i love muzzel breaks as they do really downsize the felt recoil. ive had three rifles that have worn these holes in the muzzel and they shot sweet ,,however,, i removed the ear protection from my 375 to find out what i would hear when i shot at game and LORD!!! i rushed home and removed them from the rifles and just accepted the recoil. the horendose noise really hurt and i had empathy for the poor fella's i shot next to at the range.

i read a reply from 303Guy about a shrouded muzzel break. they are suppose to exit the noise as well as the felt recoil to the fron of the shooter and also away from the other shooters that happen to be along side at the range. ive looked for one of these and cant find them. are they comercially available or is this something i need to manufacture myself and experiment with?

anybody?? thanks

ted

Here is one that I experimented with. Sounded as though you were shooting with the muzzle inside a culvert.

hamburger

is this available from someone or is this a personal experiment of yours?

Yes, there are ways to make muzzle BRAKES reduce, rather than intensify, the report of the gun. Unfortunately, if they are measurably successful at this, they have to be classed as "silencers" and are subject to registration/tax and cannot be used in most states for game hunting.

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Unfortunately, if they are measurably successful at this, they have to be classed as "silencers" and are subject to registration/tax and cannot be used in most states for game hunting.

True. The flash suppressor on the original Colt XM177 "Commando" had an enormous muzzle blast from its 10-inch barrel. The military came up with a suppressor that reduced the volume by just a red hair less and the Carter Administration, ever on the hunt for an illegal silencer, made them illegal for use by the general population. The original design was shorter and fatter than the 5-1/2" flash hider that you can buy now on a Shorty carbine. I have to wonder if "tunneling" the blast through a 5-1/2" suppressor doesn't reduce the sound more than would the original 4-1/2" suppressor...

That is one of my very own brain-farts that I make. I left the front open because I was not trying to silance anything but redirect the sound waves away from the shooter.

Alaska is one of the states that allow unlicensed civilans to own silencers. Good silencers are easy for a beginner to make on a lathe. I make my own and am working on #8 so far.

The downside is the $200 tax that is required to be paid on each before making any parts. Once the silencer is finished, additional parts can not be made for repair or experimenting purposes unless you pay another $200 tax.

You do not say what kind of 375 you are using, but even if it is a 375 magnum, a small silencer will greatly reduce noise and lessen recoil. A good muzzle brake will be more effective at taming recoil than a silencer though. A 2x8 inch silencer made from .065" steel tubing and conical baffles is easy to make. Check out http://www.subguns.com and http://www.silencertests.com for more info.

Ranb

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Alaska is one of the states that allow unlicensed civilans to own silencers.

Actually, many if not most states allow Class 3 weapons/devices to be owned by anyone who is legal under the 1938 NFA and 1968 GCA and has paid the tax. The question is, does Alaska allow the use of silencers when hunting game animials? Ironically, most "tough on guns" European countries do allow and even encourage silencers (suppressors). Awfully civilized of them, don't you think?

I searched the Alaska game regs and did not see any preference to silencers at all.

Ranb