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As far as I know most muzzle brakes on the market work as advertise, they reduce recoil. Some slightly more than others but the end result is generally the same. Some design will help with the muzzle climb and allow for better follow up shots. Shop around and do some research and when you...

Lots of different technique, very interesting.

Thanks guys, lots of good info.

Just curious how you guys mark top dead centre when installing a muzzlebrake? I normally use a string through the aft scope base screw hole. I line up all the hole with the string and mark TDC on a piece of masking tape before removing the barrel. Today I used a magnetic laser level shooting...

Nez, this is not too bad. The surface finish I was getting was irregular and I had deep rings here and there. Your surface finish might just be speed, try faster speed and see if it improves.

My first lathe was a Jet 1024P, the other version of yours. Nice lathe but I did not know enough about lathe when I bought it. I came with the gears for metric threading installed and by the time I noticed and called the previous owner he apparently did not know where the other gears were. I...

Had some free time today so I put the barrel in the lathe, in 4 jaw and spider. Dialed the front and back to less than 0.0005" runout on the lands. Put the brake on the rifle and it had a runout of 0.0025". Not sure how much that would affect the bullet, that is not much. I did rebore it to a...

Well... I went to the range last weekend to sight in my coyote rig and could not keep itnon paper...... I used the same scope as I had on my 7mm-08, returned home put another scope on the 223 and perfect. The scope is definately pooched, pretty sure it accounted for the above average grouping I...

No, did not have time, I had some work to finish and I took the rifle apart for finshing, it needs to be painted with KG Guncoat. GST

Exactly....lol. Thanks for the advice

Thanks for all the tricks and advices. I came up with a solution that is working really well. As I said I was boring from the back after threading the brakes and my boring bar was hanging too far. I made this boring bar holder that hold the bar all the way in the brake threaded area leaving...

Lots of good info. The bar is Steel and the inserts are carbide. I do not have access to a brake reamer, and I prefer to bore them with a bar. Most brakes the hole is not concentric so I use boring bar to ensure they are. I normally bore on the barrel when I install them but I also rebore a...

The bar is an Ultradex Scldr 1.2 with a diam of 0.187 using carbide inserts. I have been using it overhanged to about 1.5" and I knew I was pushing it. I might be grinding a boring tool out of square hss bit. As I said the flex is out and down hanging out that far of the toolpost so it does...

Thanks Pete, After searching a bit more I found this: http://www.hhip.com/machine-tool-accessories/chucks-er-collet/er-fixtures/collet-chuck-for-er-40-125mm-diameter-d1-4-3901-5042.html Cheers GST

I have to bore and rethread some brakes for Tikka M18x1. After reboring and threading I wanted to re-bore the holes to proper caliber at the same time to keep everything concentric. My problem is that my boring bar is extending so far out of the tool post it flexes and does not cut at all. Any...

I have a few set or ER20 and 32 that I use in the tail stock. I got them from Asian suppliers and they are all good so far. I am still looking for a D1-4 ER collet chuck but haven't found anything, maybe haven't searched hard enough. I could get a backplate and a ER chuck, but would rather a...

I used a fitted pin last night, I had to add 1 layer of scotch tape to make it tight, and it look like everything align and the brake hole was concentric. I got some small brass bar today from work and I will machine it down to make a perfect fit and reconfirm the alignment. Alinwa, thx for...

Thanks Rflshootr, That is about what I was going to do, but you added a few more steps I did not think about and they make a lot of sense. GST

I am gonna start eliminating the obvious first. I believe the stock might be hitting the barrel, it is a flimsy Savage Tupperware. I am waiting on a Boyds Laminated. Going to bed it. In the meantime I will take the barrel off, need to paint it, and chuck it in the lathe and take some...

What is your current equipment list? Do you have a suitable lathe to do the work or you will have the barrel chambered by someone else? GST