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howa mini muzzle brake - sniper83 - 11-11-2018
looking at muzzle brakes that can be used with suppressors ( when ever my state ever allows the use of one) which one to get?
howa mini muzzle brake - Frontier Gear - 11-11-2018
That depends on what suppressor you buy. Also what barrel profile is the Howa? Is it already threaded?
howa mini muzzle brake - grayfox - 11-11-2018
Which state are we talking about? If it's not in the cards for a while, forget about limiting yourself to a specific brake/suppressor. They will both evolve over time. Get a brake you can use and that works for your current purposes, then cross the Suppressor/brake bridge when you're allowed to. Not to mention that some suppressors are direct thread.... and you can mount/time your MB with a locknut so getting it off easily is not an issue.
Hopefully you have the 20" heavy barrel, though...
I have a VG6 6.5 gamma and it works extremely well.
howa mini muzzle brake - Nodak - 11-12-2018
If the break is just temporary till the state OKs suppressors then just buy a cheap one off eBay for $10. No need to put money into a temporary solution. Ive done this and it worked great. Just remember that breaks are loud for you and your buddy next to you.
howa mini muzzle brake - sniper83 - 11-12-2018
well the problem with my state is its Illinois, so what would be a good muzzle brake for the howa
howa mini muzzle brake - flatland1 - 11-12-2018
Jeez, in Illinois, 'ell might freeze over before you're allowed to own a suppressor.... Seriously, Thunder Beast suppressors have a well-deserved reputation for accuracy, and their compact brake/mounts (CB for short) are fairly effective brakes. I put a CB mount on the 6RAT bbl I did for the first Mini that I re-barreled, but replaced it with a flash suppressor/mount after giving it a bit of thought. Brakes are loud, and I knew there was a good chance I wouldn't always have the TBAC Ultra 7 I use on my smaller caliber rifles along. Rather than further trash what hearing I have left, I'll put up with the minor recoil of the 6RAT. However, when I did a 20 Tactical bbl for the 2nd Mini re-barrel job, the blank was a bit slimmer than the blank I'd used on the RAT, and since I had a TBAC CB mount with 1/2-28 threads, it went on that bbl.
howa mini muzzle brake - Frontier Gear - 11-12-2018
sniper83 Wrote:well the problem with my state is its Illinois, so what would be a good muzzle brake for the howa
Again, what barrel profile is the Howa? Is it already threaded? If it is a lightweight or sporter profile, you may have to use another thread pattern.
howa mini muzzle brake - flyrod - 11-12-2018
sniper83 Wrote:...so what would be a good muzzle brake for the howa
I think the cheapo fleabay ones work fine:
![[Image: mini2.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/y8DSw9yx/mini2.jpg)
No ports on the bottom means less dust in your face when shooting prone. This one I tapped out to 5/8, threaded the barrel and made a nut.
howa mini muzzle brake - sniper83 - 11-13-2018
heavy barrel and its already threaded
howa mini muzzle brake - Frontier Gear - 11-13-2018
In that case, any "standard" .30 caliber muzzle brake will work (as a brake only, not a suppressor host). There are also some that are specific to the 6.5mm. Different people have their favorite models but your not going to put a bunch of stress on one from a bolt gun. I have some friends that build full auto weapons and they have experienced failures from the eBay (Chinese) products. Now they build their own brakes from U.S. sourced steel, but I doubt that you would ever have that happen.
http://axismfgcnc.com/
howa mini muzzle brake - roor - 11-13-2018
Don't get charged l caught up having to have a 6.5mm brake. .30 is only a 5% decrease in performance and Grendel barely kicks
howa mini muzzle brake - sniper83 - 11-23-2018
found a VG6 Precision Gamma High Performance Muzzle Brake on sale for 30 bucks on primary arms for black friday its a 30 cal so going to give it a try
howa mini muzzle brake - BobinNC - 03-26-2019
Try a VG6 Gamma 65 for the Grendel. They are about $72. a pop on Ebay. Very effective brake. If you use a jam nut instead of the supplied crush washer it's a snap to index it your self.
howa mini muzzle brake - Plainsman - 01-02-2020
Just got one of the VG6 Gammas from Brownell's for $58.
howa mini muzzle brake - FLshooter - 01-03-2020
Plainsman Wrote:Just got one of the VG6 Gammas from Brownell's for $58.Yep.Got one recently from Brownells myself.$58 shipped.Put it on a 22 inch Criterion Hbar 6.5 Grendel.Works better than the 30cal hybrid brake I had on it.