Has anyone used a clamp on muzzle break? Do they work? Are they comparable to a thread on, or cause more problems than they help?
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Oct 17For sale is a custom 7-300 win mag custom ELR rifle with Bartlein barrel and Mirage ULR chassis made by PMAC precision. Rifle comes as a package ready to go which includes a scope, custom load, confirmed DOPE to 2,550 yds, dies, bullets brass - everything you need to hit targets to 2,500 +. Avoid the 4-6 month wait for a custom builder. It has approximately 400 rounds down the tube. I took the ELR3000 course with this rifle and reliably hit targets to 2,551 (~2/5 were hits). I have a custom hand load as well as a load worked up by Copper Creek Cartridge that is sub 0.5 MOA and can be ordered direct from CCC if you are not a reloader. This is the load I used to hit out to 2,551 yds. Asking $5,995 for everything plus shipping (rifle alone is $6,700 + 6 month wait when new). I added everything up and it is well over $10,000 for everything included. Details on what is included in ELR package (happy to discuss any and all details by phone): Rifle: The rifle is a PMAC precision 7-300 win mag ( https://www.pmacprecision.com/rifle-packages ). It is essentially the same as Rex's and was built about the same time. I have heard that a rifle similarly configured has been used in field in limited circles. It has a 26 inch Bartlein heavy profile (MTU contour) barrel with a 1:8 inch twist. Action is a Stiller TAC 300 with 30 MOA scope rail. Trigger is a Jewell. Muzzle brake is an APA Gen II Fat Bastard. The chassis is a Mirage ULR chassis with an upgraded adjustable stock (the stock is awesome and has a lot of adjustment). Scope: IOR Recon 1 with 40 MM main tube. The scope tracks 100% on paper (see pics) and all the way out to 2,500 yds +. Has German Schott glass. It comes with a 40 MM American Rifle Co. 30 MOA M10 QD-L scope base ($300), a 40 MM bubble level ($34), Tenebreax cover for ocular ($38) and an objective sunshade. Reloading equipment: - Redding 7/300 win mag die set - 150 Nosler 300 win mag virgin cases - 120 RWS 300 win mag brass (virgin): this is arguably the very best 300 win mag brass and is very expensive ($41/20 and only available from one location). - 200 once fired Hornady cases from Copper Creek Cartridge loads - 150 195 gr Berger EOL bullets - 100 197 gr Sierra bullets - 100 Hornady 180 gr bullets Data/resources: - Custom Ballistic XLR ballistic data package with DOPE past 1 Mile (includes many tertiary ballistic data) - Confirmed DOPE to 2,500 https://i.imgur.com/Tg5wi2A.jpg
I don't use a clamp on, but from other readings, they are not too bad, depending on who makes it, of course. Is your barrel not threaded-I'm guessing it's not? What contour is the barrel and can it be threaded? What caliber? How much would a smith charge to thread the barrel and time the brake for you? Do you live in a state where silencers are forbidden? How much is a clamp on brake vs one that is threaded on? Are you going to compete and want to keep the length of your rifle shorter, or will you use a can in the future? Answering those questions and knowing how much you are willing to spend should help you decide whcih route to take.
Here's a link to an article that may help. Also, the writer did a test on various brakes to see which ones performed better. Neither article is very recent, but it's what I could find. Keep in mind that if the brake is not timed correctly, recoil will not be straight back, which is why the Area 419 self timing Hellfire brake is very popular, but it's not a clamp on. It's also very obnoxious for the person next to you, as most brakes are! :-D
Hope this helps a little.
http://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/12/12/rifle-suppressor/
Thank you for the reply. The gun is a 300 win mag with a standard bull barrel. It is actually my daughters boyfriends gun, he was asking me about one. We live in down state Illinois so the gun grabbers in chicago pretty much make the rules, no suppressors are legal. We don't have any gun smiths that can thread the barrel, the closest is several hours away, but i'm pushing him to go that route, even if we have to send it out to get it done, it just seems that having it threaded would open up more options in the future.
I agree with having the barrel threaded for future considerations. There have to be some competent gunsmiths who would thread the barrel. I suspect that the big problem is how busy they are and how little profit they may make on the job relatively speaking.
You might want to have him contact Area 419 to see if they will thread the barrel if he buys a brake from them. Also, ADCO Firearms in Ohio will do the job, but obviously the barreled action will need to be shipped to either one. Both companies have a good reputation for quality work.
Sorry to hear that you’re stuck with decisions made by morons, but our choices for Governor here in Ohio next election boil down to a rock and a hard place, so I can empathize.
These work http://www.hss.net.au/product_info.php?products_id=1012
Thanks man!! I will check them out and pass the info on .