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| dbllunger:
Varmint brakes are usually blind on the bottom to keep from blowing stuff around. |
| T-ROY:
i had this break installed on a 300wby, sold it one season later. There is no dought that it tamed the recoil and a very nice looking brake, but the roar of the muzzle was unberable on your ears. more than i was willing to put up with. just my experiance. I won't do it again |
| Intruder:
No experience w/ a VAIS but I have a break on my 300 win and I truly love it. Now, the noise is a bitch but the recoil reduction is awesome.... between the Pacmyr and the break my gun recoils similiar to a 257 Roberts. I always carry plugs while hunting in the off-hand chance that I have ample time to put em in. I do 1/3 time or more. |
| NORRISKI2:
I have a few hunting rifles including a 7mm WSM with a custom made muzzle brake from a local gunsmith. I like the recoil reduction but hate the loud noise. For a person who has had three reconstructive inner ear surgeries I can not expose myself to unnecessary loud noise, so I can't shoot the 7mm WSM without ear protection. One of my other rifles is a Tikka T3 lite in 300 WSM. I chose to go a different route for that rifle. I had my gunsmith add a Sims recoil pad and a mercury reducer in the front end of the stock. The positives are that it reduced recoil and muzzle flip, but it did add some weight to a rifle that was intended to be a pack rifle. I believe mercury reducers are more common in shotguns but it seems to work pretty well so you might check into that. |
| littletoes:
Theres other answers. Install a break for loadwork, then remove it and install a "cap" for hunting situations that you will most likely fire one or possibly two shots, where hearing protection will not be worn. Most 'Smiths can/will manufacture both. Thats right, most high quality muzzle breaks are threaded on, very few use your existing barrel anymore, but there are a few. |
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