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Muzzle Brake ?

30378

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Building a 22 Creedmoor gas gun and a 5/8x24 threaded muzzle brake designed for 22 caliber is proving to be hard to find. Looking for suggestions and ideas for a 22 caliber brake with 5/8x24 threads.
 
 
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That's just a few that I found
 
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22 creed may just be the underkin of all the wildcats. Would make a nice AR addition!

I like the deadair series
 
Multiple tests have shown that having an exit hole a little larger really doesn’t change the recoil impulse. Don’t overlook Kahntrol brakes over at stoprecoil.com
 
you could use a 6.5CM muzzle device (.26 caliber), that's closer than a 308 muzzle device. e.g. the VG6 Gamma 65.
 
I like the PWS FSC brakes, had a 14x1LH that worked amazing on a 308 zastava M77. Had one on my 6.5cm AR10 build before using a can
 
Why the hell would anyone thread a 22 cal barrel 5/8 x 24 in the first damn place?
I thought 1/2 x 28 was a standard to keep screwups from happening.
 
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Why the hell would anyone thread a 22 cal barrel 5/8 x 24 in the first damn place?
I thought 1/2 x 28 was a standard to keep screwups from happening.
oversize threading isn't uncommon on heavy barrel profiles that are designed for accuracy above all other considerations. The primary cited reason is to prevent "belling" of the bore near the muzzle where it can open up fractionally.
 
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Precision rifle blog posted a long blog on muzzle brakes, he did a great write up on them. I believe APA little bastard did the best, then Alamo, and area 419. I think you'd be fine with any that have been mentioned in this thread.