Competition .223 muzzle break help

[bross412]

Hello everyone,
I am looking for recommendations for a muzzle break for my competition 5.56 ar15. It will be attached to a 20 inch barrel.
I am looking for a good balance of recoil reduction and blast deflection. Fast follow up shots and spotting my own misses are very important, hence the need for a break.

 

[waveslayer]

I would check out the break by um tactical, called the rage. Completely custom tunable it is unbelievable what you can do with it how there's little to no felt recoil

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Blast deflection for the shooter? Or bystanders?

 

[bross412]

Blast deflection for the shooter? Or bystanders?

Shooter. My shooting partner punishes me with his so I need to return the favor

 

[Trigger Monkey]

I've been pretty happy with the PRI Quiet Control brake. It's not blasty from where I'm at and it offers good recoil control. When I'm switched on I can do about 1/2 second splits on a IPSC at 400 from prone.

 

[kl3309]

Lantac Dragon if you've got a .750" barrel...

 

[Ernest 5.56]

Best Muzzle Brake – What The Pros Use

This article is part of a series that highlights the gear the 200 top-ranked shooters in the Precis...

precisionrifleblog.com

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Best Muzzle Brake – What The Pros Use

This article is part of a series that highlights the gear the 200 top-ranked shooters in the Precis...

precisionrifleblog.com

Huh, didn't know they finally updated that article. Sweet.
Most of those brakes would look massive on an AR though, and some rules sets have brake size restrictions.
Not many of them are in 1/2x28 thread either, which is presumably what the OP has.

 

[Ernest 5.56]

Huh, didn't know they finally updated that article. Sweet.
Most of those brakes would look massive on an AR though, and some rules sets have brake size restrictions.
Not many of them are in 1/2x28 thread either, which is presumably what the OP has.

More of a survey but I hope they do the test again sometime

 

[hlee]

No recs for the JP tank brake?

https://jprifles.com/1.4.3_tre.php?menu_select=jpre

 

[TonyTheTiger]

No recs for the JP tank brake?

https://jprifles.com/1.4.3_tre.php?menu_select=jpre

Nah, the performance has been surpassed by smaller brakes for years. Plus it's ugly.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Shooter. My shooting partner punishes me with his so I need to return the favor

The PA Hypertap has been one of the best available for a few years. Top tier recoil reduction, tunable, light and small, not blasty for the shooter at all.
The PA M4-72 is probably the only brake I've had that knocks the shooters hat off. It's effective, and on a 20" barrel it won't be as bad, but man, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy one again.

 

[Mike_in_FL]

The PA M4-72 is probably the only brake I've had that knocks the shooters hat off.

Yeah, that thing made me feel concussed. More so than shooting next to others with brakes.

 

[N_Turs]

Check out Unrivaled, I have their UB tunable brake on my run and gun ar. Ive been every impressed with the performance and my rifle has like zero muzzle rise. I can hit some pretty fast split times with it and still keep on target. That being said the brake is nasty and would kick up alot of dust shooting prone. If this is more of a long range gun id just get a can for it.

 

[bfoosh006]

I'll second the Lantac Dragon .... use EASTER30 for 30 percent of until the 21st of April.

 

[bohem]

The PVA Jetblast is available in 1/2-28, self timing, has excellent recoil reduction and no concussion back on the shooter. It checks all the boxes that @bross412 is looking for and it's very affordable compared to a lot of other options on the market.
It's also proven to be effective on precision rifles where there is no tolerance for brakes to cause POI and group issues.

Jet Blast Muzzle Brake

[email protected]

patriotvalleyarms.com

 

[Rob01]

The PVA Jetblast is available in 1/2-28, self timing, has excellent recoil reduction and no concussion back on the shooter. It checks all the boxes that @bross412 is looking for and it's very affordable compared to a lot of other options on the market.
It's also proven to be effective on precision rifles where there is no tolerance for brakes to cause POI and group issues.

Jet Blast Muzzle Brake

[email protected]

patriotvalleyarms.com

Was just coming in to post this. When I use a brake on my 6ARC for matches it’s a Jet Blast and works great. Doesn’t send blast back at shooter which is nice. Also being self timing there are no crush washers or issues with timing.

 

[WeR0206]

Was just coming in to post this. When I use a brake on my 6ARC for matches it’s a Jet Blast and works great. Doesn’t send blast back at shooter which is nice. Also being self timing there are no crush washers or issues with timing.

