On/Off Muzzle Brake

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Well I've been trying unsuccessfully to find a savage weather warrior in .338 win mag with the adjustable muzzle brake. I've looked at the Brownings with the BOSS, but they are a bit pricey.

I was just wondering, is there a way to install an on/off or removable type muzzle brake on a rifle? What would something like this (if it is feasible) cost?

Thankyou
 
Most brakes are threaded on and are easily removed for cleaning.

I do not understand the concept on installing a brake, working a load up that shoots well and with very little recoil and then removing the brake and having to work a load up again and having all the recoil back again...

A muzzle brake changes the point of impact, the tune of the rifle, the harmonics of the barrel. You can not have it on and off and expect it to shoot the same load well in the same place.
 
Exactly, and they are much more noisy than a plain vanilla muzzle!

I often hear guys talking about "just using it to sight in..........take it off when I go hunting."

Huh? :confused:

Ted
 
I am totally 110% in agreement with both of the previous posts. It makes no sense as the gun shoots differently. Either put it on and leave it on or don't do it at all. I have seen the results when 1 was not tightened on properly the the gun was shot, sending the brake downrange, but not after tearing up the threads on the muzzle
 
+3.

I noticed a 12" shift in elevation(higher point of impact) when I installed a Bushmaster Y-Comp muzzle brake on my SPR upper.

Windage remind the same in my case though.

You would want anyone beside you to be wearing REALLY good hearing protection when you shoot with a brake.They are obnoxious to be beside when shot!!!!!:eek:

If you do get one, leave it on (expect for cleaning) or else you will be in for problems getting hits.

SKBY.
 
Thanks for your input fellers, but I've shot the savage with the on/off brake before and the it didn't move the POI at all. This may be due to the fact that you're not removing it which is most likely the cause in other intances of different POI. Anyways, if it changes the POI so be it, it's more just for bench comfort and I will check and re-sight in as necessary for hunting.

I know it's loud, I don't care. What I do care about is the fact that I only weight 180 pounds and the recoil on a .338 at the bench is a little beyond my comfort range.

Thanks
 
ryanb said:
Thanks for your input fellers, but I've shot the savage with the on/off brake before and the it didn't move the POI at all. This may be due to the fact that you're not removing it which is most likely the cause in other intances of different POI. Anyways, if it changes the POI so be it, it's more just for bench comfort and I will check and re-sight in as necessary for hunting.

I know it's loud, I don't care. What I do care about is the fact that I only weight 180 pounds and the recoil on a .338 at the bench is a little beyond my comfort range.

Thanks
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Please don't take this offence to this, but I always wonder why people buy large caliber "blaster" rifles if they don't find them comfortable to shoot?????

If you need muzzle brakes to tame recoil and recoil shoulder pads to be able to comfortably shoot, why not get a caliber that you can shoot comfortably and doesn't kick the crap out of you??????:confused:

The more you shoot your rifle, the better you become with it.

Nothing wrong with say a 30.06,.308 , or even a 30.30.They have bagged PLENTY of game over the years.

SKBY.
 
A properly fitting rifle will do cut down felt recoil just as much as a brake but without the negative effects.

I own or have owned many hard recoiling rifles but none have been uncomfortable enough to need to do anything about it as long as the rifle fit ok, only time I ever had a bruise was from a range session with a very poorly fitted 25-06.

PS i'm only 5'7 and 165 lbs, size of shooter doesn't ussually seem to matter much in felt recoil.
 
I found a place for a screw on accessory.

I once shot a BR match in a storm where the rain was blowing in the bore. My warm up shots were all over.

In desperation I dug out a split bushing for my barrel wrench (the gun was a switch barrel) and pounded it on. Won that match.

Next month a couple of the gunsmiths showed up with threaded muzzles.
 
I've never been fond of the thought of shooting a Grizzly with a 30-30. To answer your question: I want/need this gun for a grizzly hunt.
 
MaxKW said:
A properly fitting rifle will do cut down felt recoil just as much as a brake but without the negative effects.
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Sorry, you are very mistaken. There is no way a properly fitted stock can reduce felt recoil as much as a brake can. It just is not possible.
 
Ok sorry Guntech maybe I worded that wrong it wouldn't be reduced as much as a brake but we are talking about a 338 WM, how much reduction is really needed?
 
MaxKW said:
Ok sorry Guntech maybe I worded that wrong it wouldn't be reduced as much as a brake but we are talking about a 338 WM, how much reduction is really needed?
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I feel how much reduction needed is really a personal choice for that person to make for themselves, not someone else. Just as the caliber you wish to use or make of rifle.

A customer of mine, a small lady, successfully shoots her Sako .338 Winchester Magnum with a brake I installed. She only hunts with it. Last year she got a moose and two deer and is a happy as can be. She does not find the noise excessive in a hunting situation and this rifle kicks way less than her 30-06 Remington 700 with a decelorator pad. She loves the .338 with the brake on and a decelorator pad as well.

If she wants to use a .338 with a brake - why shouldn't she be able to do that?
 
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Mighty Peace said:
This way if you dont wnat the brake on b/c of noise or just want the brake on for shooting at the range, and take it off for hunting.
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..........however, it will not shoot to the same point of impact. You will still have to resight the rifle, depending on whether the brake is on or off.

If it does, you have a very unusual rifle. :D

Ted
 
Why not? said:
..........however, it will not shoot to the same point of impact. You will still have to resight the rifle, depending on whether the brake is on or off.

If it does, you have a very unusual rifle. :D

Ted
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Why Not, I guess my rifle is very unusual, b/c it shoots almost identical with the cap on as it does with the brake. Like I said, the guys at Corlanes(Rocky Mountain Rifles) are awesome. My Sako m75 SS 300WM is a great shooting rifle. Half inch or better group with factory Winchester Supreme 180gr. Accubonds ammo. This rifle shot the same with the Partition Golds also. Can't wait to try the reloads we are doing.

I had a buddy a few years ago that was a disbeliever, until he shot it at the range.:D
 
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