muzzle brakes etc - confession - oops!

Harry Bonar · July 1, 2007, 04:51 PM

Men:
I was going through my guns the other day and guess what I realized?
I have a beautiful Jap 6.5 engraved sporter (done by a pro) and looked at the muzzle - egad! it has an old Herters muzzle brake on it!
I assure you I did not put it on - but after my diatribes about muzzle brakes - I HAVE ONE!
So - I must confess that I've shot the rifle and noticed no effect - I do wear ear protection but this excuse in no way absolves me from my hypocrisy in condemning brakes!

I stand condemned!

It is a beautiful example of the Jap gunmakers art - the stock if beautifully done, the engraving perfect and we are sure this work was done in Japan.

Will you fellas I've sternly condemned for using brakes have mercy on me?
I certainly hope so.
Harry B.

:barf:

srtrax · July 2, 2007, 09:14 AM

Harry: Got any pictures? Hey, i forgive ya, don't know about the rest...after all i to once owned a rifle with a brake, please forgive me, it'll never happen again!

Huntzalittle · July 2, 2007, 12:15 PM

Sir:
All is understandabley forgiven at this end!

Scorch · July 2, 2007, 01:27 PM

Harry-
Your punishment for leading us all astray is to spend the rest of your life shooting and smithing. Now go in peace.

tINY · July 2, 2007, 02:43 PM

Eghad! A brake!

What is this world comming to?

-tINY

jamesl · July 2, 2007, 03:58 PM

Lets see some pics.

by the way its better to forgive and remember

MacGille · July 2, 2007, 04:13 PM

I bought a yugo SKS and the importer took off the grenade launcher and replaced it with a brake. Welded the sucker on too. I took a cut off tool(grinder) and cut the barrel off 1/2" in front of the front sight. Recrowned it and now it shoots great and looks much better. The brake is in my tool box where it belongs.

Harry Bonar · July 3, 2007, 08:39 PM

Thanks fellas:
Thanks guys - I thought I was going to be whipped forty lashes with a wet noodle.

Harry B.

hoghunting · July 3, 2007, 09:26 PM

Harry,

Your 6.5 might not be obnoxiously loud, but I can guarantee that a Browning or Winchester magnum with the Boss will rattle your teeth with the loud report.

tINY · July 4, 2007, 05:20 PM

Nah, I have a slight brake on a light-weight 300 WM that isn't that loud. It's only enough to bring it down to 30-06 recoil, though.

The only reason I see for that kind of chambering anymore is bigger critters at longer distances - I like my 308 for most everything these days, but the 300 mag is in the truck on elk hunts, just in case.....

-tINY

hoghunting · July 4, 2007, 11:54 PM

I got a very good deal on an A-bolt in 300 WSM and a M70 in 338 WM and both have the Boss. They are so obnoxiously loud that both rifles are now at Shilen being rebarreled. I would much rather put up with more recoil than the noise.

tINY · July 5, 2007, 01:16 PM

You don't have to put up with either: Get a supressor!

-tINY

July 1, 2007, 04:51 PM	#1
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	muzzle brakes etc - confession - oops! Men: I was going through my guns the other day and guess what I realized? I have a beautiful Jap 6.5 engraved sporter (done by a pro) and looked at the muzzle - egad! it has an old Herters muzzle brake on it! I assure you I did not put it on - but after my diatribes about muzzle brakes - I HAVE ONE! So - I must confess that I've shot the rifle and noticed no effect - I do wear ear protection but this excuse in no way absolves me from my hypocrisy in condemning brakes! I stand condemned! It is a beautiful example of the Jap gunmakers art - the stock if beautifully done, the engraving perfect and we are sure this work was done in Japan. Will you fellas I've sternly condemned for using brakes have mercy on me? I certainly hope so. Harry B.:barf:

July 2, 2007, 09:14 AM	#2
srtrax Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2007 Location: GREEN COUNTRY,OKLAHOMA Posts: 517	Harry: Got any pictures? Hey, i forgive ya, don't know about the rest...after all i to once owned a rifle with a brake, please forgive me, it'll never happen again! __________________ Pro Gun = Vote

July 2, 2007, 12:15 PM	#3
Huntzalittle Member Join Date: January 10, 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 99	Mr. Bonar Sir: All is understandabley forgiven at this end!

July 2, 2007, 01:27 PM	#4
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Harry- Your punishment for leading us all astray is to spend the rest of your life shooting and smithing. Now go in peace. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

July 2, 2007, 04:13 PM	#7
MacGille Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 976	I bought a yugo SKS and the importer took off the grenade launcher and replaced it with a brake. Welded the sucker on too. I took a cut off tool(grinder) and cut the barrel off 1/2" in front of the front sight. Recrowned it and now it shoots great and looks much better. The brake is in my tool box where it belongs. __________________ If ye love wealth better than Liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animated contest of Freedom, go from us in Peace. We ask not your counsel or Arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. --Samuel Adams--<*ixoye><

July 2, 2007, 02:43 PM	#5
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,589	Eghad! A brake! What is this world comming to? -tINY

July 2, 2007, 03:58 PM	#6
jamesl Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: nw arkansas Posts: 31	Lets see some pics. by the way its better to forgive and remember

July 3, 2007, 08:39 PM	#8
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	brake Thanks fellas: Thanks guys - I thought I was going to be whipped forty lashes with a wet noodle. Harry B.

July 3, 2007, 09:26 PM	#9
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	Harry, Your 6.5 might not be obnoxiously loud, but I can guarantee that a Browning or Winchester magnum with the Boss will rattle your teeth with the loud report.

July 4, 2007, 05:20 PM	#10
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,589	Nah, I have a slight brake on a light-weight 300 WM that isn't that loud. It's only enough to bring it down to 30-06 recoil, though. The only reason I see for that kind of chambering anymore is bigger critters at longer distances - I like my 308 for most everything these days, but the 300 mag is in the truck on elk hunts, just in case..... -tINY

July 4, 2007, 11:54 PM	#11
hoghunting Senior Member Join Date: March 27, 2006 Posts: 1,559	I got a very good deal on an A-bolt in 300 WSM and a M70 in 338 WM and both have the Boss. They are so obnoxiously loud that both rifles are now at Shilen being rebarreled. I would much rather put up with more recoil than the noise.

July 5, 2007, 01:16 PM	#12
tINY Senior Member Join Date: April 26, 2005 Location: Orygun Posts: 2,589	You don't have to put up with either: Get a supressor! -tINY