I Hate Your Muzzle Brake

[Mark W.]

Four Corners Rod and Gun Clubhas barrels to shoot through they are padded inside to help reduce the noise level for the Clubs renters (the club owns the surrounding properties. The barrels completely negate any side blast.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

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• ilikegunspdx
• Jul 12, 2025

Switzerland

I want to get one of these and when shooting throw some moving blankets over it to make a cone of silence. Complete with bar, mini fridge, humidor.

 

[AshWilliams]

1000 yards at the farm and 100 yards off my porch on my 10 acers. No woods shooting for me either

You're living the dream man.

 

[Tlock]

You're living the dream man.

Feels like a nightmare sometimes......jk

Wish I had more time to shoot.

 

[trukinbear]

My son's AR that I built for his restricted state has of course a muzzle brake instead of a flash hider, and while it isn't noticeable to the operator anyone standing nearby is hit by a very uncomfortable concussive blast that you feel in your chest like standing behind a M101A1 (105mm) howitzer - it's awful. The operator is blinded by the huge fireball that obscures the target, and prevents you from seeing where your round landed (as it happens). It IS effective however at mitigation of rise, and recoil... But that first blast to the chest always catches me off guard.

 

[Tinman357]

I use a Kaw Valley linear compensator on mine. No side blast, no huge fireball. Less blast to the trigger man.

The company states that it directs blast and sound downrange from the muzzle. It seems to do just that. Kinda like having a conversation in front of my Harley vs standing behind it.

 

[Spitpatch]

I have brakes on a very few guns.

I understand their benefits, and their drawbacks. For me and for the large part, they serve a purpose in the hunting field.

I also understand that when I am with others (including my dog and some people I respect less), I have a responsibility regarding my muzzle brake.

Common Courtesy it's called in some places.

 

[gatmandoo]

.... at the range. It's loud AF and I get a snoot full of gas with every shot. Shoot like a man or get a can.

#semi-snark

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[Stomper]

Agreed. loudening devices are gey.

Detective Sledge (the Hammer) would disagree....

 

[orygun]

I hated it, too! That's why I switched it for a birdcage.

 

[MannyGlocks]

The 'I don't like muzzle brakes' crowd sound suspiciously like the 'anti-gun' crowd.

Guns 'ARE' loud.

If someone else's gun blast is so irksome it causes you 'the vapors'...leave/move or quit yer belly-akin...

I don't own a single muzzle brake barrel on any of my guns, but yes, at the range I'm a member of, I've shot next to those who do and I accept...GUNS ARE LOUD...yeah, but, but 'that gun loudness' is just not to my liking...harumph!

Yes, double up on ear pro (what I do) but, if you then find guns are louder than you can tolerate, perhaps consider another hobby.

 

[Sporting Systems]

Common courtesy goes a long ways when shooting at ranges, or around others and yes, brakes can be abusive. I use a JP recoil eliminator on on my 300 PRC when in Canada for moose, because I can't use my suppressor. WHen shooting on the boat (full stopped of course), its absolutely punishing but is fantastic if I want to see the impact on the moose, or have to get off a follow up shot without reacquiring my eye relief and sight picture.

Also agree, just get a can. Helps with everything, except travelling to Canada, California and few other communist states.

I know Clark rifles requires brakes at specific lanes on the range, and have some blast shields up there now as well.

 

[Yossarian]

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[Yossarian]

1000 yards at the farm and 100 yards off my porch on my 10 acers. No woods shooting for me either

not jealous in the slightest

*dies inside *

 

[MannyGlocks]

SportingS,

Yah lost me on the 'Common Courtesy' advise.

By 'Common Courtesy' are you suggesting the shooter with a muzzle brake ask if he 'can shoot his braked rifle' (though he's paid for his membership which says zero about shooting braked rifles) or always sit/stand far away from others at the range or what?

I'm quite sincere...

Thanks

 

[Stomper]

Oh sheite... the meow-meow fights begin!

 

[ilikegunspdx]

I would say don't go to a shooting range without adequate hearing protection. Expect there to be loud weapons there and you won't be surprised. They make 34 db ear protection but a lot of people use 22 db. I don't have a clue as to why they would do that (unless it's just you and you are shooting suppressed). Peltor XM 5 muffs for me, and if needed, soft plugs plus the peltors. The complaint from people that it's too loud and had zero ear protection, well that's just stupidity on their part imo. I don't shoot on public ranges but if I did I would bring adequate ear pro. You are responsible for your hearing and having people with overly loud weapons is going to happen at some point I would think. I mostly shoot surpressed and the more suppressors out there the better it seems to me. Just my opinion and I can understand why people feel the muzzle brakes guys are being pricks.

 

[Mikej]

I've heard some pretty big sound coming from muzzle brakes before. Yeah, not a great thing. But a 4" .460 Magnum? Four shooters away? WOOF/DAMN!

 

[MannyGlocks]

Yessir Bob, em ole mb guns, are LOUD and even some shooters get the hee-bee-jeebies when the hear em...poor darlings...some of those folks are what cats are sometimes called...

 

[Mikej]

Yessir Bob, em ole mb guns, are LOUD and even some shooters get the hee-bee-jeebies when the hear em...poor darlings...some of those folks are what cats are sometimes called...

You Texan's shore do talk funny.