muzzle brakes on 30BR's

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Have many of you guys experimented with muzzle brakes on the 30BR and shooting free-recoil? I've got a 22" barrel comming with a brake and was wondering what the consencus was on them..

Thanks, Toot
 
Brakes aren't legal in benchrest so i don't think many folks are trying them and most everyone is already shooting free recoil with the 30 br. Steve
 
That's right.. Not leagal.. I'm not shooting benchrest and didn't remember that small bit of info.. Thanks,, Kelly
 
Brake on BR rifle

tootalloutdoors said:
Have many of you guys experimented with muzzle brakes on the 30BR and shooting free-recoil? I've got a 22" barrel comming with a brake and was wondering what the consencus was on them..

Thanks, Toot
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I installed a Kleingunther brake on a 6PPC back in the 70/80's. There were two serious side effects: 1. the barrel bore under the brake threads expanded about .0001, & 2. the side blast nearly got the shooter lynched by the shooters on either side. The installations were quickly outlawed and there were no further threats of violence.

BAD IDEA!!!!!

The old guy.
 
Muzzle brakes are legal on 600 & 1,0000 yard light guns. When you're setting off 75 grains of Rel-22 behind a 200 gain bullet, they're nice to have.

But 1,000 yard guns have about a 30-inch barrel, which hangs off the bench a long way. When I switch & shoot point-blank BR, I'm always amazed at the noise & concussion, because those short barrels are so close to the bench (& the benches are closer together). Putting a brake on one of those, like your 22-incher, won't get you many friends.

Fortunately, you don't need one. I shoot my .30-BR free recoil. It's on the edge, to be sure. A Hunter-size case in a 10-pound rifle is a bit harder to take, but those guys shoot them free recoil too -- more powder, slightly heavier bullet.

Use those threads on the barrel (originally for the brake) for a tuner.
 
30br brake

I have a 30 br with a brake on it and it removes almost all the recoil. I use it for varmint shooting but not benchrest. To loud for benchrest great for varmints. Ross
 
Use those threads on the barrel (originally for the brake) for a tuner.

That's an appealing idea. The whole 30br barrel is a new thing to me. Just experimenting with someting new. The barrel already has a brake on it.. ("Tuner").. That's something else that's new to me. I'll have to research that one..
Thanks, Kelly
 
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