Thread: 6.5-284 Muzzle brake comparision

Originally Posted by mucko

how do the breaks compare to using unbraked i mean its only 6.5mm why bother the amount of recoil would easly suppressed with a limbsaver and you dont ring your bell. i have a brake that come with my 243 absolute waste of time no difference in felt recoil

Personaly I wouldn't bother on a 6.5 and below.... infact I have yet to brake my SAUM, well I did test one that went well but shortened the barrel so cut the thread off and not put another on yet... probably wont

But any brake is not the same as another... a few minor angle changes can masivley change the effectivness of a brake... as can the hole size in the center

If that 243 brake was well designed the recoil would be zero

Originally Posted by mucko

how do the breaks compare to using unbraked i mean its only 6.5mm why bother the amount of recoil would easly suppressed with a limbsaver and you dont ring your bell. i have a brake that come with my 243 absolute waste of time no difference in felt recoil

Have a look at the video in the first post, here it is again



If the brake on your 243 isn't reducing recoil it is an ornament not a brake....

A good brake will make a noticable difference on any calibre even a .223.

I could fire my 308 Montana single handed with a T2 on it

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Have a look at the video in the first post, here it is again



If the brake on your 243 isn't reducing recoil it is an ornament not a brake....

A good brake will make a noticable difference on any calibre even a .223.

I could fire my 308 Montana single handed with a T2 on it

it reduces bugger all now i have taken it off, i am not even bothering to brake my 264 Winmag. even with 95gr sst the 243 kicks bugger all an ornament is the best way to disscribe the brake. plus i am not wearing earmuffs hunting just to have a muzzlebrake

Originally Posted by mucko

plus i am not wearing earmuffs hunting just to have a muzzlebrake

One thing that gutted me with the .300wsm was having to make sure I have hearing protection.

Originally Posted by Toby

One thing that gutted me with the .300wsm was having to make sure I have hearing protection.

that would tickle the eardrums. when i first got the 243 pulled the trigger instant ear ringer fuck that.

Originally Posted by mucko

it reduces bugger all now i have taken it off, i am not even bothering to brake my 264 Winmag. even with 95gr sst the 243 kicks bugger all an ornament is the best way to disscribe the brake. plus i am not wearing earmuffs hunting just to have a muzzlebrake

Yep always said if you were going to have a braked rifle have a big one

Guys use the brakes on the "little" rifles on the range, shooting steel etc & generally take them off when hunting.

You absolutely have to use hearing protection if you are going to fire a braked rifle...

Originally Posted by Toby

One thing that gutted me with the .300wsm was having to make sure I have hearing protection.

I wouldn't fire a wsm with no ear muffs toby bugger that I like my ears.
As for a brake on a 243 Put a can on it.
Wsm and up I say brake all the way

Originally Posted by BRADS

I wouldn't fire a wsm with no ear muffs toby bugger that I like my ears.
As for a brake on a 243 Put a can on it.
Wsm and up I say brake all the way

I'm lucky I can still hear, I couldn't hear anything for 2 min then it started coming back but it rang for hours and hours after that. Learnt my lesson

Originally Posted by BRADS

I wouldn't fire a wsm with no ear muffs toby bugger that I like my ears.
As for a brake on a 243 Put a can on it.
Wsm and up I say brake all the way

yeap going to build a carbon fibre one when i have time far to tight to buy something i can make