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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 1349880" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>I have a large collection of Rifles and all but two are braked on a .260 and the other a .220 Swift.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of different types and designs of brakes on the market and I've tried more than a dozen of them over the years.</p><p></p><p>Those that reduce felt recoil the best also tend to be the hardest on the shooter because they direct the gases to the rear rather than just straight out to the sides or slightly forward.</p><p></p><p>Those that have a slight forward angle are the easiest on the shooter's ears.</p><p></p><p>Radial brakes are good but if shooting from the prone can blind you kicking up dust/sand/snow etc.</p><p></p><p>Years ago I was down on the edge of a wheatfield shooting into the wind and totally lost sight of the target due to the dust signature and filled my eyes with sand and dust and could not then get back on the scope for more than a minute. Fortunately he was laying stone dead where I shot and I was able to relocate him fairly easily. If he'd been wounded and run more than a couple of hundred yards I'd have most certainly lost him.</p><p></p><p>That incident got me started rethinking shooting with a brake at all and looking at different designs.</p><p></p><p>I settled on the North West Precision MB as it was the closest to one that came on a custom I have and have their slotted version.</p><p></p><p>Great muzzle flip control, very good recoil reduction even on my 7mm STW's, .300 Rums, and .375 Ruger.</p><p></p><p>On top of that it's not at all hard on the shooter. I'd rather shoot with them on the big rifles than my light calibers without.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.macsgunworks.com/muzzle-brakes" target="_blank">https://www.macsgunworks.com/muzzle-brakes</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 1349880, member: 30902"] I have a large collection of Rifles and all but two are braked on a .260 and the other a .220 Swift. There are a lot of different types and designs of brakes on the market and I've tried more than a dozen of them over the years. Those that reduce felt recoil the best also tend to be the hardest on the shooter because they direct the gases to the rear rather than just straight out to the sides or slightly forward. Those that have a slight forward angle are the easiest on the shooter's ears. Radial brakes are good but if shooting from the prone can blind you kicking up dust/sand/snow etc. Years ago I was down on the edge of a wheatfield shooting into the wind and totally lost sight of the target due to the dust signature and filled my eyes with sand and dust and could not then get back on the scope for more than a minute. Fortunately he was laying stone dead where I shot and I was able to relocate him fairly easily. If he'd been wounded and run more than a couple of hundred yards I'd have most certainly lost him. That incident got me started rethinking shooting with a brake at all and looking at different designs. I settled on the North West Precision MB as it was the closest to one that came on a custom I have and have their slotted version. Great muzzle flip control, very good recoil reduction even on my 7mm STW's, .300 Rums, and .375 Ruger. On top of that it's not at all hard on the shooter. I'd rather shoot with them on the big rifles than my light calibers without. [URL]https://www.macsgunworks.com/muzzle-brakes[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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