After about a ten year hiatus (back injury, long story) from shooting my .300 Win Mag I'm getting back into it again. My problem is that it appears I've gotten older and the recoil is affecting me more physically/mentally than it used to which is causing me to anticipate the shot. It looks like I'm going to have to add a muzzle brake ...
What I would really like is a slab style brake, just because I like the way they look, but the ones I've seen aren't tall enough to fit my barrel because it's 1" at the muzzle and the slab brakes that look like they will fit are designed for much higher grain loads than I'll be shooting, so if I went with one of those I'm pretty sure it's not going to be as efficient. Several of the round brakes I've seen state something like "Muzzle diameter .850" or larger recommended" but they don't seem like they will have a large enough actual diameter either (once my barrel is threaded) without going to one for a much higher grain load ...
So my questions are: How far back are the threads cut on the barrel? Is there a standard length 3/8", 1/2", 5/8" or is it up to the smith installing the brake? Does anyone have any insight on what brake I can use? I'd like to stay with a side/top ported model to reduce dust in case I want to shoot prone ...
I've searched the Forum but I don't really see any answers to my questions ...
What I would really like is a slab style brake, just because I like the way they look, but the ones I've seen aren't tall enough to fit my barrel because it's 1" at the muzzle and the slab brakes that look like they will fit are designed for much higher grain loads than I'll be shooting, so if I went with one of those I'm pretty sure it's not going to be as efficient. Several of the round brakes I've seen state something like "Muzzle diameter .850" or larger recommended" but they don't seem like they will have a large enough actual diameter either (once my barrel is threaded) without going to one for a much higher grain load ...
So my questions are: How far back are the threads cut on the barrel? Is there a standard length 3/8", 1/2", 5/8" or is it up to the smith installing the brake? Does anyone have any insight on what brake I can use? I'd like to stay with a side/top ported model to reduce dust in case I want to shoot prone ...
I've searched the Forum but I don't really see any answers to my questions ...