Rick Richard
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APA Lil Bastard Gen 3 works really well.
Muzzle Brakes?
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Lazy D
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Any affective muzzle brake will make it loud as $#!+. Invest in a suppressor if your state allows them for hunting. Nothing will tame it like a suppressor.
Rifle stocks can also make a difference in seeing your hits. I watched a video (which I'll try to attach) by James from Barbour Creek awhile back discussing this. I'm sure James can chime in on this in more detail.
FireFlyFishing
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This
It's not just the brake
Stock design with low heel and body not square behind the gun
Stock design with low heel and body not square behind the gun
azsugarbear
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The design of the stock also plays a big role in how a rifle recoils. Traditional sporter style stocks tend to allow more 'muzzle flip' than stocks with higher combs that tend to better align the eye to the scope. The lower you can get the barrel centerline into the butt pad, the less muzzle flip you will experience.
Some brake designs focus just on recoil, while other designs compromise between recoil and muzzle flip. Look for brakes with holes on the top as well as the sides. Those do a slightly better job of controlling muzzle rise.
Some brake designs focus just on recoil, while other designs compromise between recoil and muzzle flip. Look for brakes with holes on the top as well as the sides. Those do a slightly better job of controlling muzzle rise.
Aussie Hunter Steve
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The Terminator T3 on my 6.5-300 is awesome. Rifle doesn't seem to move, and I can watch the impact on game. It's very loud though. I also have a T1 on a lightish 7mm Mag and it's like using a 22-250.
Tommy T
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Unknown munitions has a salmon river brakes and they work great I use them on 338 lapua down to 22CM just go to there web site and pick out the one want on my 6.5 Prc I use the 4 port titanium You will like them
You should look at Optics Planet and the Hudo. Best muzzle break I've used.
pdog shooter
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Never had a break, they must be nice for the shooter. BUT, they are a little inconsiderate at a public range. Guess thats why they are not allowed in the matches I compete in.
I have Terminator T3, T4, SRS big 5 port, MBM 5 port and Fat Bstard Gen 3 and lil Bstard. The last two are the only ones with top ports and work the best for controlling muzzle rise on Lapua, Lapua AI, 338-378. Even so you need to have good form and don't use over 20 power to spot shots with 300 gr bullets and max loads. If you reduce load by 100 fps it gets easier.
I have 6 different Weatherby and they all come with a factory brake the releases in all directions perpendicular to the barrel. So reducing recoil is great but barrel rise is significant unless I'm firing from a real solid branch rest. I've switched all my rifles except my Christensen Arms MPR 338 LAPUA to Eric Cortina tuner brakes. These release the energy to the sides thereby reducing muzzle jump while greatly reducing recoil. Even with my 338-378 WBY Magnum I can see impact at 100.
Bingo! The Seekins brakes work really well but with a light gun and basically a magnum cartridge you are just going to be wasting money buying brake after brake chasing something you won't find. Practice more with the rifle and work on your fundamentals and it will help more than buying more brakes.
