howa mini muzzle brake

[sniper83]

looking at muzzle brakes that can be used with suppressors ( when ever my state ever allows the use of one) which one to get?

[Frontier Gear]

That depends on what suppressor you buy. Also what barrel profile is the Howa? Is it already threaded?

[grayfox]

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.

[Nodak]

[sniper83]

well the problem with my state is its Illinois, so what would be a good muzzle brake for the howa

[flatland1]

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.

[Frontier Gear]

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.

[flyrod]

...so what would be a good muzzle brake for the howa

I think the cheapo fleabay ones work fine:



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.

[sniper83]

heavy barrel and its already threaded

[Frontier Gear]

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/

[roor]

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

[sniper83]

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

[BobinNC]

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.

[Plainsman]

Just got one of the VG6 Gammas from Brownell's for $58.

[FLshooter]

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.