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Posted: 8/14/2015 12:07:53 PM EDT
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Do the yhm muzzle brake mounts do much to reduce recoil, or save the blast baffle? In the pictures I've seen, the exit hole in them looks pretty large, which I would think would hurt both performance as a brake and protection for the can.
I'm going to be building my can from DM soon and was thinking about using brakes to help save my blast baffle, and tame recoil a bit on my .308 and 30-06 bolt guns, but if they aren't effective for what I want, I'll use flash hiders because they look better to me. Can anyone say if any of the yhm mounts work better than others in dm's adapters? I'm mostly curious about the lta mounts. Thanks |
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The 7.62 brake doesn't have any sort of baffle, only the ports. It helped recoil slightly, but isn't all that great. It also caused accuracy issues in both the guns I had one on. I am personally not a fan and ended up selling that can. The forward end of the ports act as baffles, so, yes, it does have baffles of sorts. The key is that it puts alot of muzzle blast ejecta out the sides that would normally be going out the front. You hear manufacturers say that it doesn't matter and that's cool for them to SAY, but the reality is that a single particle going out the side of the brake instead of into the blast baffle reduces erosion. It's ultimately high-temp, high velocity particles are what wear a blast baffle. If you're going to run the gun UNsuppressed often though, remember that it's much louder. Wear your ear pro and you're okay. Have your shooting buddy touch off a muzzle-brake equipped .338 magnum without warning you that he's going hot; your skull rings for days. What? |
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It cuts recoil noticeably when unsuppressed, so you know it's diverting some gas. If you shoot it without the can, that brake on a .308 is stupid loud. i picked up a SSS brake shield for my RFB because of it. 
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/IMG_20140219_181351_014.jpg More of a 'concussion' than a blast. |
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More of a 'concussion' than a blast. Quoted:
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It cuts recoil noticeably when unsuppressed, so you know it's diverting some gas. If you shoot it without the can, that brake on a .308 is stupid loud. i picked up a SSS brake shield for my RFB because of it.
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/devtucker/ARFCOM%20stuff/IMG_20140219_181351_014.jpg More of a 'concussion' than a blast. Don't clench your teeth.... |
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I have many YHM mounts. I will echo what someone else said that the brakes can affect accuracy. I have had a 762 brake on my LMT turn the accuracy to absolute garbage. |
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I will echo what someone else said that the brakes can affect accuracy. I have had a 762 brake on my LMT turn the accuracy to absolute garbage. Suppressed and unsupressed? Or just unsuppressed with brake? Actual accuracy issues, as in groups opening way up? Or just a big (yet repeatable) POA/POI shift? |
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Quoted: Suppressed and unsupressed? Or just unsuppressed with brake? Actual accuracy issues, as in groups opening way up? Or just a big (yet repeatable) POA/POI shift? Quoted: Quoted: I will echo what someone else said that the brakes can affect accuracy. I have had a 762 brake on my LMT turn the accuracy to absolute garbage. Suppressed and unsupressed? Or just unsuppressed with brake? Actual accuracy issues, as in groups opening way up? Or just a big (yet repeatable) POA/POI shift? Groups open up, both with and without the can on. POI shift was repeatable so that wasn't a big deal. I was still able to hit targets under 2 MOA at 100, but I had groups open on on two different high end guns. One I went to a thread on issues resolved, one I went to a saker, and the issues were resolved. |
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Groups open up, both with and without the can on. POI shift was repeatable so that wasn't a big deal. I was still able to hit targets under 2 MOA at 100, but I had groups open on on two different high end guns. One I went to a thread on issues resolved, one I went to a saker, and the issues were resolved. Thanks for the details. I know "less accurate" gets thrown around here often and isn't really what is meant... I have the YHM flash hiders on mine and haven't had any noticeable issues...but they're also shot at least 95% suppressed (just take them off to show people the difference). |
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Quoted: Thanks for the details. I know "less accurate" gets thrown around here often and isn't really what is meant... I have the YHM flash hiders on mine and haven't had any noticeable issues...but they're also shot at least 95% suppressed (just take them off to show people the difference). Quoted: Quoted: Groups open up, both with and without the can on. POI shift was repeatable so that wasn't a big deal. I was still able to hit targets under 2 MOA at 100, but I had groups open on on two different high end guns. One I went to a thread on issues resolved, one I went to a saker, and the issues were resolved. Thanks for the details. I know "less accurate" gets thrown around here often and isn't really what is meant... I have the YHM flash hiders on mine and haven't had any noticeable issues...but they're also shot at least 95% suppressed (just take them off to show people the difference). The flash hiders don't seem to have any issues as far as that goes. The guns I have issues on were a 7.62 OBR and an SAC fully custom 260. Both guns opened up to a little over 1 MOA. They are both capable of better than that. It is something most shooters wouldn't notice or care about, but it did get my attention. I have seen people still shoot the brake's successfully, but it wasn't for me. |
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