Here are the recoil results for the muzzle brakes on our 300 mag: And, once again the Alamo Four Star and American Precision Arms muzzle brakes are out in front. Weatherby, who claims that their Accubrake is the most effective on the market, claims recoil reduction of up to 53%. That is interesting, considering there are many different designs represented in that cluster. Not only for the shooter but for anyone standing anywhere nearby. They are essentially a ventilated steel tube bored a little larger than the groove diameter of the barrel. Insert a 1/8 allen wrench through the holes and rotate the brake counterclockwise until loose. Required fields are marked *. There is some overlap (like the APA), but I believe Alamo is working on a completely different brake for a 338 and a completely different brake design for a 50 cal. Gases are diverted away from the shooter and kept clear from the line of sight so vision is never obstructed. The 300 Norma Magnum (not be confused with the old 308 Norma Mag), is the newest cartridge in our line-up. - Page 6, Precision Rifle Podcasts 4 Podcasts Hosted by Top 10 Shooters, Finally!!! A muzzle brake equipped magnum rifle (like a .300 or .338 Magnum) produces a sound pressure level (spl) in the 130-dB range, according to reports I have read. WebWe make clamp on muzzle brakes to fit virtually any barrel factory or custom up to a muzzle diameter of .530 all the way up to 1.065 Machined from 6061-T6511 aluminum, and MIL-A-8625 Type III hardcoat anodized in Matte Black. WebSpecs: Barrel Length: 28" with break; Length of Pull: 13.5" Twist Rate: 1:10" Capacity: 3; Overall Length: 48.5" Weight: 7.25" Features: All Vanguard rifles are guaranteed to shoot a 3-shot group of .99 or less at 100 yards (SUB-MOA) from a cold barrel when used with Weatherby factory or premium ammunition within Two-Years of Verified Purchase Date These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. All rights reserved. We'll keep you informed of any recall notifications. Threaded to a 5/824 muzzle, it works with most .30 caliber cartridges. Specially designed directional porting blows gases up and to the sides to minimize recoil, dust signature and keep you looking downrange at your target. , I am new here and admire your thoroughness and clear explanations. Combined with a good padded buttstock, and youll never feel the need to cringe again. You'll likely have more accurate shots if you have a braked rifle, but it is no guarantee. This just reinforces the value of data-driven tests, over merely reading peoples opinions. I want to preserve maximum optionality down the road to add a suppressor to my rig (I believe it should be as simple as screw-off-the-brake-screw-on-the-suppressor and adjust zero). That way it can be used to save the shooter's shoulder when shooting at the range, and removed to help save the shooter's hearing during the hunt. 800-333-3288 | 801-876-2711, Multi-port design reduces felt recoil up to 76% (depending on caliber), Top and side ports direct gases to reduce muzzle rise, Closed bottom design helps reduce dust signature during firing, Multi-caliber design fits most rifle barrels .30 caliber or smaller with a 5/8"-24 TPI or 1/2"-28 TPI threaded muzzle. It does not store any personal data. It's no secret that magnum calibers pack a wallop and an afternoon ringing steel behind a magnum rifle can be taxing. For our mid-sized 30 caliber cartridge, I had to go with the legendary 308 Win. I'd say over 80% of the content was ne Cal: Ha! But, Im glad it worked on this rifle, because that will let us gauge its effectiveness in terms of reducing recoil. If you have a non-threaded muzzle, you can also take it to a gunsmith for proper threading to ensure a perfect fit. of free recoil energy is probably reduced to about 20.8 ft. lbs. Most .30 caliber muzzle devices will allow use without issue, but always double-check for compatibility to ensure accurate shots and avoid jamming or worse. My personal recoil handling ability falls squarely between any of the unbraked .300WMs I have fired and my Weatherby Mark5 .300 Weatherby Mag, (also without a Any lightweight magnum rifle could probably benefit from the installation of a muzzle brake. The cookie is set by Google Analytics and is deleted when the user closes the browser. This created one of the most potent .30 caliber hard hitters in the industry that is incredibly popular in just about any large game hunting scenario you might consider. Rifle range made me remove it. I used to have a Weatherby 30-378 with the Weatherby muzzle brake. I'm interested in your opions and felt recoil with your brakes! But, I did test the TBAC Compact Brake, which is the Thread-Over-Muzzle-Brake (TOMB) designed for the TBAC Ultra-9 Suppressor. and ours are most effective when used with an overbore Magnum with a large case for the diameter of the bullet such as .300 Win Mag, .300 Weatherby, .30-378 Weatherby Magnum, 6.5 x 284 Norma, etc. The Fat B* was originally designed for big magnums like the 338 Lapua, but they also offer it in 7mm and 30 caliber versions so I included it in the 308 Win tests. JWV is right. Its the same as a muzzle brake, in that there are baffles trying to redirect expanding gases but the gas isnt allowed to escape out the sides. Due to California law AB 2571, we will no longer be shipping