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Hi all,
Have just purchased myself a 7mm mag as a nice synthetic upgrade from my old wooden .270. Am looking to put a brake on it, who does the best ones around? Gun smith required or not. Alternatively if you think I’m making a mistake by not getting a can I’m all for it! But I’m aiming for small and light and only for hunting so I won’t be shooting much in excess of a box of ammo a year.
Cheers
Hard to beat a Terminator T3 from @Kiwi Greg
i have a 7mmRM myself but its a heavy barrel so recoil isnt an issue.
but loading 140 grain partition projectiles not 162gr is the best thing i have found for flat shooting accuracy
Bush hunting= can
Open country , ear protection, just one or two animals= brake of you want to save weight and length.
Dry country , loose material, dust, dry dirt about. A brake will through it up all through your gun and action, eyes. Laying a hat , rag etc down under break will stop this.
T3 from Greg is the way to go. Gunsmith to thread barrel and time the brake.
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A radial brake doesn't need timing, so is simpler/cheaper to fit and can be taken on and off without problems (if, perhaps, you wish to alternate with a suppressor). If the barrel on your rifle is already threaded, it may not need gunsmithing to fit a brake with the same thread; if the threading on the barrel is accurate and the internal thread on the brake is accurate. That is too many 'ifs'. I'd get it fitted by a gunsmith. Most brakes seem to be made from steel but there are a few alloy ones on the market and occasionally, and expensively, titanium.
The maisey quatromax from Deane massy was unreal on my 7blaser mag
https://www.mtngear.nz/products/mtn-...44278093775163
I really like my MTN gear mini muzzle break, really cool design and works really well. Also fantastic service
Another vote for Greg’s terminator brakes. Had a t2 on a rem mag a few years ago and was soft as butter to shoot
get the suppressor as well... you will soon work out which you prefer...and it wont loose much value if you want to pass it on,be very surprised if you do.
+1 for Dean Maisey. I have the Varimax. Cool idea - can carry closed for spook & shoot then open the ports when you have time to put in your ear protection. Avoids changing POI
The Terminator TT doesn't need timing, but if you are needing to get the barrel threaded then that won't really matter.
The best muzzle brake on the market appears to be the without warning TMB but the Terminator will be more than good enough and should come in more thread sizes not just 5/8x24.
I'm running x2 T3 terminators, x1 APW tuner brake and a dpt directional brake.
The T3 and APW are the best for recoil reduction.
Want to get my hands on a tmb brake.
There are now 28 models of Terminator Muzzle Brakes
From the tiny T1 @ 32 grams to the massive T7 @ 1.7 kgs
The T2 has 13 thread options & the T3 has 15
There are 10 self-timing models
I nearly always have all brakes & thread options in stock
This is by far the biggest range of muzzle brake in the world, all made here in little old NZ :)
I want to see this mighty T7 please!
Could you do one for a 40mm???? (a few years away...)
I want to see this mighty T7 please @Kiwi Greg
Could you do one for a 40mm???? (a few years away...)
https://terminatorproducts.co.nz/?page_id=238Quote:
Originally Posted by 40mm
https://nomadrifleman.com/world-record-shot/
Just saying... LOL.
@Kiwi Greg Have you compared your brakes to any of the newer US made brakes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
I used to see yours come up in comparisons a few years ago but haven’t seen them for a while.
I saw someone claim one of your brakes was almost as good as the TMB brakes (which appear to be considered the best) but it was just a quick comment on a US forum.
Still doing comparisons from time to time, haven't tested a TMB, its a very specific brake for big heavy PRS rifles that barely recoil anyway, also none in stock on their websiteQuote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
The easiest way to get better performance is more angle, the TMB has heaps more than most others, this comes at a cost of more blast, the major disadvantage of any brake
The internet is an interesting place :)
Yeah back blast is horrible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
I had one of your TT brakes that while effective, I didn't enjoy shooting with it.
That along with scarring my neighbors cows (echoed very badly where I shoot) made me move back to a suppressor.
I do primarily shoot competition and consider going back to a brake. I was considering a TMB but if your brakes are almost as good I'd just get another TT.
What a bloody monster!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
Best is in the eyes of the beholder I would think. My understanding is that any steeper than something like Gregs and you risk injury from debris. And the shooter experiences something like twice as much noise from a steeply angled brake to a radial brake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beetroot
The worst brake I've ever experienced was a fabricated thing made from some super trick alloy in the upper stainless ranges (that's in cost of material rather than grade number). It was a big bastard, and bloody near sent the rifle downrange like a rocket motor. I don't recall the caliber apart from Fu*k Me. It was the most effective firing line sweeper I've encountered that isn't military owned, it cleaned the place of spent brass, stones, paperwork, observers... It was the third time I'd experienced a brake, the first time being at the old Auckland NZDA range which had a pumice firing point. They parked me next to a guy with a Browning BOSS radial thing on his rifle. To this day I still do not like brakes. But they have a place I suppose.