Id put the ATS break in the mix as well not sure if they have 1/2 in muzzle threads available though

 

[st1650]

I did the PVA jetblast on my latest build. It’s cheap, it works, it’s easy to install.

 

[jumrobe]

The PA Hypertap has been one of the best available for a few years. Top tier recoil reduction, tunable, light and small, not blasty for the shooter at all.
The PA M4-72 is probably the only brake I've had that knocks the shooters hat off. It's effective, and on a 20" barrel it won't be as bad, but man, I wouldn't go out of my way to buy one again.

I’ll second the PA Hypertap. I have one on my 22” 6.5 Creed and it works wonderfully. Also not insanely loud like some breaks on the market.

PVA jet blast also works very well and is about half the price of the Hyoertap.

 

[hlee]

There’s really no wrong answer just so long as your choice doubles as a host for your suppressor of choice…

 

[st1650]

Speaking of, has anyone ever considered a Noveske KX3/5 on a 20in build?
It does have a single baffle so technically it would be quieter at the ear (kinda) and somewhat mitigates the recoil.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Speaking of, has anyone ever considered a Noveske KX3/5 on a 20in build?
It does have a single baffle so technically it would be quieter at the ear (kinda) and somewhat mitigates the recoil.

Those reduce exactly 0% recoil, unless you count the reduction from added weight.

 

[LJT88]

I currently run the seekins precision ATC break on my competition gas gun. Works great, self timing, reasonable price. Looks good on a at profile barrel too. Not this huge Lolipop looking thing.

 

[Darryle]

I put a Terminator T1 on my 223 and I am not happy with it. I will definitely be researching several of the suggestions posted here.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

I put a Terminator T1 on my 223 and I am not happy with it. I will definitely be researching several of the suggestions posted here.

What don't you like?

 

[Darryle]

Muzzle rise, cannot spot impacts. Tikka T3 Stainless Superlite, I went with the smallest diameter to stay close to barrel diameter and I suspect that was the wrong choice.

 

[DeathBeforeDismount]

Lantac Dragon if you've got a .750" barrel...

Thats like a flashbang going off next to you. One of the most horrendous brakes to be around. Some dude was running one on a 6.5Creed this weekend and it was absolutely brutal.

 

[jpp3g]

Hello everyone,
I am looking for recommendations for a muzzle break for my competition 5.56 ar15. It will be attached to a 20 inch barrel.
I am looking for a good balance of recoil reduction and blast deflection. Fast follow up shots and spotting my own misses are very important, hence the need for a break.

What kind of competition?

I'm a huge fan of the Unrivaled adjustable brake for 3gun and have used it in accurized AR matches as well:

https://unrivaledproshop.com/product/muzzle-brake/

 

[Will J]

SJC Titan is still an amazing comp.
Rolling Thunder is still another great one.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

SJC Titan is still an amazing comp.
Rolling Thunder is still another great one.

Rolling Thunder has been out of production for years. Titan is still available but has more or less been superseded by the Titan Extreme.

 

[DemonicLemming]

Speaking of, has anyone ever considered a Noveske KX3/5 on a 20in build?
It does have a single baffle so technically it would be quieter at the ear (kinda) and somewhat mitigates the recoil.

Tried the KAK clone, did exactly zero that I could tell. KVP linear comp was a lot more effective but only at directing some of the noise "more forward-ish", neither did anything for recoil or muzzle rise.

A419 Hellfire's been the best in my (limited poors) experience across calibers for bolt/gas in general and is nice if you're going to swap between suppressor and brake a lot.

 

[kl3309]

Thats like a flashbang going off next to you. One of the most horrendous brakes to be around. Some dude was running one on a 6.5Creed this weekend and it was absolutely brutal.

OP said in post #4 that he was lookin' to give his shooting partner a bit of muzzle blast payback, so bonus!

 

[hlee]

OP said in post #4 that he was lookin' to give his shooting partner a bit of muzzle blast payback, so bonus!

The best payback for someone with an obnoxious brake is to shoot with a suppressor while they give themselves a TBI. And, find a new shooting buddy with a suppressor. Obnoxious brakes are the aids.

 

[kl3309]

The best payback for someone with an obnoxious brake is to shoot with a suppressor while they give themselves a TBI. And, find a new shooting buddy with a suppressor. Obnoxious brakes are the aids.

Nah.

 

[hlee]

Nah.View attachment 8666004

HAART won’t even touch that…