Originally Posted by
game4lunch
I shoot the .300 WM.
I am considering a muzzle brake. But not too familiar with any of them.
So I ask yous guys . . . Which one do you recommend that will maintain maximum accuracy? Minimize (most)recoil? Not deafen three counties? And what would I expect to pay a gunsmith for it as well as instalation?
Anything alse would be appreciated.
Old post, but so what? It's an ongoing question.
I put KDF muzzle brakes on my .375 RUM and on my .300 Weatherby, along with Limbsaver pads and in stock recoil reducers. Both of these cartridges are burning 30-40% more powder than a .30-06 or 7mm Rem mag, so they are loud with or with out the brake.
Before I had the brake installed on my .375 RUM I couldn't stand to shoot it enough to develop loads for it. After I had the brake installed, I took that rifle on two African hunts shooting a variety of animals from Steenboks to Buffalo, and some from prone positions, all with no recoil issues.
I often take two or more rifles to the range so that I can alternate shooting them to allow the barrels to cool. My .300 Weatherby and my .308 Win are both Weatherby vanguards of about equal weight and fit. Both have Limbsaver pads. The .300 Wby has a KDF brake and a mechanical recoil reducer.
The felt recoil of the .300 Weatherby is noticeably less that the recoil of the .308 Win.
As for accuracy, I feel that my shooting accuracy is improved with the reduction of the recoil of my rifles, as I can concentrate on the trigger squeeze and I can keep cheek contact with the stock after the shots.