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Muzzle brake

That is a killer looking rifle!! I heard Adam Weatherby, owner of Weatherby rifles saying on a podcast that the muzzle break can reduce recoil up to 50% but that it was hard to actually calculate..but he did mention about being able to keep your eye on your shot for a follow up if needed.
 
A friend of my Dad hunts with a 300 win mag and uses a clamp on muzzle brake from Kahntrol Solutions. He has shot a lot of animals and if my rifle didn’t come with a muzzle brake already I would trust his recommendation.
 
Is your barrel already threaded? If it’s not threaded look at the Witt Machine clamp on. I have put two of them in my boys rifles they are economical and work great. Drastically reduce recoil.
thanks for the advice i just ordered one
 
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OK....Took the Ruger American 6.5 Creedmore with muzzle break out to Greenhead Club to sight in....It was bore sighted....So, it was on paper at 25 yds....Took more shots than I should've had to use, but the lead sled was gone....So, it was shot off of a stand and a bag...At a 100 yds, it took another few shots to get what you see on paper....Practically no recioil….BUT!...On about the 6th shot, I forgot to have my ears on...YIKES!...Brutal ringing....I like to be able to hear everything when hunting....So, I think the muzzle break is a no go for me.

ps....One of the guys there had a screw on cap....So I can take the muzzle break off....Did not shoot with the muzzle break off to see how much recoil difference there may be.

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I had a buddy that couldn't take the recoil on the 7 mm mag and flinched all the time. So he got a break now he flinches because of the noise and blow back.

I won't hunt with you if you have a break.....sorry
 
4 of my guns have brakes. I just pop in my ears before I shoot. No big deal. I pop in ears even without a brake so nothing really changed for me. If someone else is shooting as a general rule I have my fingers in my ears or plugs in brake or no brake.

I won’t hunt with anyone who puts their head by my muzzle while I shoot.:p
 
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I had a buddy that couldn't take the recoil on the 7 mm mag and flinched all the time. So he got a break now he flinches because of the noise and blow back.

I won't hunt with you if you have a break.....sorry
that guy needs to get a 7mm-08 he will probably flinch with that as well.b took me 2 years to get my 12YO to stop flinching. Now he has ice in his vanes bit man that was a frustrating habit to brake. If it wasn’t for the muzzle brake I never would have got him to be an ethical shooter. Or I would have had to wait until he was bigger bodied.
 
that guy needs to get a 7mm-08 he will probably flinch with that as well.b took me 2 years to get my 12YO to stop flinching. Now he has ice in his vanes bit man that was a frustrating habit to brake. If it wasn’t for the muzzle brake I never would have got him to be an ethical shooter. Or I would have had to wait until he was bigger bodied.

Hence, why Stefanie started with a little .243...No flinchy, no missy.

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Is your barrel already threaded? If it’s not threaded look at the Witt Machine clamp on. I have put two of them in my boys rifles they are economical and work great. Drastically reduce recoil.
Yup, I have Witt on three of my factory guns. Great groups, loud, but soft recoil.
 
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Definitely carry those earplugs around your neck when hunting. I've had constant ringing in my ears since 2006 and have some hearing loss (permanent). If I had it to do over again, I would not have gotten a brake. You can shoot more, but your accuracy won't change.

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Man I hear ya (not really tho) being under a M2 makes the ears ring.
Side note, forgot to put plugs in when I shot my 06. Rang a long time.
Never remember to put them in when I shoot mammals, don’t ever recall ringing then, just the sounds of high fives.
 
I am a big fan of muzzle brakes. It's nice to squeeze the trigger and watch your bullet hit it's mark through the scope (no pun intended @MJB ). I am not a fan of having my eardrums smoked so I wear hearing protection. No recoily, no muzzle risey, no missy!