Posted: 5/26/2015 9:21:24 PM EDT
| I have a Remington 700 LTR that I absolutely LOVE. Recently put a gen 1 Vortex Razor on it, and am having a lot of fun with it. The problem I'm running into is that I don't always have someone to bring with me to be a spotter, as most of my shooting buddies aren't into precision rifle. As a result, I'd like some sort of muzzle device on it so that I can spot my own shots a lot easier. Eventually, I would like to put a suppressor on it, but that isn't in the cards right now. How hard is it to remove a muzzle device to put a different one on if I buy a suppressor down the road? By the time I buy a suppressor, who knows what new mounts will be on the market, so I don't know if it would be better to just get a suppressor mount for when I do decide to get one, or if I should just get a dedicated brake. I'd like to hear other people's opinions. |
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It is very easy.
If your barrel is threaded (excuse my lack of knowledge of the LTR) it's a simple matter of timing the brake with shims and screwing it on. You can lock it in place with some rockset or weaker loctite, although you don't need to by any means. When you get tired of it, yank it off and put on whatever other mount you want. It's pretty easy. If your barrel isn't threaded, you can get something like the Kahntrol brakes, which clamp on and are tightened down. The guy who makes them is actually local to me, which I didn't know until I met him in the post office as he was shipping off about 30 SFRBs of brakes. Seems like a nice guy and reviews are good, but I don't have any firsthand experience. Remember that brakes can be a little annoying for shooting friends or someone spotting for you, but it's not that bad, especially with something like a .308. You have options, though. Some of the workhorse suppressors on the market aren't going anywhere, though. You could always get a brake in anticipation of buying a specwar or 762SD or one of the similar lower cost but very effective cans. |
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My LTR wasn't threaded, so not sure if yours is, but if it's not you want to have it threaded 5/8x24 is most common for 308 type calibers. You didn't mention which caliber LTR you have as I believe they also offered the LTR in 223. Most 223 are threaded 1/2x28. OP, you really do need to provide more information if you want real help.
Brakes are mostly thread on, so you just thread on the brake that you choose until you get a suppressor down the road. Vais makes some very nice brakes. I had one on my 300WSM. |
| My bad. Forgot to specify, it is chambered in .308. The barrel for the LTR is not threaded from the factory, but it shouldn't be that big of a deal to have a gunsmith do it for me. I like the JP brakes, but I've also been looking at the Dead Air muzzle brakes. By the time I start seriously considering a suppressor, the Sandman line may actually be readily available. |