muzzle brake etiquette?

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Jon Leclair

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I got a rifle with a threaded muzzle, it's only a .308 but I'd like to throw a brake on it because well I can.

I've shot next guys at the range using brakes and it sucked, is there any range etiquette I need to know about with regards to brakes?

I'd like to start reaching out aways also so obviously it won't be an issue out in the bush.

Thanks

Jon
 
My experience with muzzle brake users has been mixed. Most are reasonable about it, picking benches not next to you, using range bags as baffles etc. And then you have the other kind. Once had a fellow setup his 300WM with a big brake on it next to me while I was chronying some loads. Asked him if he could use the next bench over so his shots don't screw up my readings. He gave me a earful about how muzzle brakes don't affect chronographs. Suffice to say he fired one shot and up pops an error. I didn't say anything, but he did have the decency to after that only shoot when I wasn't.
I don't care as long as you realize doing a 14 round mag dump from your 10.5" braked AR is kinda off-putting for other shooters on the line. By all means you can do it, just be sensible about it.
 
If the range is hot and active everyone has their hearing protection on... so fire away, no further warning/apologies required.

If the range is hot but no one is shooting at the time I would yell out that you are going hot and wait to allow some dummy to get his ears on.

Ranges are inherently loud and ear damaging...
 
Yes, shooting is a noisy sport.
However a muzzle break can greatly increase the amount of noise that is directed
towards the side and back towards shooters beside you.
My suggestion would be to let the other shooters know that you will be using a muzzle break as a courtesy to them.

To the " blast away " people, all I will say is that I wish you had to live with my perforated
ear drum that was caused by a muzzle break beside me.
 
guntech said:
If the range is hot and active everyone has their hearing protection on... so fire away, no further warning/apologies required.

If the range is hot but no one is shooting at the time I would yell out that you are going hot and wait to allow some dummy to get his ears on.

Ranges are inherently loud and ear damaging...
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That's common courtesy, with or without muzzle brakes.
 
With my Cadex 308 with the Cadex break I always try and use a bench far from everyone else, or give them a heads up. I've even build my own little barricade that I bring to put on both sides of the bench to prevent the shooters beside me from being bombarded with the blast the Cadex break gives off.
 
If you find shooting noisy, take up knitting. With that said I set up my chit as far away as I can ;)

But I have no compassion for crybabies that set up beside me and then want me to move. Same as getting hit with brass. Its a range and sometimes it so busy there is no other tables.

If these things offend you go on a wednesday morning... lol... But thats when I usually go as well to avoid the weekend rambos.
 
Jon Leclair said:
I got a rifle with a threaded muzzle, it's only a .308 but I'd like to throw a brake on it because well I can.

I've shot next guys at the range using brakes and it sucked, is there any range etiquette I need to know about with regards to brakes?

I'd like to start reaching out aways also so obviously it won't be an issue out in the bush.

Thanks

Jon
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Always be considerate.

My last club session was not enjoyable while shooting on the action range and left for the longer ones. Two birds had SBR's and began blasting by me while I was practicing. Dam those things where so load that I required to stop and turn my back and even after a few round the shooter himself commented on how he can't shoot it for long. Two things struck me was if that is so then why does he have it and two he doesn't know how to use it because of the lack of shooting.

I have a Linear brake on my race gun and a shroud on my long distance 30 HAR that I use when I am beside another individual.
 
I usually set up as far as possible, mainly to be left alone too but I can't help it when there is room at the stalls but a fella chose to get installed right beside me complaint about muzzle blast 5 mins later...

Solution : legalize supressors :p
 
A guy set up beside me one day with a big rifle with a brake. He let er buck and blew a full cup of Timmies off my bench. Pretty impressive I thought.We had a good laugh. As far as noise it didn't bother me any, had my hearing muffs on.
 
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nthrxx said:
With my Cadex 308 with the Cadex break I always try and use a bench far from everyone else, or give them a heads up. I've even build my own little barricade that I bring to put on both sides of the bench to prevent the shooters beside me from being bombarded with the blast the Cadex break gives off.
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A guy set up next to me last weekend with the same brake... Its not as much as the noise, as its the damn concussion from the blast. That is what is annoying, you feel it directly in the sinus/chest.
 
I had an old guy complain that my muzzle brake was "damn military equipment that should be banned!" I set up by myself (first one there on the day) on the far side of the range. Sometimes people will complain no matter what is going on. With that being said I either leave as much space as I can or will inform the others beside me that I will be shooting with a muzzle brake.
 
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