Dennis, yours has the brake. Try mine w-out!!!! A handful, but not too bad with fireform 180 gr. loads. Can't wait to try 200's and up full house then I'll get back to you. Great rechamber job as far as I'm concerned, how about you?

Jeff,



Right now, I don't know of anything in Oklahoma that I will need more than a 180 grain bullet to stop. I will surely try some 200's just for punishment sake, but 99% of my hunting will be done with the 180's. Granted my brake stops the muzzle climb but it directs the recoil straight back and (for me at least) I think I would rather have the muzzle flip than than the straight back jar. I have torn rotators in both shoulders and since most of the action from muzzle climb is directed from the elbow down, it is more comfortable for me to shoot without a brake. My 45-70 doesn't have a brake and I don't mind shooting stiff loads out of it at all (now that I have gotten used to it at least). I wish I could have gotten hold of David quick enough to get his maximizer brake but my barrel was already in the mail when I got hold of him (but I won't gripe about faster than expected turn around on the barrel). Mine looks great also.



Dennis

Hey DennisF,

If the recoil still bothers you could have David make a MAximizer Muzzle Brake that would make it long enough to be a carbine. You could load some Hornady 200 grain or speer 220 grain bullets, and have the recoil of a 22-250.

I'm planning on a carbine barrel in that chambering with a Maximizer on it.

David installed a smaller Maximizer (2.5") on my 357 Max Carbine barrel, and shooting 357 Mag Rifle loads out of it was like shooting a loud pellet gun!

It's just a thought. Gotta save those wrists! We're not getting any younger!