muzzle brake for a remington 700

[bigbuckkiller29]

can someone help me? im going to buy a remington 700..can you put a muzzle brake on a remington 700? i want to have on installed on it when i buy it because im going to be taking big game and i heard that a good muzzle brake will help soften recoil..and help the muzzle jump on the rifle..any information would be appreciated..big buck killer 29

[Ridge Runner]

any competant smith can install a muzzle brake on any rifle, all you need to decide on is the style you want, I prefer the holland QD type brakes, the large oval holes make a big BOOM, not the sharp painful ear piercing bark of some of the other types.
RR

[98Redline]

I would recomend aganst a muzzle brake for a hunting rifle.

In a hunting situation you will take 1 possibly 2 shots when your adrenaline is already pumping. Chances are you will not really feel the recoil that badly. Put a muzzle brake on and I guarantee your ears will ring.

For bench shooting with a hunting rifle, I simly double up with a good recoil pad and something like a PAST recoil shield on my shoulder. This will help you from getting beat up when taking shot after shot in practice.

Now you are certainly welcome to put whatever you want on your rifle, but I know several guys who put brakes on or bought a rifle with a brake and ended up taking it off due to the excessive muzzle blast.

[bugsNbows]

What caliber is this brake for? Unless it's a big boomer, it probably isn't necessary.

[heinz57]

you can put a muzzle brake on any rifle ,i have one on my 300wsm and like the reduction of the recoil also added a LIMBSAVER recoil pad which helped even more so ..only problem is the noise i now use earplugs when i hunt ..[the noise is devastating]

[streetglideok]

Question is do you really need the brake? What caliber rifle are you wanting to buy?

Anyone that puts in the time behind the trigger can manage recoil. Muscle memory and practice is what it takes. My rule of thumb is if you need a brake, the rifle is way too much for you. I have been down this road with brakes, and I just won't handle the extra noise. You can get damage from even one blast. I had damage from a 300weatherby and my 460smith and wesson from the blast. I still have the 460, and it requires hearing protection to hunt with. And that sucks.

It appears you a young shooter, don't take your hearing for granted.

[driftrider]

A muzzle brake can be installed on almost any rifle. The real question is, do you really need one? You didn't specify what cartridge the rifle would be chambered in. To me, a muzzle brake on any cartridge .30-06 length or shorter (3.3") does more harm than good, unless it's a dedicated varmint rig. For the big mags of 300 H&H length (3.6"+) like the Rem Ultra Mags, 338 Lapua Mag, the bigger Weatherby's, 7mm STW, etc..., the brake becomes useful, especially for light rifles, but you have to accommodate the drawbacks of a brake. These are greatly increased sound pressures to you and any bystanders. Trust me, if you take a big boomer with a brake to a public range, you might not be the most popular guy there. When shooting a brake equipped rifle, hearing protection is MANDATORY, even when hunting. Without it you WILL suffer permanent hearing damage even with only ONE SHOT. I'm not kidding. Take it from someone who has enough high frequency hearing loss that I have a very hard time understanding speech over any appreciable level of background noise. Sore shoulders suck for a couple days, but hearing loss is FOREVER.

Mike

[bigbuckkiller29]

the caliber is 308

[skiking]

I wouldn't put a brake on a .308