BergerBoy
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BTW- FearNoWind, GREAT VIDEO.
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Agree!
I agree!
There is. $30 way to check whether it is the brake or the machining work.
Buy a $30 cylindrical .30 cal brake off of eBay (the kind with holes ported in it) and twist yours off and put the new one on just a little harder than hand tight.
The ebay brakes are cheap but do average job in reducing recoil.
Do a google search for "crushing a muzzle brake" some guys have bad ideas about how to time them correctly!
I bought 4 of these brakes for hunting rifles in the past and they were made well. If you notice a problem while threading it on, take a pic and post it here. Or PM me or most any of the guys on here.
Check the exit hole diameter,,best would be .20 over bullet diameter,,,the bigger it is over bullet diameter accuracy will suffer,,totally agree with other statements here to,good luck
I think you mean .020". I've run brakes from .015" over bullet diameter to .2" over bullet diameter and have never seen them affect accuracy if installed correctly. If you try to get to tight the accuracy will suffer.
+1! All of my MB's clearance hole are .020"-.030" over the rifles bore diameter.
+2 .+1! All of my MB's clearance hole are .020"-.030" over the rifles bore diameter.
Haven't been able to follow up due to lack of internet. Thanks for everyone's help so far. Here are some images in response to some of the replies.
Pic of brake. Note how much bigger back hole is. It seems to have had alot of the shape removed due to drilling out to thread barrel in:
I would need a 5/32 spacer to remove the thread from the back hole.
You have a badly botched installation from what I can see. The barrel was threaded way too far back for that muzzle brake.Haven't been able to follow up due to lack of internet. Thanks for everyone's help so far. Here are some images in response to some of the replies.
Pic of brake. Note how much bigger back hole is. It seems to have had alot of the shape removed due to drilling out to thread barrel in:
I would need a 5/32 spacer to remove the thread from the back hole.
You have a badly botched installation from what I can see. The barrel was threaded way too far back for that muzzle brake.
You have two choices, have another brake made with enough shank to allow for proper threading or cut your barrel down and recrown it to accommodate the brake.
The first baffle being considerably larger than the other two is a non issue. It's simply allowing for more gas to be discharged through it than the others to give greater recoil reduction.