chilli42
Well-Known Member
If I were primarily using the rifle for range and/or competition then brake for sure. If hunting is where this rifle would mainly be used then no brake .... recoil on a 6.5 prc is relatively light.
Rhett , that rash was from the sun. I know you're not recoil sensitive. Sun screen...It's all about that ^^. My 264WM is unbraked. Hunting, no problem now, but break-in and load development put a little rash on my nose. All good now. Can't be scared
Brake or no brake, which would you choose for a 9lb bare rifle 26" sendero contour rifle in 6.5 prc?
Me personally I wouldn't go with a muzzle brake as I have plenty rifles right now with a brake. Would like to know cause I don't plan on keeping this rifle. Just curious as to what the majority vote would be.
Most DSendero Rifles Ive seen like mine come with the BOSS system.Does this one not have it?Brake or no brake, which would you choose for a 9lb bare rifle 26" sendero contour rifle in 6.5 prc?
Me personally I wouldn't go with a muzzle brake as I have plenty rifles right now with a brake. Would like to know cause I don't plan on keeping this rifle. Just curious as to what the majority vote would be.
I haven't put the rifle together. It has a sendero contour barrel that is just a blank right now. I have a sendero. I have not saw a factory sendero with a brake or boss. The Winchester Laredo came with a boss on some models.Most DSendero Rifles Ive seen like mine come with the BOSS system.Does this one not have it?
I really like the sst series of cartridges. It's my favorite of the Shermans. I would love to put together a 7mm sst but I ran out of practical reasons for more rifles about 8 rifles ago. Lol. Still may have an sst in my future.I have a 6.5 SST 26" under 9 lbs scopes and no brake. No need for it to me.
I especially don't like a brake on a barrel shorter than 26". And when you get a brake on a 22" and less barrel, the muzzle blast is way more intolerable than the extra recoil of an unbraked rifle. I have a brake on a 28". It definitely makes it more tolerable the farther you get the brake away from you.Depends on an individuals sensitivity to noise and the amount of shots you intend to fire in a session. After a while the extra noise can be bothersome.
On a particular vermin control outing I took my braked 6.5-300WM and unbraked 340WM to use interchangeably so barrels stayed cool. After a while I quit the 6.5 and just used the 340, finding the added recoil a lot easier on me than the extra noise and blast of the braked 6.5...
My brake is on a 29" bbl on the 6.5-300I especially don't like a brake on a barrel shorter than 26". And when you get a brake on a 22" and less barrel, the muzzle blast is way more intolerable than the extra recoil of an unbraked rifle. I have a brake on a 28". It definitely makes it more tolerable the farther you get the brake away from you.