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Offline dewandgin

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Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« on: April 01, 2017, 12:50:23 PM »
Okay I have read and researched on this site and others and am wanting to put muzzle brakes on a couple of guns. I am looking at the defensive Edge ones but need to find a good place to have the installed. Preferably between Vancouver and Olympia. I want them installed and thread caps/protectors so I can take them off to hunt with. The guns are a 338 win mag X-Bolt and a 7mm STW, they are both great guns I just want to shoot them more and I already put quality pads on them and that helped but I want this finally piece.
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Re: Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2017, 01:45:14 PM »
Why take them off to hunt? 1 shot will not bother your ears and there will be no need to re-zero :dunno: I have shot many times with my braked rifles in the field and never seemed to bother me at all.
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Re: Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2017, 02:40:49 PM »
Huh?  I have several braked rifles that will damage your hearing with one shot. Never mind ears ringing for hours.  All depends on the gun and brake.  .308 with a quiet brake maybe ok, 338-378 Your ears will be ringing.  Barrel length matters also.

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Re: Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2017, 06:08:43 PM »
Huh?  I have several braked rifles that will damage your hearing with one shot. Never mind ears ringing for hours.  All depends on the gun and brake.  .308 with a quiet brake maybe ok, 338-378 Your ears will be ringing.  Barrel length matters also.

Also if target shooting out of a truck bed, don't forget your ears...you might have minimal hearing for approximately 48 hours. 😂😂😂


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Re: Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2017, 06:12:09 PM »
Huh?  I have several braked rifles that will damage your hearing with one shot. Never mind ears ringing for hours.  All depends on the gun and brake.  .308 with a quiet brake maybe ok, 338-378 Your ears will be ringing.  Barrel length matters also.

+1.  Especially with the 2 cartridges the OP mentioned!

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Re: Gun Smith for a couple Muzzle Brakes
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2017, 07:23:10 PM »

Why take them off to hunt? 1 shot will not bother your ears and there will be no need to re-zero :dunno: I have shot many times with my braked rifles in the field and never seemed to bother me at all.
Absolutely correct  if you take that Brake off  so you can hunt your Barrel Harmonics will change drastically  changing
your group size and zero.  My 2 main rifles 300 win mag/338 rem ultra both braked never hear them go off 20+ dead animals :twocents:

 


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