I want to be able to watch my shots and have been planning on adding a brake to my 6.5x47 build. Just wondering how the 17-18 lb rifle's recoil would be without a brake. I normally shoot my 300 win mag with brake and am tired of getting knocked out of my scope shooting out to 1200 yards. I will probably add one but just thinking "out loud."
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For a 6.5x47? The recoil with that cartridge is nothing like a .300WM. The only reason I have a brake on mine is for running a suppressor, so you should be able to stay on target during recoil and cycling the action as the felt recoil is a tad less than a .308WIN.
I shoot both my Desert Tactical with the 26" barrel and the Rem 700 with the 24" barrel with no brake and its easy to handle. The DT weighs in about 14lb with the scope and the remmy is about 9lb. I do shoot both of them with a suppressor as well and it works as an excellent muzzle brake but with the 6.5 there is no need for a brake. No real recoil even with the 140gr bullets. Like Dogtown said, if you have a brake to fit the suppressor thats great but I wouldn't put a brake on it by itself. With a 17lb rifle you might need a flashing light to let you know when it went off.....
Frank
Frank
I'd put one on just to protect my crown, I've never shot the caliber so I can't speak on that.
It never hurts to have a common thread pattern on your rifle should you ever want to demo OR install a suppressor at some point. I like the RAPID brake from R&D. They are easy to take on and off once timed by your gunsmith. And they often match up very closely to most popular barrel contours.
I have a brake on mine, very little recoil, easy to see hits out to 1k.
Def put a brake on it!
I shot my 6.5 Creed. for a year without a brake. Recoil wasn't that bad and I could usually watch hits at 500. But I decided that there can always be less recoil so I had it threaded and put a brake on it. Now there is barely any recoil and now I can test suppressors on my rifle before I buy one if I want.
Also, most people don't need a brake or would say you don't need one. But the fact of the matter is, many top shooters (6/10 of the top 10 PRS shooters) run some sort of muzzle brake. and 8 of them run a 6mm and 2 run a .260. So I think that has to say something. check it out..
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...actical-shooters-equipment-what-pros-use.html
Also, most people don't need a brake or would say you don't need one. But the fact of the matter is, many top shooters (6/10 of the top 10 PRS shooters) run some sort of muzzle brake. and 8 of them run a 6mm and 2 run a .260. So I think that has to say something. check it out..
http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...actical-shooters-equipment-what-pros-use.html
If you're always shooting from a solid flat prone position then no brake needed. The brake comes in handy though when shooting from unconventional positions and off of props such as barricades, walls and swinging platforms.
