Thread: Gong shooting : can vs brake

Note to self : before the next Gillie comp check if earmuffs fit and you can get a decent eye relief while wearing a welding mask

Originally Posted by ebf

Note to self : before the next Gillie comp check if earmuffs fit and you can get a decent eye relief while wearing a welding mask

And you have ear plugs to bung in your anti social ears before you put on the muffs.

@ebf
Shot a braked 50 cal in a booth during a motorcycle tour back in 2013.
Earplugs and muffs didn't stop near-terminal ear failure.
$11K worth of hearing aids later and I'm barely able to hear nearby conversations in a noisy environment.
Despite that, I'd probably use a brake on an open mound, but a suppressor in a booth situation.
Just haven't tried to get a brake to suit the 308, that our mutual friend in Norfolk Road built for me.
Might get him to copy a brake for me.

Originally Posted by Mauser308

If shooting more than a couple of rounds, best not to use an overbarrel design as the heat retention can cause the barrel to bow (it's a real bitch when it does it cause it's the last thing you think of). Muzzle cans keep the heat off the barrel which helps.
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With an over barrel suppressor, it depends on the design of the supressor, on how tight or loose are the threading tolerances and rear bush dimensions, on how true the portion of the bore covered by the suppressor is with its outside contour, on what sort of stress relief the barrel had during its manufacture ...etc
Enough people use them with great satisfaction proving that the system can work ( pun intended:-)

I've only ever experienced one muzzle brake, and hated absolutely hated it.
Probably because I was not behind the trigger but behind a spotting scope.

I have a can and would say that the recoil has been somewhat reduced, but not needing ear protection is great.
For a dedicated range rifle a brake would be good, but if it was a hunting/range rifle then I'd go for a break

Originally Posted by WallyR

@ebf
Shot a braked 50 cal in a booth during a motorcycle tour back in 2013.
Earplugs and muffs didn't stop near-terminal ear failure.
$11K worth of hearing aids later and I'm barely able to hear nearby conversations in a noisy environment.
Despite that, I'd probably use a brake on an open mound, but a suppressor in a booth situation.
Just haven't tried to get a brake to suit the 308, that our mutual friend in Norfolk Road built for me.
Might get him to copy a brake for me.

What muffs did you have

I was spotting when greg was shooting his 50cal and was inline with blast and 40 rounds later my hearing wasnt damaged.

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I know the 22 and 6mm PPC are kings of accuracy because of design but the 308 could almost match them if it wasnt for that dam kick.
WAVER ( everyone handles recoil differently and im not judging ) its just that smaller recoiling guns are easier to shoot. A 7mm08 with a DPT should be fine for shooting steel though, maybe look at gun fit ( too big of a scope too high or similar )
Ask to shoot someones braked gun before you commit. They might reduce recoil more but are not as user friendly as many make out.
I have one MAE, five DPT managed guns and two braked guns of which i have just suppressed one of them also because i got sick of the blast nonsense and it was only a 338 win mag and the DPT is fine for it.
Im just home from shooting two redskins at 500yds with the 338 FX (338Lapua IMP) shooting the 300gr Berger @ close to 3,000 fps and from a field rest, Bi-pod/daypack i only spotted one of the drop on spot kills anyway and had to put up with a dust storm at the shots. I film all shots with it because every spotter so far has missed the impacts because of the blast. This is my only gun that a brakes recoil advantage out ways the weight/length/muzzle jump disadvantages of a suppressor.
I hope my ramble helps but if not, its just my opinion

@199p
Both provided by the range controller - afterwards, he admitted that they were 'cheapies' as his good ones had been permanently 'borrowed' by some mean looking Harley riders.
He decided that shooting them would cause more problems in South Dakota, than back home in Texas, so let them ride away - wearing them, on bikes with open pipes.
As we'd all signed waivers, no comeback, at least not that I had the funds - or interest - in taking it any further.
It's the result of not having your own trusted gear and travelling light on a long distance ride.
Too late now, but 'shutting the gate after the horse has bolted' isn't going to make me hear any better mate.

Originally Posted by WallyR

@199p
Both provided by the range controller - afterwards, he admitted that they were 'cheapies' as his good ones had been permanently 'borrowed' by some mean looking Harley riders.
He decided that shooting them would cause more problems in South Dakota, than back home in Texas, so let them ride away - wearing them, on bikes with open pipes.

That will do it, I love my msr's they are expensive but not compaired to hearing aids