Muzzle Brake question!!!

[pklin1297]

Over on snipershide, Nathan's brakes are being offered for $35 shipped.

Just saw that, awesome price considering I paid $47 shipped from him in March.

[imperials]

Over on snipershide, Nathan's brakes are being offered for $35 shipped.

Both Ross' and Nathan's brakes are great values. I went with a Ross brake and had Randall(ar-15barrels) time it, as well as install my badger bolt knob.

[Jasonaspears]

Beautiful. Just ordered a brake from Ross!

[pklin1297]

Here are some pictures of a sample muzzle brake made by Nathan Wright. This is the same style as the ones made by Ross Schuler. Ross would only make 3-port brakes so Nathan is making 4 and 5-port brakes for about the same price as Ross' brakes. Best value brakes that work as advertised.







Best to get this, take both barreled action and brake to Randall after making an appointment, and have it installed and timed while you wait. Can't get much easier than that.

[ar15barrels]

Oh I didn't know that! Thanks!

For direct-mount cans, you use a set of shims to find the orientation of the suppressor that is most consistent with the barrel when the can is not attached.
What you are actually doing is "indexing" the suppressor to the barrel, though you are not actually putting the "top" up...

[calaveras]

Most QD mounts do though.
They align them a specific way to reduce the POI shift change from installed to not installed.

Oh I didn't know that! Thanks!

[readysetgo]

I don't really know what we're talking about and have absolutely nothing useful to add...

But that ^^^ is sexay!

[ar15barrels]

Doesn't matter in California at least. Silencers don't need timing.

Most QD mounts do though.
They align them a specific way to reduce the POI shift change from installed to not installed.

[calaveras]

Yes.
That's why having a threaded barrel from the factory really does not matter.
If you have to time a brake to a barrel anyways, it's easy enough to thread the barrel too...

Doesn't matter in California at least. Silencers don't need timing.

One day...

[ar15barrels]

So you basically need to have it clocked after you buy it even if you have a Rem700 AAC, otherwise it could be pointing any which way?

Yes.
That's why having a threaded barrel from the factory really does not matter.
If you have to time a brake to a barrel anyways, it's easy enough to thread the barrel too...

[alfred1222]

Surefire brake on both of my GAP rifles, PWS on everything else, except for a battlecomp 2.0 on one LWRC

[teeemothy]

Yes most muzzle brakes will come with shim kits to time the brake correctly. On my AAC I had the same procedure, added and removed shims until it hand tightens about right, then when you torque it will align correctly. It's unlikely that you'll buy a muzzle brake and it will screw on perfectly timed but it could happen.

[Re-Load]

So you basically need to have it clocked after you buy it even if you have a Rem700 AAC, otherwise it could be pointing any which way?

[Rbutler]

glad to hear the ross brake works well. I got one for my 308 being fitted now. For me its competitions, the ability to stay on target is a HUGE benefit when your under a time constraint. Those extra fractions of a second is the difference between getting all your shots off on target and not.

Once again you have to think about what you want to do with the rifle.

[pklin1297]

Do you still have your Ross Schuler brake?

My last Schuler brake was on my Howa 308 which I sold. Prior to getting the Mini FTE I did get another Schuler-style brake (made by Schuler's friend) but never got it installed. I think I still have it somewhere in my parts bin...