Hi,
I need advice / diagnostics.
This thread is not about "to use, or not to use muzzle brakes."
I recently had a few rifles threaded and muzzle brakes installed. This one is a .308 caliber, heavy krieger barrell. The gunsmith did a test fire without issue.
Everything looked fine before my first day at the range with this rig. Took it out sight-in with new muzzle brake, new scope, new trigger. To ensure my comfort, I used a wooden dowel / pencil pushed in a few inches of the muzzle to ensure things were we aligned. Repeated thevtest a fewvtimes after rotating the dowel. All looked great. Ready to shoot.
Used federal Sierra match king 178gn (factory load). Took about 6-8 shots. Felt flawless. I forgot to keep the target as I just wanted to feel the shots and move on to other rifles.
Got home and saw this when I started to clean it.
Obviously muzzle brake or baffle strike at the end. No indication of problems anywhere inside the brake / baffles.
What the heck happened? Muzzle brake was still tight as hell. This is a MDT pro comp. Used a dowel again and it still seemed centered.
Pleae advise.
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Muzzle brake strike - wth
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