Muzzle brakes on 1000yd BR heavy guns

[RDavies]

So basicly, I have to find a way of directing the gas blast towards my main rivals

[albow]

Rod provided you do it without rearward gas jetting then your well within the rules and go for your life

I have shot beside TonyZ with his braked LG shooting a 300 Ackley and in all reality it was not that noticeable once you were shooting and focussed on the flags. Everyone up here better be ready for when I get the brake on my rifle........... might actually make the 6mil sound like a big banga and then there will be the recoil

[LoneRider]

i dont know shit all about brakes,but would they work with the gas's directed up or down ? not backward.
i suspect forward would make it a useless excersise.

[Mick]

Well, the gas is going forward without a brake, so redirecting it at 90 degrees from the muzzle in any direction is generally plenty.
If you look at the vais style brakes, they pretty much redirect the gas 90 degrees in all directions.

[Tony Z]

One thing for certain about muzzle brakes is that they polarize the greater shooting community. Most of the issue is around shooter comfort, whether that be blast, debris or just excess noise. Generally the likes of centerfires being shot during rimfire matches have a similar complaint, blast, debris and excess noise. Then when a rimfire is shot around air rifles, the complaint is blast, debris and excess noise. Then when you go to an archery range, like i do a lot these days, firearms of any sort are loathed because of, blast, debris and excess noise. The answer, take up basket weaving.

[singleshot]

One thing for certain about muzzle brakes is that they polarize the greater shooting community. Most of the issue is around shooter comfort, whether that be blast, debris or just excess noise. Generally the likes of centerfires being shot during rimfire matches have a similar complaint, blast, debris and excess noise. Then when a rimfire is shot around air rifles, the complaint is blast, debris and excess noise. Then when you go to an archery range, like i do a lot these days, firearms of any sort are loathed because of, blast, debris and excess noise. The answer, take up basket weaving.

Tony, I sometimes upset the neighbours with blast,debri and noise when I take my Duke for a run. Early Sunday mornings usually

Cameron

[LoneRider]

i used to do the same,from 1986[?] to 2002.

not on a duke but plenty of others.

and thats only the registered ones after me major crash in 1984

them was the days

outfit commin up in the next 12 months [maybe]

[wadcutter]

One thing for certain about muzzle brakes is that they polarize the greater shooting community. Most of the issue is around shooter comfort, whether that be blast, debris or just excess noise. Generally the likes of centerfires being shot during rimfire matches have a similar complaint, blast, debris and excess noise. Then when a rimfire is shot around air rifles, the complaint is blast, debris and excess noise. Then when you go to an archery range, like i do a lot these days, firearms of any sort are loathed because of, blast, debris and excess noise. The answer, take up basket weaving.

For the target shooters that shoot off a bench. A simple solution would be to have low portable, partitions between some of the benches so that the rifles with brakes would not upset the meek non braked shooters.
Partitions, much like those used on pistol ranges only lower, that way the range officer can still keep an eye on the shooters.
This would be a simple and cheep solution and keep everyone happy.