We have Manufactured the Heathen Brake for over 5 years now with great success; offering 5 brake sizes with multiple thread & port options. The Heathen is self-timing, and utilizes a larger 90 degree first "discharge" port to provide the optimal balance between recoil management and muzzle blast while allowing the shooter to maintain sight picture and alignment with the target. The Heathen was specifically designed to minimize the concussive blast, reducing fatigue, ground debris disturbance and muzzle jump.
Over the last year we had many customers request a tuner that would work with the Heathen. We started design of the tuner in the summer and started sending out limited production run samples to customers and experienced shooters in Canada and the US for feedback and testing this past fall and winter. Feedback has been excellent. It does what a tuner is supposed to do - there is no magic or re-inventing the wheel. It is simply a tuner that interfaces with the Heathen Muzzle Brake.
Our tuner will work only with any of the 1.125", 0.995" & 0.885" Heathen Brakes, without tools or gunsmith modification. The tuner does not touch the barrel or the brake body - only the lock collar/nut. The Tuner is supplied with a replacement "outside-threaded" locking collar / jam-nut for the muzzle brake. The set screws engage only a flat portion of the collar. Our design allows proper position of the crown flush with the rear wall of the first port. This avoids accuracy degrading turbulence which occur when shrouding the crown in a "tunnel" before gasses can discharge from the first port. The tuner can be removed and the Heathen brake run alone in just seconds if the Insite Tuner is not needed or required. Also, the Heathen locking collar requires no tools - hand tight is nearly always sufficient especially on most custom rifles with true threads and square shoulders; some guys use a simple strap wrench to give an extra tighten - we have found an actual wrench can provide excessive torque & damage/stretch the fine threads on a muzzle causing the brake to repeatedly loosen over time.
Customer feedback has indicated many people who run a Heathen brake want to try a tuner on their rifle. But they also want to the option to run a Top-Level Muzzle brake alone when a tuner is not required as we all know a tuner is not always needed for every precision rifle / ammunition combination. A tuner is not for everyone and certainly not a requirement for many top-level rifles and shooters, however, there are certain situations where they have the potential to provide a competitive edge; especially in the rimfire area where factory ammo is the the only option. The Insite Tuner retails for approximately $150 usd, our brakes are approximately $170.
We understand and appreciate the pride, commitment, money and hard-work required to bring any product from concept to production. We also have come to realize that very simple solutions to very simple problems such as the dilemma of whether to either mount a tuner on the barrel or on the brake are not ground breaking innovations of design and engineering.
Until today, we were not aware of the company, Strikewithoutwarning.com. Of course we wish them and all supporting members and businesses of this forum and the industry continued success in this challenging and uncertain economic and political state.
Best Regards,
Insite
