I have a DNTC brake on my 16" AR and it's more "annoying" when shooting even with Muffs on. Haven't tried it without muffs yet not sure I'm going to like it at all! It literally hurts your teeth from the blast after a while of shooting. Significantly louder than my new 6mm WOA with the 24" barrel. There is absolutely no recoil though. I'll give it that.
To brake or not to brake?
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To add one thing here I just finished a project AR in 458 Socom. I had a david Gentry Quiet Brake put on it I can deffinatly tell the differance in group size with and with out it since it screws on and off. I can also tell the differance in felt recoil and noise the felt recoil is really tamed down with it and the noise from the sixteen inch barrel is very noticable in it's reduction.
Roper, dragging the guns out, taking pictures, scanning targets is a lot of work. Anyone that has ever been to a benchrest match knows what small groups look like, taking pictures would just be more of the same. Besides, nothing frustrates me off more than some idiot that carries a group around in his wallet.
If you really enjoy shooting a lot, weather it be a sporter, factory varmint, or full blown benchrest rig, a muzzle break makes your shooting MUCh more enjoyable. A 40%-60% decrease in recoil allows you to shoot much more accurate. If you are shooting a benchrest rig with a 3" forearm with the forearm "pinched" by the rest's ears, your gun may not move more than 1" on the bags, which alone will give you better accuracy.
I have played around with many types of muzzle breaks. Gunsmith's all seem to have their favorite break. I have found several that are especially effective in reducing recoil. The Vias break, the Answer Break made by Williams Gun Sight are two of the best. I use a few of the Shrewd muzzle breaks distributed by Brownell's that are great on sporters in 7 Mag, etc.
I have shot rifles with the Harrel muzzle break that were great and several others that I can not remember the name of.
My favorite break is a large one that has 3 expansion chambers in it along with 132 holes of 2 different sizes, it bleads off a lot of recoil. The additional weight on the end of the barrel seems to dampen vibration on every gun that I have shot them on without exception.
Yesterday, I worked up loads for a Heavy Varmint rig that was a custom 6 BR with an muzzle break on it, it sure was a joy to shoot because the recoil was like a 17 Mach 4 and accuracy was simply unreal.
If you really enjoy shooting a lot, weather it be a sporter, factory varmint, or full blown benchrest rig, a muzzle break makes your shooting MUCh more enjoyable. A 40%-60% decrease in recoil allows you to shoot much more accurate. If you are shooting a benchrest rig with a 3" forearm with the forearm "pinched" by the rest's ears, your gun may not move more than 1" on the bags, which alone will give you better accuracy.
I have played around with many types of muzzle breaks. Gunsmith's all seem to have their favorite break. I have found several that are especially effective in reducing recoil. The Vias break, the Answer Break made by Williams Gun Sight are two of the best. I use a few of the Shrewd muzzle breaks distributed by Brownell's that are great on sporters in 7 Mag, etc.
I have shot rifles with the Harrel muzzle break that were great and several others that I can not remember the name of.
My favorite break is a large one that has 3 expansion chambers in it along with 132 holes of 2 different sizes, it bleads off a lot of recoil. The additional weight on the end of the barrel seems to dampen vibration on every gun that I have shot them on without exception.
Yesterday, I worked up loads for a Heavy Varmint rig that was a custom 6 BR with an muzzle break on it, it sure was a joy to shoot because the recoil was like a 17 Mach 4 and accuracy was simply unreal.