Sometimes brakes are made in the shape of a clamshell with slots instead of holes. In the tube are rows of small holes that let the gas pass. It either screws onto the muzzle or is a permanent part of the barrel. If you send it to the side, rearward recoil is reduced.Ī muzzle brake is nothing more than a steel tube, slightly larger in diameter than the barrel.
If you send the gas upward, muzzle jump is reduced. Muzzle brakes redirect the gas, sort of like lifting one buttock while sitting on a hard chair in school assembly. The force created by the gas to propel the bullet forward creates an equal amount of rearward force, which sends the rifle into your quivering shoulder and your throbbing head. It’s basic science: Powder gas travels straight down the barrel, directly away from the shooter. What Does a Muzzle Brake Do?Ī muzzle brake is a simple device added to the end of a rifle barrel that reduces felt recoil. In the meanwhile, here are some thoughts on muzzle brakes, which are becoming more and more popular. Will I be blinded by gas? (I have been blinded by gas balls due to tent farts, not muzzle flash. Will removing it change the rifle’s point of impact or its accuracy? Richard Mann, who literally wrote the book on Scout rifles, detests all muzzle brakes and flash suppressors, and I put much weight in his opinion. I don’t know if the rifle really needs it, and aside from managing gas balls, it gets in the way. I have mixed feelings about my GSR’s suppressor. They work by rapidly cooling the gas that exits a rifle’s muzzle. And, of course, every rifle we issue, from the M-16 on forward, has one. M-14s have suppressors, even though they have rifle-length barrels. 5 Mk 1 Jungle Carbine, which was issued in World War II, had a cone-shaped suppressor. The secondary role is to keep the muzzle flash from being seen by people who may not have your best interests in mind.įlash suppressors are not new. The primary function of a flash suppressor is to keep the shooter from being blinded by the muzzle flash of a short-barreled carbine. This whole question of whether to put a muzzle brake on your rifle comes up because I’m contemplating removing the flash suppressor from my Ruger Scout Rifle (hereinafter referred to as GSR, for Gunsite Scout Rifle, which is what Ruger calls it). Silencerco Harvester Big Bore Muzzle Brake.
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