Best/recommended muzzle brake for 6.5 creedmore (PRS matches)

[harry_x1]

Hi All,
I have a AI AXMC and just got a new 6.5 creedmore barrel (5/8 x 24) for the rifle. Idea is to participate in PRS matches. Can some of the experienced shooters recommend a good muzzle break. I am flexible with budget,

thanks for the assistance

 

[7mmMato]

Not a super experienced shooter but I have had good luck with my Area419 HellFire so do several friends of mine.

 

[Steel head]

I like the Heathen on my 260.
Effective without being blasty

 

[Wyzrd]

I’ve had great experiences with:

Gen2 APA LB
Area 419 Hellfire
JP
Seekins ATC
Badger Ordnance
MPA

I tried a VG6 Gamma brake on one of my 6.5 CM’s, and it was surprisingly effective too.

 

[Fig]

The best muzzle brake for competitions is a suppressor. I’ve started really disliking it when I’m squaded with a bunch of Little Bastards.

 

[shotdown]

Area 419 Hellfire or Sidewinder. Works great and helps stay on target.

 

[Wyzrd]

Yup, those Little Bastards are loud as Hell!

 

[bfm1851]

My range will not allow breaks during matches. Too much side blast for shooters on sides.

 

[Krob95]

I like my Gen 2 Fat Bastard on my 6.5cm. Loud but very effective.

 

[Deleted member 10043]

The best way to spell it is Creedmoor. Anyone with a brake on a 6.5 is a VC. Anyone that stands still with a brake on a 6.5 is a well disciplined VC. Ain't war hell?

 

[Deano2246]

Love my 419 Hellfire, plus I go the adaptor so I can still screw on my Can when I want to be a little quieter.

 

[Franko]

I have a heathen. Works well and plays nice with your neighbors at the range.

 

[Ryan.Johnson]

I just purchased my 3rd area 419 hellfire. I do plan on switching between that and a suppressor. That is why I choose the hellfire. Otherwise there are a few brakes that are ok that would be on the list to try. But in all honesty the few I would try would be no better at mitigating recoil and I would not have the advantage of quick change.

 

[7mMike]

Hellfire is my choice.

 

[HammerForged]

I have a follow up question that's related.
I am taking a long range intro class in six weeks. I will be on a line with other shooters. I would like a good 6.5 Creedmoor brake that won't make my classmates hate me. Is there an option that is still a pretty good brake but doesn't blast the guys next to me too badly?

 

[Fig]

Brakes fucking suck prone on a firing line. They just do. Not only are they loud as fuck, they throw shit everywhere, and god forbid its somewhere dusty blowing shit into your action. That is the worst! I carry a rag in my bag to throw over my action specifically for this, because I'd rather not have to break out the Ronson Fuel for a single stage, but I have had to.

I find that the flat style brakes, like the Badger https://www.badgerordnance.com/muzzle-devices.html (but there are dozzens of others), are far less annoying and obnoxious than the ones that angle back. Those are the fucking worst, and of the worst the Little Bastard seems to be the worst of the worst. Don't know what it is, but I swear it's louder and blows more shit at your squadmates than anything else. They work, but at what cost?

Be a mensch. Get a can. You will not only get thanks from everyone you're squaded with, you will thank yourself.

 

[ManUtdManiac]

Have a look at the PVA Jetblast. They deal with all the shitty issues raised by Fig.

 

[Ryan.Johnson]

I would say either run a brake or not.

 

[LV Precision]

APA Lil' Bastard Gen 3. Self-timing, ease of installation, and customization make it really amazing.

Also, don't worry about what other guys on the line think about your brake; guarantee they didn't think about you when they bought their brakes. Get the most effective brake that you can, which right now, is either the APA or Area419.

Best Muzzle Brakes & Suppressors – What The Pros Use

This article covers the muzzle brakes and suppressors the top 170+ precision rifle shooters in the c...

precisionrifleblog.com

 

[Tungsten7]

Another for 419 hellfire or lil bastard both are effective.

 

[makaug]

Also, don't worry about what other guys on the line think about your brake; guarantee they didn't think about you when they bought their brakes...

I thought of you when I (didn't) buy my brake, and went with a suppressor. ❤

 

[tate1976]

can't go wrong with area419

 

[DeathBeforeDismount]

Brakes fucking suck prone on a firing line. They just do. Not only are they loud as fuck, they throw shit everywhere, and god forbid its somewhere dusty blowing shit into your action. That is the worst! I carry a rag in my bag to throw over my action specifically for this, because I'd rather not have to break out the Ronson Fuel for a single stage, but I have had to.

I find that the flat style brakes, like the Badger https://www.badgerordnance.com/muzzle-devices.html (but there are dozzens of others), are far less annoying and obnoxious than the ones that angle back. Those are the fucking worst, and of the worst the Little Bastard seems to be the worst of the worst. Don't know what it is, but I swear it's louder and blows more shit at your squadmates than anything else. They work, but at what cost?

Be a mensch. Get a can. You will not only get thanks from everyone you're squaded with, you will thank yourself.

Try the ACE break, it is not angled back so its more forgiving to shooter and others. I run one on my match gun and it has as much recoil reduction as the 419/APA, in fact, it replace a Little Bastard.

Nitrided- ACE Muzzle Brake - 5/8-24 class 3

This brake was designed by two of the best precision rifle shooters in the country, Austin Orgain and Clay Blackketter. The main intent and goal behind the design of the brake was to give shooters a better sight window through recoil, all while being easy on the shooter. Recoil reduction is fine...

impactprecisionshooting.com

 

[502Chevelle]

Don't overlook the Kahntrol. Stoprecoil.com I also just noticed this thread is two years old. I bet he has a brake or can by now. Duh.