.308 muzzle break on 6.5 Creedmoor?

[John Browning]

I know from experience that a 7.62 suppressor will work really well on 6.5 or 5.56 rifles when it comes to noise reduction, but will an overbore size break cut recoil?

I'm looking at picking up a muzzle break for my T3X CTR in 6.5 Creedmoor and am wondering if the .308 breaks work. There are a lot more options out there. SilencerCo has a 30% off sale right now that has me looking at their ASR break/mount combo but it only comes in .308.

Would this give any recoil reduction or make any sense, or am I stuck with 6.5 options? The 6.5 Creedmoor isn't a bruiser, but I'd like to be able to call my own splash/hits so I'd like something that does reduce recoil.

[HK Dave]

I think it depends on the brake but generally speaking it won't work well. Tried a 6.8 surefire for my 6.5cm and the results were not as I had hoped.

[bigdawg86]

I use whitt machine muzzle rise eliminator and when you check out just say drill for 6.5 caliber... I'm very pleased with mine and doesn't percuss the heck out of those around you

[Hateca]

With most brakes for non magnum calibers you won't be able to tell the difference.

For the most part "Surefire brakes" or brakes that are designed as suppressor attachments, they are not designed as stand alone brakes but as suppressor adapters which are utilized as the first blast chamber. They are not very efficient as a stand alone brake.

[sleepur606]

From what I have heard/read, the Surefire brakes aren't the best brakes you can buy. They're really good at being a brake that you can quickly attach a suppressor to, and that's exactly what they're designed to be.

Check out this site and what they say about brakes.

As far as using a 7.62 on a smaller caliber, it will work, but definitely not as well as a brake meant for the caliber you're shooting. When you look at any good brake, they're matched to the caliber for a reason.

[Exodus343]

^ ''tis the reason why I went with a APA little bastard instead of a surefire

OP, APA makes a 6.5 caliber
FYI

[NorCalFocus]

Ross Schuler will make it to the size you need.

[Blade Gunner]

I know from experience that a 7.62 suppressor will work really well on 6.5 or 5.56 rifles when it comes to noise reduction, but will an overbore size break cut recoil?

I'm looking at picking up a muzzle break for my T3X CTR in 6.5 Creedmoor and am wondering if the .308 breaks work. There are a lot more options out there. SilencerCo has a 30% off sale right now that has me looking at their ASR break/mount combo but it only comes in .308.

Would this give any recoil reduction or make any sense, or am I stuck with 6.5 options? The 6.5 Creedmoor isn't a bruiser, but I'd like to be able to call my own splash/hits so I'd like something that does reduce recoil.

I'd check with PWS. I've good one of their 6.5 Creed uppers with a muzzle break.

[LynnJr]

Most muzzlebrakes run 0.020 to around 0.060 over bore diameter.
That said most of the ones I use come bored for a 22 caliber bullet and you bore them out for the caliber you will be using.
There is only 0.044 difference between a 6.5 and a 308 so I wouldn't hesitate to try it out as that is only 0.022 per side.

[Sig Marine]

If you search around you'll find the test results pertaining to the loss of efficiency when using a 30 cal brake on smaller calibers. Loss is only 2%-3%, not enough to be concerned about. I run 30 cal brakes on ALL my rifles including a 6mm.

[JMP]

You will be absolutely fine. The 6.5cm doesn't need a highly aggressive brake. I use 50 BMG brakes on everything that I have larger that's .375 cal and larger since they are readily available and I don't want to hassle with any custom work. The 50 BMG brake I use on my .375 CheyTac works better than what's generally offered for the .375 caliber.

[jandmtv]

You should check out the Area 419 Hellfire brake. It is freaking awesome!!! My 6.5 RPR recoils less than my AR15! Plus it has a truly unique mounting and timing system not found on any other brake. No tool instal and removal for cleaning. Stupid simple timing. 4% less recoil compared to APA little bastard.

https://www.area419.com/product/hellfire_st/

Here is a unboxing and install video I did