Bjrink
Senior Member
Need your guys opinion on a new muzzle brake for a tikka t3 300 win mag.
Is rifle threaded?Need your guys opinion on a new muzzle brake for a tikka t3 300 win mag.
Any gunsmith I would use builds his own brakes.No, I’m taking it to a local gunsmith to thread. Just wanted to know if there was a preferred brake for a tikka 300
This depends on the brake. Some brakes are no louder at the shooter than the same rifle with no brake.Don't ever, ever, ever shoot it without hearing protection and that includes hunting situations. A single shot with a muzzle brake and no hearing protection is a recipe for instant hearing loss.
I see a lot of guys using the Area 419 Sidewinder these days, as well but I don't have any experience behind it. I just know its spoken highly of
I would not put a muzzle brake on anything short of a .460 Weatherby, and I don't know for sure I would put one on one of them.
I'd rather absorb the recoil than deal with the concussion and ridiculous volume of noise caused by a muzzle brake.
I would absolutely have one on a 50 BMG however!
This depends on the brake. Some brakes are no louder at the shooter than the same rifle with no brake.
I've spent a couple of hours looking for a any evidence or anecdotal reports that a "quiet" muzzle brake exist. The only thing that even come close is "The Gentry Quiet Muzzle Brake reduces recoil up to 85% while directing noise and gas away from the shooter" claim from their site. They makes no claim to be as quiet as a non-braked gun. Every other discussion I read was that MB were louder and that hearing protection was mandatory and doubling up was a good practice. I'm open to being shown otherwise.