Muzzle Brakes?

So many good brakes out there these days. I have several area 419, witt, and thunderbeast. What I found is that side port brakes are the most effective but the most obnoxious for your spotters and ears. However, the side port is a benefit for a hunter due to no downward pressure blowing debris off the ground. At this point I use zero radial brakes for a hunter without a suppressor. I rarely shoot any rifle without a suppressor so in the end, I vote suppressor. ha ha
 
Azsugarbear said "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."


I like the ones from:

Tamed the 300WM very nicely.
 
how are you shooting? are you shooting off of bags on a bench or are you using a bipod? No brake will work unless you are doing your part also
^^This plus what power is your scope on? If you have the power above 15ish, and the way your form and or follow through is not good it will be tough to spot your impacts.
 
LRCustomsinc.com Here's a picture of the brake that's going on my new RUM barrel. It has tuneable ports on the top (and on the bottom) to help with muzzle rise. It's a very efficient brake. The first port is 90° to direct the noise away from the shooter. I believe he has one with tuneable top ports on both the left and right sides to help with twist.
 
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APA Lil Bastard tunable muzzle brake works great. I have one on a 6.5 prc and 7mm prc. My brother has one on a 28 nosler

I have APA's Micro Bastard (223 Rem) and Little Bastard (300 Win Mag) both Gen 1 which also work very well. Gen 3 wasn't out when I got mine otherwise I would have done that. I have another 223 Rem in the works which will get a Micro Gen 3 and I think I've decided on a Little Gen 3 for a 45-70 Gov.
 
My days of shooting rifle without a brake has long since gone as I have gotten older with injuries along the way.

I have found besides the brake, still must do your part of control of the rifle, to be able to see your shots and fire your follow-up shots with a lighter rifle. Rifle fitment does play a huge part for me, there is an optimal length of pull for me and with my bad neck I have found a cheek riser helps me to stay on target and helps me with my consistency on quick followup shots.

There are multiple aspects of the recoil, one is the concussion caused when you use a large brake, sound component to that. My opinion is the radial style brakes seem to disperse both sound and concussion associated muzzle rise as well as recoil. I have had a brockman brake which is similar to a radial style brake only you can turn it off and on. The ability to shoot a rifle with and without a brake helps me adjust my technique to what my rifle does when I shoot it.

However on a couple of my calibers I have chosen to go with a five port brake the concussion aspect is significant, they work well I have forgotten the vendor, but will update and send the info.

On rifles that I use a heavier brake I use an Indian Creek blast shield. This device diverts the sound forward (limits the concussion aspect and the muzzle rise to a point) as well as localizing the felt recoil into my shoulder, seems like more of a hard push on my larger calibers. Still have to practice technique and just get accustomed to how the rifle produces the felt recoil and associated muzzle rise, and concussion with these devices on it. The ability to throw the sound forward lessens the impact of the brake on shooters next to me at a range. But been told by shooters farther away sounds like a cannon.
 
I have been watching many videos on brakes. Most of which are comparisons done on smaller caliber guns. I have a Seekins Havok PH2 in 6.5 PRC with their Seekins brake. It seems to jump up enough that im not seeing my impacts from 100 out to 1000 yards. So long story short lol has anyone found a brake or compensater that has helped keep them on target? Thank you in advance.
VG 6 epsilon on my 6.5 PRC works well for me both hunting and target.
 
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