why Muzzle break a 22LR
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Weighing in at 54oz, my Buckmark Pistol really doesn't need one.
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It ADDS 30 MOA to accuracy? So it used to be an MOA gun and now it's 31 MOA gun? Is there a blind handicap chimp shooting the gun now?
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Probably on a 10/22.. it started out that way....
Phat Eagle
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Irony?!
The question really should be why a muzzle device of any sort. And the answer as I see it is two reasons (not necessarily on the same rifle): looks and accuracy. I used an A2 flash hider on my 10/22 mini-SOCOM because it completes the military look of the rest of the rifle, nothing more. Some well designed brakes increase accuracy by stripping the escaping gases away from the base of the bullet as it emerges from the muzzle. There are benchrest shooters that use a brake for this reason. In case anyone is wondering, suppressors also often increase accuracy because they also strip the gases away from the bullet before they can affect the flight away from the muzzle. We just don't get to try this (legally) in our liberal bedwetter dominated country.
Oh yeah, there is no muzzle rise on a .22!
Mark
If muzzle brakes really increased the accuracy of 22lr rifles, then every precision shooter would have one. The reality is that most precision shooters do not install muzzle brakes on their 22lr rifles, because they don't increase accuracy.
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I didn't say it was dramatic, but it has been shown to work on some rifles and some ammo.
Mark
If adding a brake improved the accuracy, it was due to the weight of the brake changing the harmonics, it had nothing to do with that piece of metal being a brake. Precision shooters often add tuners to 22lr rifles to change the harmonics, but they don't usually add brakes.
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wayupnorth
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for a 22 i could care less about reduction in muzzle flip or anything like that, i play the game because they look hella good!
i must admit that one on the rifle above i had made extra long to get the barrel past the end of the stock, i was finding i was getting some heat and powder marks on the stock so that longer comp put the end of the barrel out past the stock - problem solved.
this one had the linear comp on it for accuracy.
does it make a difference?
no idea, ive never tried it with it on and off but now that im thinking about it i may have to try this summer to see if there is a difference.
i must admit that one on the rifle above i had made extra long to get the barrel past the end of the stock, i was finding i was getting some heat and powder marks on the stock so that longer comp put the end of the barrel out past the stock - problem solved.
this one had the linear comp on it for accuracy.
does it make a difference?
no idea, ive never tried it with it on and off but now that im thinking about it i may have to try this summer to see if there is a difference.
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the really nice 3 prong AR style muzzle brake on my SR22 is awesome, the HV rounds make quite a crack and it directs that out a bit.. and just completes the look of the rifle, adds the right length to balance it visually too....
sillymike
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If you're thinking about ISSF (olympic) rifle shooters... there are rules against muzzle brake, otherwise they probably would.
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Heck, they are putting brakes on .177 air pistols... so they 'must' serve a purpose
Why do so many people take offense at what other shooters do with their rifles... if they want a brake on the rifle, then how is that a problem for anyone? Brakes look good (to many), they protect the crown, they still movement when shooting under high magnification (those that shoot over 24X, know there IS movement)... and did I say they look good... but justification isn't required to put on a brake.
why a flashlight on a shotgun????
lot's of people put breaks on 22lr rifles, it is mainly just because they don't know any better...........and when there is no ammo to buy and you want to play with your rifle I guess all you can do is buy accessories for it..........
I prefer my harrel tuners on the ends of my barrels, but maybe one day a bayonet may have to be duct taped to my cooey to make it more of a canadian edition
lot's of people put breaks on 22lr rifles, it is mainly just because they don't know any better...........and when there is no ammo to buy and you want to play with your rifle I guess all you can do is buy accessories for it..........
I prefer my harrel tuners on the ends of my barrels, but maybe one day a bayonet may have to be duct taped to my cooey to make it more of a canadian edition
