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| HighCountry10:
Thanks for the thoughts and opinions guys. I am not neccessarily recoil sensitive and have never really been a guy to modify my rifle beyond its original condition but wanted to correct a few things with this rifle. This rifle is shooting real well just wanted to attempt to make it more comfortable to shoot. I do use a lead sled to sight in off a bench so no worries there, it is when I begin practicing shooting off my pack, prone, standing (realistic shooting situations while hunting) that I begin to notice it. |
| tlbradford:
HighCountry10, we all tend to get a little sore when someone hits us in the shoulder 20x in a row. With my .338 I am usually good off a bench for (3) 5-shot groups, on the 4th group I start twitching a little. Now, I'll shoot 2 or 3 groups, switch off and plink with a .22 or .204 for a bit, then come back to the .338. You can also throw in a snap-cap and dry fire for a time, when you feel yourself starting to flinch. |
| dbllunger:
I have two muzzle brakes. I have one built and installed by John Ricks from Shooting Star Rifles on the coast. Works absolutely amazing and is beyond loud. I use it on my varmint 7mm STW. Love it but it blows dirt and crap every place. If you use it with a short 9" Harris it will burn the paint on your hood. I used a nylon fuzzy blanket once and it melted all the fuzz down to the base thread. I also have a Gentry Custom on my daughters rifle. Don't buy it. They claim it is supposed to be quieter. It also does not reduce recoil as much, but it deffinately works just fine. They want another 60 bones for a cap and most will include it with the cost. I wanted her to have a full power rifle that she could grow into. After a few years the brake is coming off. I HATE MUZZLE BRAKES FOR HUNTING, but I love the recoil reduction they provide. |
| littletoes:
If I was going to have a "Vias" muzzle break installed, and was mailing it off anyway, think I would send it to the man Himself. George Vias. High Tech Gunworks 182 S. Cole Rd Boise ID 83709 208 323 7674 Very very loud, even damaging to the unprotected ear. And if your shooting prone, they will throw dirt-by design. But you can see your hits. |
| gramps:
I have a brake on a Weatherby that was made by a gunsmith in Pilot Rock, Or. that does not have holes on the bottom. It works very well, but is loud like all of them....but I wear different types of hearing protection depending on the situation while shooting or hunting. |
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