Considering 3 Brands-Models of Muzzle Brakes- Any Opinions?

[Diverjeff]

Godspeed to your new location in Flagstaff......I'm sure momma has the say so if you wanna go huntin......And if Love'em or Leave'em is the right saying, with respect to Calif. I don't know how ya could Love'em.......whatsover, especially not if you like firearms, shooting sports, or huntin......so I suppose ya gotta leave'em. No place is perfect, but some places are just FREE'er than others.

She stays out of my gun hobby,spent around 30K over the last 2 years and not a peep outa her(won't ride on the bike with me any more either,took her for a short 170mph run down the freeway a few years ago on my hotrod Suzuki Hayabusa and that was the end of that ).

I apologize to the OP for getting off subject on your thread.

 

[KyCarl]

Area 419 Sidewinder Magnum!

Sidewinder Magnum Self Timing Muzzle Brake

The SIDEWINDER Self Timing Brake system was engineered from the ground up to reduce more recoil and muzzle flip, while being easier to install.

www.area419.com

 

[tonechaser88]

No love for patriot valley arms? Come on ... they are crushing!

 

[FEENIX]

No love for patriot valley arms? Come on ... they are crushing!

I have PVA's Jetblaster and I like it but MBM's beast brake works better. I have about 5 of Nathan's brake with a 6th (CF beast) one comingn this Friday.

Another vote for MBM's MBs.

 

[bsnyder]

I will say I'm working with him now to get two breaks coming for the wife's brownings.

 

[david.eustache]

I have a .338 Lapua Magnum, Savage BA-110 LE , 17 lbs. I plan to use it mainly for long range targets, and long range hunting, all from a fixed, set
position, so weight is not a big deal. I am more concerned with Recoil reduction and accuracy and achieving a balance or the optimum best of both worlds for those two criteria, though I think I understand there is possibly some trade-off or conflict in the two depending on HOW recoil is reduced in a specific muzzle brake. I have read that accuracy is improved when there is a more balanced approach to have gas ports on the bottom and the top, regardless of the potential for dust signature, or flying debris. This is from actual testing of MOA vs. port design.

Here are the three my search has turned up that seem promising:

1) American Precision Arms - Fat Bastard, Generation 3 with tunable top and bottom gas ports.
Is the tunable part of this more hype than actual help? Does it just add another dimension of uncertainty or can it be deciphered--does it work?

2) Terminator T-4 (now available in the U.S. market)

3) Precision Armament - Hypertap or M11- Severe Duty

I'm more concerned with achieving accuracy and reducing recoil than the cost difference between all these choices, unless I can just get the same or very close to the same result from one of these and save several hundred dollars vs. other choices. But how would you rank the very best technical solution out of these three? Then what about the Bang for your buck choice?

I plan to integrate a barrel tuner in with this new brake. I have not yet decided which one. I am still looking at the EC Tuner, the ATS, The Ezell PDT,
and Harrell's, but using one of these brakes, because I think these brakes are better than the integrated tuner brake products offered for the
.338 LM rifle. Ie, I might just go with an integrated product if this was for a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7 mm mag. or something, but I want something a little better for the .338 LM and a tuner too.

Thank you in advance for any thoughts, ideas, questions, and your experience most of all.

I had also considered All the above and finally ended up going with Mack's gun works, Gillette Wyoming. Worth taking a peek...

 

[Stockbroker]

T4

 

[TheLongRanger83702]

I have a .338 Lapua Magnum, Savage BA-110 LE , 17 lbs. I plan to use it mainly for long range targets, and long range hunting, all from a fixed, set
position, so weight is not a big deal. I am more concerned with Recoil reduction and accuracy and achieving a balance or the optimum best of both worlds for those two criteria, though I think I understand there is possibly some trade-off or conflict in the two depending on HOW recoil is reduced in a specific muzzle brake. I have read that accuracy is improved when there is a more balanced approach to have gas ports on the bottom and the top, regardless of the potential for dust signature, or flying debris. This is from actual testing of MOA vs. port design.

Here are the three my search has turned up that seem promising:

1) American Precision Arms - Fat Bastard, Generation 3 with tunable top and bottom gas ports.
Is the tunable part of this more hype than actual help? Does it just add another dimension of uncertainty or can it be deciphered--does it work?

2) Terminator T-4 (now available in the U.S. market)

3) Precision Armament - Hypertap or M11- Severe Duty

I'm more concerned with achieving accuracy and reducing recoil than the cost difference between all these choices, unless I can just get the same or very close to the same result from one of these and save several hundred dollars vs. other choices. But how would you rank the very best technical solution out of these three? Then what about the Bang for your buck choice?

I plan to integrate a barrel tuner in with this new brake. I have not yet decided which one. I am still looking at the EC Tuner, the ATS, The Ezell PDT,
and Harrell's, but using one of these brakes, because I think these brakes are better than the integrated tuner brake products offered for the
.338 LM rifle. Ie, I might just go with an integrated product if this was for a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7 mm mag. or something, but I want something a little better for the .338 LM and a tuner too.

Thank you in advance for any thoughts, ideas, questions, and your experience most of all.

