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I used Pac-nor's barrel weight calculator to determine the approximate weight.
For a buyer who utilizes a muzzle device, it's value-added.
I have not experienced thread protectors coming loose yet. Have you considered using Loctite 220 (red) or equivalent designed for the locking and sealing threaded fasteners, which require normal disassembly with standard hand tools.
I can emphasize with the hearing lost. I've lost a great deal of my hearing from working artillery ranges/ M1 Abrams ranges. I don't need hearing aids yet but I will. So anything you can do to preserve what hearing you have left is money well spent imho.
if you have trouble with things coming loose use vibri tite vc3 it is better than lock it keeps threads from coming loose and doesn't need heat to unscrew.
Me too! I worked on flightline aircraft generation for 10 years, exposed to prolonged noise >140dBs, esp. during surges. I did follow the recommended hearing protection, though. At the time, we were told to use foamies and headsets. Many of my friends did not wear the proper hearing protection and faced the consequences. Transitioning from F-4s to A-10s was a significant difference (much quieter), and when I got out of the flightline, my hearing improved significantly to my enlistment hearing test numbers. I also use PPEs (hearing, eye, gloves, steel-toed boots, etc.) when operating household tools and equipment (mower, snow blower, etc.) that generate high noise levels.
Add another to your list. Farm machinery, track hoes and bulldozers, plus a lover of the 44 magnum years ago and being a sporting clays instructor. I'm now a certified closed caption guy and do everything I can to preserve what little I have left. Worked around helicopter's for a while too. Those things will deafen you.
We were given orange flange plugs, pretty useless. No headsets other than coms for tank commanders/ drivers.
Agreed! An effective muzzle brake serves two purposes: reduced felt recoil and reduced muzzle rise. The latter is often not realized. Being able to see the impact on target is priceless.
Yep, I heard a few of those real-world experiences. Before joining the military, one of my supervisors was in artillery during Nam, and he is deaf and uses hearing aids. He said they get lucky if they have any foamies or equivalent. Their fingers are their primary protection.
No thread locker, probably has to do with the fact I just hand tighten these blended protectors because they are Cerakoted. I could use a set of soft jaw pliers to help. They generally just unseat off the shoulder, enough to see a gap but not really feel it. These are bigger bore rifles in fairly light packages, so I use a brake at the range to keep from beating myself up to bad. 160lbs in a 5' 10" package does not offer a lot of padding.
Oh, I am deaf, so I could care less about the blast of a short barrel. I just think the lines of a blended brake or crowned barrel looks cleaner.
