Muzzel brake
- Thread starter Paul1262
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I see plenty of them at PRS matches on all kinds of calibers. I recently started running one on my 6 Creedmoor competition rifle. What do you want to know?
Yes, I put one on my grandson's 6.5 Ruger American Predator, works mighty fine.
What info do you need?
What info do you need?
I like the fact that the Hellfire Area 419 can be installed and removed quite easily. Not sure what other manufacturers have similar products. Was the recoil noticeably reduced ? Also, was the sound considerably louder?
I was already running a different brand of brake, not a bare muzzle. I did see a slight decrease in recoil and a little more noticable difference in muzzle climb with the 419 than the other brand, and the concussion on the 419 doesn't seem quite as bad to those around me - and it's not really noticable from behind the rifle. Install is much easier than the brakes that use a jam nut for timing, and the mounting system seems to be more secure. I'm quite happy with it so far.
I appreciate you taking the time to outline your experience with this brake - Thanks.
I have a 6.5 Hellfire on my 260 bolt gun and my 6.5cm gasser.
Bare muzzle to brake is a significantly noticeable recoil reduction. Silencer to brake is a barely noticeable recoil reduction. Noise?? Don't shoot inside a culvert pipe or next to a wall without at least double hearing protection. Not as bad as my 300wm with its Hellfire but certainly noticeable... by everyone within about 30ft of either side of you.
Appreciate you sharing your personal experience with the Hellfire. I really like the way the Hellfire is designed however, I have been concerned about the increase noise level after attaching a muzzle brake. Based on your experience, I plan to delay my purchase of a muzzle brake for awhile. I would hate to ruin all other shooters day at the range with excessive noise levels from my station. Thanks.
I was originally looking at the Hellfire, but have been hearing some say they’ve been having accuracy issues with it attached. I’m still on the fence, but something to consider. Also was considering the Heathen or Jetblasft since I can’t run a suppressor where I’m at
Personally, I can't see how the HF would cause accuracy issues compared to other brakes short of some kind of screwed up install by the user. I know I haven't seen any such issues so far.
Here’s a couple I found just now. I think my friend has a Hellfire, but I forget. I don’t have a brake, but saw these while researching one to buy
https://www.snipershide.com/shootin...rd-vs-area-419-hellfire.6925684/#post-7513620
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I was just reading the January 2019 edition of Gun Digest and there was an article entitled "Entering the ring". One photo in this article was of the Sniper's Hide Cup firing line. It appears that the majority of competitors were using a muzzle brake. Are muzzle brakes used by most competitors? Also, although not related to the topic of muzzle brakes, I was curious to know if Sniper's Hide maintained a list of upcoming competitions?
I just installed the Hellfire today on my 308 with a 26" barrel. I love it. Great recoil reduction and from behind the gun I do not notice an increase in muzzle blast. The genius installation system is great.
I really like the suppressor adaptors as well and the adaptor that gets threaded onto the gun is like $30 dollars or something and it takes seconds to switch stuff from gun to gun check out precision rifle division he probably has them on his shelf and knows his stuff