You better check the state's reg's that you plan to hunt in for any weight restrictions. Here in Idaho your firearm, as used (ammo, magazine, scope, sling, bipod, muzzle brake, suppressor, whatever), is 16 pounds MAXIMUM.

 

[SFMongo]

This is for 308 muzzle brakes but this guy did a test on a plethora of brakes.

 

[7070yshot]

I have a .338 Lapua Magnum, Savage BA-110 LE , 17 lbs. I plan to use it mainly for long range targets, and long range hunting, all from a fixed, set
position, so weight is not a big deal. I am more concerned with Recoil reduction and accuracy and achieving a balance or the optimum best of both worlds for those two criteria, though I think I understand there is possibly some trade-off or conflict in the two depending on HOW recoil is reduced in a specific muzzle brake. I have read that accuracy is improved when there is a more balanced approach to have gas ports on the bottom and the top, regardless of the potential for dust signature, or flying debris. This is from actual testing of MOA vs. port design.

Here are the three my search has turned up that seem promising:

1) American Precision Arms - Fat Bastard, Generation 3 with tunable top and bottom gas ports.
Is the tunable part of this more hype than actual help? Does it just add another dimension of uncertainty or can it be deciphered--does it work?

2) Terminator T-4 (now available in the U.S. market)

3) Precision Armament - Hypertap or M11- Severe Duty

I'm more concerned with achieving accuracy and reducing recoil than the cost difference between all these choices, unless I can just get the same or very close to the same result from one of these and save several hundred dollars vs. other choices. But how would you rank the very best technical solution out of these three? Then what about the Bang for your buck choice?

I plan to integrate a barrel tuner in with this new brake. I have not yet decided which one. I am still looking at the EC Tuner, the ATS, The Ezell PDT,
and Harrell's, but using one of these brakes, because I think these brakes are better than the integrated tuner brake products offered for the
.338 LM rifle. Ie, I might just go with an integrated product if this was for a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7 mm mag. or something, but I want something a little better for the .338 LM and a tuner too.

Thank you in advance for any thoughts, ideas, questions, and your experience most of all.

I've used the Fat Bastard and Terminator breaks on 338LM - both work very well. Another option to help with accuracy is a Aaron Hipp tuner. That gun should already shoot just under 1MOA. 1/2 if you got a good one.
Are you loading your own ammo? If so what brass, what bullet?

 

[7070yshot]

You better check the state's reg's that you plan to hunt in for any weight restrictions. Here in Idaho your firearm, as used (ammo, magazine, scope, sling, bipod, muzzle brake, suppressor, whatever), is 16 pounds MAXIMUM.

That's weird that Idaho has a weight limit- ***? Can carry man guns there? Lol

 

[Willys]

Have Apa gen 3 on 3 rifles. Shoot with iphone video on the muzzle in slo mo. You can keep opening ports until you see the muzzle drop then youve gone too far. Easy to dial in just a half dozen shots or less. Really like it. The lil fat bastard gen 3 works almost as well. Braking is on par or slightly better than mbm 5 port and T3 IMO. Have a T4 but have not shot it yet.
Waiting for Nate to offer MBM 5 port Ti with top port adjustables….. its coming

 

[travis a worthen]

I have a .338 Lapua Magnum, Savage BA-110 LE , 17 lbs. I plan to use it mainly for long range targets, and long range hunting, all from a fixed, set
position, so weight is not a big deal. I am more concerned with Recoil reduction and accuracy and achieving a balance or the optimum best of both worlds for those two criteria, though I think I understand there is possibly some trade-off or conflict in the two depending on HOW recoil is reduced in a specific muzzle brake. I have read that accuracy is improved when there is a more balanced approach to have gas ports on the bottom and the top, regardless of the potential for dust signature, or flying debris. This is from actual testing of MOA vs. port design.

Here are the three my search has turned up that seem promising:

1) American Precision Arms - Fat Bastard, Generation 3 with tunable top and bottom gas ports.
Is the tunable part of this more hype than actual help? Does it just add another dimension of uncertainty or can it be deciphered--does it work?

2) Terminator T-4 (now available in the U.S. market)

3) Precision Armament - Hypertap or M11- Severe Duty

I'm more concerned with achieving accuracy and reducing recoil than the cost difference between all these choices, unless I can just get the same or very close to the same result from one of these and save several hundred dollars vs. other choices. But how would you rank the very best technical solution out of these three? Then what about the Bang for your buck choice?

I plan to integrate a barrel tuner in with this new brake. I have not yet decided which one. I am still looking at the EC Tuner, the ATS, The Ezell PDT,
and Harrell's, but using one of these brakes, because I think these brakes are better than the integrated tuner brake products offered for the
.338 LM rifle. Ie, I might just go with an integrated product if this was for a 6.5 Creedmoor or 7 mm mag. or something, but I want something a little better for the .338 LM and a tuner too.

Thank you in advance for any thoughts, ideas, questions, and your experience most of all.

Take a look at this one www.ErikCortian.com he make a adjustable timetable muzzle brake.
I bout one for my 300Wby mag.
he has some YouTube videos on it as well and is a class f long range shooter and hunter.

 

[smokepoler]

Another vote for Muzzle Brakes and More, aka MBM. Will tame that magnum like it was a .223.