this item to California. KDF, INC. developed and produced the first muzzle brake in 1983. Before you rush out to have a muzzle brake installed on your rifle (for about $300; get a good gunsmith to do the job), be aware of a few drawbacks. If the brakes from Lantac and Precision Arms came into place to perform for 308 cal, how would you guess they will place them self in the ranking wise? I find that pretty impressive. Instead of a .270 WSM or a .270 Wby. The rifle was test fired with both the standard (drilled) BOSS muzzle brake and the solid BOSS-CR (conventional recoil) replacement installed. Ultradyne 7.62 APOLLO LR COMP 5/8X24 300WM, AKLYS DEFENSE MOJO MAGNUM BRAKE, .30 CALIBER, AREA 419 SIDEWINDER MAGNUM MUZZLE BRAKE, Timber Creek Outdoors Heart Breaker Muzzle Brake. - Page 6. Other porting systems are said to deliver about a 20% reduction in recoil. Copyright 2023 PrecisionRifleBlog.com, All Rights Reserved. You can see it finished around the middle of the pack, ranking 11th among the 17 brakes tested on the 308. It just goes to show, you cant believe everything you read online! Factory-equipped choke is an extended Full and fluted for tool free removal. The following data indicates estimated felt-recoil reduction after the installation of our KDF Slim Line Muzzle Brake. YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. It may not be an all day thing at the range and it was VG6 Precision Lambda consistently releases quality firearm accessories that you can count on. Reloading- What pressure signs do you stop at. Personally I like muzzle brakes, cause they've helped my accuracy due to recoil reduction. Another great benefit is the huge reduction in the muzzle jump. Newton's law says (to paraphrase) that for every action there must be an equal and opposite reaction. Reviews Of Top 7 Muzzle Brakes For 300 Win Mag. Thats why I actually get out in the field and test this stuff and dont just talk about it! Even though absorbing the recoil of a 300 Win Mag isnt horrific, for smaller farmed bodies and young shooters, the anticipation of the kick can be damaging to the shot. Should be easy. The gas escaping out of the sides is part of what allows the brake to do work in our favor (i.e. And youre right. But despite this, it is considered to have less recoil than larger cased .30 caliber options and therefore is easier to handle. The gas vectoring technology uses offset ports for counteracting muzzle rise and jump, and provides a neutral port addition for gas dumping to help offset felt recoil. Want to be the first to know when the next set of results is posted? Vent ports are strategically located to help direct the rifle gas away from your field of vision and to provide stabilization. Without further ado, here is the data for the recoil reduction on the 308 rifle for each of the muzzle brakes: Just as we saw in the recoil results for the 6mm and 6.5mm, both American Precision Arms and Alamo Four Star have a measurable lead over the rest of the pack. I have been very interested in longer distance shooting and entering local matches for about 11 years. Most of them cut recoil by around 20%. In this case the Leupold Mark 5 is already a done deal. never used one, have no opinion. Im not positive about that, but that is the last I heard. Google Analytics sets this cookie to inhibit request rate. but in the size of brake I'd need, the diameter of the brakes is a decent amount larger than the barrel. Due to the design, it is also best shot out of a 24-inch barrel for hunting- although it has quickly gained attention in an AR-10 style rifle with an 18-inch barrel as well (you can also realistically modify an AR-15 rifle with an upper and barrel change as well). Im always hesitant to speculate on how something might compare, because there are always surprises. I do appreciate the question, because I didnt even realize I had published the data for a TOMB brake with and without the suppressor attached. I considered the 300 Win Mag, but decided to go a little bigger the 300 Norma Magnum. A suppressor is limited on the amount of gas it can capture (based on the volume of the can), and eventually all the gas has to exit the suppressor along the same path as the bullet. Makes 270 like a 25-06 and the 340 like a 308 to shoot and my loads are fairly stout. Minuteman. Available in 12 and 20ga., 26 and 28" barrels. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Tapered, Straight, or Stepped, we machine brakes for them all. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. After reading a ton of forum threads, I bought an OPS brake for that rifle. Thank you for the recommendation. