Best .308Win Muzzle Break?

[HNemes]

Howdy,

Looking to start competing in PRS tactical division and I'm curious as to what everyone w/ a 308 is running for a muzzle. What are your pro's and con's to your suggestion?

Thanks,
HNemes

 

[stello1001]

Area 419 hellfire
APA Lil bastard
Insite Arms Heathen
PVA jet blast
Muzzle Brakes and More



Take your pick out of any of those...

 

[Rob01]

PVA Jet4 is what I have on my Tac .308 and it works really well.

 

[DocRDS]

The one that allows you to attach your can .

APA lil bastard tames 300 Win mag quite well.
Pros:
(1)Recoil Management
(2)Ports to align muzzle movement
(3)Scares the piss outta everyone in 2 states (and one of them is TX)
(4)Uses Jam Nut
Cons:
see #3--double plugs and no friends at the range. I have no friends anyway, so its mostly about hearing and blast.
Jam nuts CAN work loose. YMMV.

(I am not a pro prs, but the only reason I have brakes on my rifles are to either attach a suppressor, or its a big magnum I shoot a lot--I'd not put a brake on anything less than 300 WM--but thats me).

 

[kthomas]

The one that allows you to attach your can .

APA lil bastard tames 300 Win mag quite well.
Pros:
(1)Recoil Management
(2)Ports to align muzzle movement
(3)Scares the piss outta everyone in 2 states (and one of them is TX)
(4)Uses Jam Nut
Cons:
see #3--double plugs and no friends at the range. I have no friends anyway, so its mostly about hearing and blast.
Jam nuts CAN work loose. YMMV.

(I am not a pro prs, but the only reason I have brakes on my rifles are to either attach a suppressor, or its a big magnum I shoot a lot--I'd not put a brake on anything less than 300 WM--but thats me).

I agree on the suppressor comment, however I would say that direct thread is the way to go if you are running a dedicated can.

 

[waveslayer]

Hellfire or Lil Bastard

 

[StrayDog]

PVA Jet4 is what I have on my Tac .308 and it works really well.

This.
Basically, look at ones with a first port that doesn't ring your bell all day.
And, shooting .308 in Tac you're better served with a longer barrel, which helps push blast further away, and gives you free speed.
I shot 2 seasons with a 24" M24 barrel with an Impact brake, but if I was to go back, I'd look at a 26"-28" in heavy palma and pva jet blast or similar design with more squared up first port.
There's few things more satisfying than beating your buddies and making a podium shooting .308 against all the Open raceguns
Good luck, and welcome to the Hide.

 

[High Desert duck]

I l’ve run the Insite heathen on everything from a 6.5 ceedmoor to a 25 GT. Makes i big difference. I like it more than the hellfire as there seems to be less overpressure on me when I’m shooting than the hellfire or the crosstac I’ve tried.

 

[b6graham]

This.
Basically, look at ones with a first port that doesn't ring your bell all day.
And, shooting .308 in Tac you're better served with a longer barrel, which helps push blast further away, and gives you free speed.
I shot 2 seasons with a 24" M24 barrel with an Impact brake, but if I was to go back, I'd look at a 26"-28" in heavy palma and pva jet blast or similar design with more squared up first port.
There's few things more satisfying than beating your buddies and making a podium shooting .308 against all the Open raceguns
Good luck, and welcome to the Hide.

the heathen on my 223, while it doesn't make quite the same blast as a 308, has a similar effect when winning matches

 

[StrayDog]

the heathen on my 223, while it doesn't make quite the same blast as a 308, has a similar effect when winning matches

You shooting open or tac this weekend?
Wicked excited

 

[fxdrider]

Area 419 Hellfire and Hellfire Match.

 

[TriggerJerk!]

APA Lil Bastard
JP Turret Brake (freaking awesome)

Your rifle will no longer hop, but you will have no friends.

 

[MC56]

I'm running a 26" barrel with a sidewinder

 

[FuhQ]

Howdy,

Looking to start competing in PRS tactical division and I'm curious as to what everyone w/ a 308 is running for a muzzle. What are your pro's and con's to your suggestion?

Thanks,
HNemes

I really like the Dead Air KeyMount brake, and I run Dead Air suppressors that use the KeyMo mount.

But, even if you don't use their suppressors, it's still a very nice 3-chamber brake that works very well.

 

[HNemes]

APA Lil Bastard
JP Turret Brake (freaking awesome)

Your rifle will no longer hop, but you will have no friends.

That's what I'm talking about lol.

 

[HNemes]

Thanks for all the recommendations, probably going to end up with either a JP Turret Brake or one of the PVA Jet's.