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Old 08-25-2011, 12:20 PM
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Old 08-26-2011, 12:04 AM
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Rather slanted "test" I'd like to see em compare the fat bastard to other muzzle brake's and flash suppressors instead of just a naked barrel...

Not to mention who says the ammo was not a heavy round vs a light one...
 
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Old 08-26-2011, 08:23 AM
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OK. So he damn near uses the barrel as a tent stake but not once does he pull the bolt and check the barrel for an obstruction?

I've only owned one rifle with a brake. A Weatherby Mark V Deluxe in .460 Weatherby Magnum (i was much more recoil-proof back then!). The 10-pound rifle generated over 100 ft-lbs of recoil (that Lapua is around 41). Weatherby says their brake reduced the .460 recoil by 55%. I don't know how accurate that statement is, but I can tell you it made a hell of a difference. Both in shove and in NOISE!. The brake made that rifle so insanely loud, I'd rather put up with the recoil!

This is pretty cool: RECOIL
 
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Old 08-26-2011, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Ramprat
Rather slanted "test" I'd like to see em compare the fat bastard to other muzzle brake's and flash suppressors instead of just a naked barrel...

Not to mention who says the ammo was not a heavy round vs a light one...
I was not using it to compare anything but with and without a muzzle break.

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OK. So he damn near uses the barrel as a tent stake but not once does he pull the bolt and check the barrel for an obstruction?
I've only owned one rifle with a brake. A Weatherby Mark V Deluxe in .460 Weatherby Magnum (i was much more recoil-proof back then!). The 10-pound rifle generated over 100 ft-lbs of recoil (that Lapua is around 41). Weatherby says their brake reduced the .460 recoil by 55%. I don't know how accurate that statement is, but I can tell you it made a hell of a difference. Both in shove and in NOISE!. The brake made that rifle so insanely loud, I'd rather put up with the recoil!

This is pretty cool: RECOIL
I noticed that too...
 
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Old 08-26-2011, 05:18 PM
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All my 50 BMG have muzzle-brakes, also my 300 REMINGTON ULTRA MAG, & a 308 WINCHESTER, It does reduce recoil
 
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Old 08-27-2011, 05:14 PM
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I can attest to it eliminating a huge amount of recoil on larger rounds, however i think the increase in muzzle blast you feel and the excess redirection of noise make them useless on anything other than the hardest hitting rounds.
 
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