Precision Rifle Muzzle Brakes Tested and Ranked

[Mystic Precision]

You get it right. The heathen didn't performed really well on the recoil reduction bench, and at first I was quite bummed, expecting more. But if you look at the muzzle jump, wow what a surprise we got! One of the, if not the, best performance in keeping target in sight. This is definitely a brake made for barricade shooting in my opinion (refer to the second video, conclusion 1 I think).

For the number of ports, we can clearly see with the carbon that the first port have done must of the work. It's a big brake, and so for smaller caliber (br, 223, etc.) I would consider one of the smaller model like the 4 ports as I'm sure they will perform as good if not better, using more of the baffles.



I agree with Jerry about the work that can be done on a brake to perform better in X or Y situation. You can mixt stuff to get a good performance without too much concussion. But what I've seen so far, is that NO brake performed top on all tested. ie linear recoil reduction, muzzle jump, working good with big and small caliber, and concussion.
At some point, bigger port will work, but as soon as you put a smaller cartridge, you lose pressure, and so efficiency. At some point, you can't have everything, so choose what fit your shooting style the best.

Like everything else we use, it is a world of compromises. Fortunately, we can learn from the years of brake developments used in IPSC open handguns. Sometimes you need to also balance the cartridge specs (and barrel specs) to work with the brake for peak performance.

Too small or too big may not be optimised.... I am sure there will be more evolution as shooters learn and gain more real world experience.

Thanks for doing all that testing and then sharing your work.

Jerry

 

[kthomas]

Always trade-offs to consider when it comes to muzzle brakes, as with anything else in this hobby and life.

Recoil reduction is one part of the equation. There's also noise and concussion, and how that gets projected to the shooter. Debris disturbance. Features such as: ability to self time, port configuration, compatibility with suppressors (obviously not a consideration in Canada), ability to configure tuners (for those that care), etc. Then of course there's price, machining quality, etc.

I'm basically running 100% suppressed now, but my favorite brakes are the Insite Heathens. There's lots of great brakes out there these days, pick the one they floats your boat the most and rock on with it.