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Great work as always. Instead of a .300 short magnum, buy a .308 Winchester. Trijicon Ventus: Measuring Range AND WIND! The 300 Weatherby cartridge is known for being brutal on the shoulder, necessitating the need for a good recoil pad or muzzle brake, even better, both. Proprietary port design controls A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Both look excellent on the end of an AR-style rifle. For the 6.5 Creedmoor, they were still similar values, but they were reversed, with the peak force reduced 5% more on average than the momentum. The .300 Win Mag has long been considered the .30 caliber cartridge that can do it all. __utmb cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and there are no existing __utma cookies. I use the PVA Shockwave on my 300WM and can easily spot my own hits/misses and really does a good job mitigating the recoil without too nasty of a side-blast. LOL!!!! The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. All shooters on the range should be wearing hearing protection, but when I get ready to shoot I warn the shooters around me that I have a muzzle brake and its gonna be loud. Shorter 12-1/2 stock and 24 barrel. Open the bolt, clear the chamber and magazine of all ammunition. You can hunt the same animals and avoid having to make a choice between being kicked out from under your hat or being deafened. Cal, Looking at spending less than $2000 on the rifle alone. Copyright 2003, 2014 by Chuck Hawks. Remember, Im not trying to convince anyone one way or the other, Im just trying to present the data I collected and leave it up to you to draw your own conclusions. Anything to offset the power of a .30 caliber cartridge allows a bit of relief for many shooters. Get a Recoil Hawg on your rifle and shoot with more comfort and confidence than ever before. These do this by offsetting the rifle gases that are released after firing. Elastomer stock. I just bought a south gate weatherby, an impulse buy but a gun I've been eyeing for 49 years. Clearly, porting systems are less effective than muzzle brakes attached to the end of the rifle barrel. Congrats! Provides warranty concurrent with manufacturer's warranty for the firearm, including all parts & labor for warranty repairs during coverage. Ultimately as long as you thread to a standard pattern (5/824) and buy a brake and a suppressor that are threaded to that youre golden. That helps me know Im on the right track. Kudos for maintaining a numbers-first approach to your analyses. SHOT Show 2020: Leica PRS 5-3056 with PRB Reticle! I didnt run the 300 Norma Mag as hot as what Ive heard rumors of other guys doing. People also have a lot of good things to say about the Hellfire Self Timing Muzzle Brake as well. 300 Weatherby definitely has a bite to it, manageable but not enjoyable. Seekins Precision AR ATC Muzzle Brake 6. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Mag., buy a .270 Winchester. Here are the muzzle brakes I wasnt able to test on the 300 Norma rifle: There arestill A LOTof interesting results left to be published on this field test. Later almost all of the shooter's hearing returns, but a certain amount is permanently lost, and the losses are cumulative. The best answer to the muzzle brake question is simply to avoid calibers that generate more recoil than you can comfortably tolerate. Well, there are A TON of 338 brakes out there. Weatherby, who claims The threaded collar secures the Recoil Hawg to the muzzle of the rifle. The weight is 7.5 pounds, which is a sweet spot between being easy to pack and compensating for recoil. Those 2 arent used by any of the precision rifle shooters I know, but that doesnt mean they arent good ones. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1. Or any others with ideas of something that may fit my needs better. The muzzle brake tested for this article is a BOSS attached to the barrel of a .338 Winchester Magnum caliber Browning BAR Mark II rifle, which weighs approximately 9 pounds with scope and mount. Always wear ear protection. HELLFIRE Muzzle Brake. then the local gun ranges started banning the 50 cal and in order to do more testing on my design, I started building them for 30 cal and up to test different design features. Imitation is the highest form of flattery. Cal Zant is the shooter/author behind PrecisionRifleBlog.com. Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. But what about a larger 30 caliber cartridge? Here is an example of the data I recorded for one of the muzzle brakes: As I publish the results, I plan to show how much each muzzle brake reduces recoil compared to a bare muzzle. (It rains a lot in Western Oregon.) July 13, 2015 However, they do have an incredibly loud retort, which can be deafening to anyone near you. Open the bolt, clear the chamber and magazine of all ammunition. For 308 ammo, I selected the very popular Federal Premium Gold Medal 168gr SMK Match-Grade Factory Ammo. This rifle was fired from a bench rest at an outdoor rifle range with covered, but not enclosed, firing positions. baffles redirected gases to move to sides or even rearward, and during that collision an equal and opposite amount of momentum is applied to the baffles, pushing them away from the shooter and offsetting recoil). A reduction in lift? Id be tickled if that happened. Hand tighten only, do not use any tool to tighten the thread protector. 4. The setup that is a Remington 700 Long Range in a 300 Win. The POI shift is minimal and 100% repeatable. There is no loss of bullet velocity or change in the rifle's ballistic performance with these muzzle brakes. How woukd usage of a muzzle brake and suppressor (surefire) effect the outcome? I'll attach a picture of the group, I obtained these results from just standard shooting bags. Nearly complete temporary deafness usually lasts from about a minute to several minutes after firing a powerful magnum rifle equipped with a muzzle brake. 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