it is not, and pretty much anyone can handle one... "and" I do not make money in suggesting it is not required...

Are you inferring I suggested a brake is required?

The op stated, "I'm thinking of putting a 20 inch 338 federal barrel on a kimber Montana". No one posted it is a requirement...
 
Are you inferring I suggested a brake is required?

The op stated, "I'm thinking of putting a 20 inch 338 federal barrel on a kimber Montana". No one posted it is a requirement...

I'm not suggesting anything, except that there is no motivation for me to offer anything other than my honest "opinion..." which is, that anyone can handle the .338 Fed.
 
"anyone can handle the .338 Fed."

Well three years ago my shoulder couldn't handle a .338 Federal... now two years after shoulder replacement I still wouldn't choose to shoot it.
 
"anyone can handle the .338 Fed."

Well three years ago my shoulder couldn't handle a .338 Federal... now two years after shoulder replacement I still wouldn't choose to shoot it.

You could have chosen to read "any healthy adult..." A guy who just had shoulder surgery, and a guy with no arms might have difficulty with the .338 Fed... the brake may or may not help these two.

Sorry about the bum shoulder... I am heading for a knee replacement or two in the fairly near future... sucks when the machine starts breaking down.
 
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