Cast bullets And a Muzzle Brake

[HEAD0001]

Can you use cast bullets in a rifle barrel with a muzzle brake?? Pros and Cons?? Tom.

[rockrat]

Use them in my AR50

[NuJudge]

No cons that I'm aware of. CDD

[fredj338]

I am having so-so results in my 1895G w/ porting. I think I just haven't found the right formula yet. There is no issue w/ leading in the ports so far.

[Echo]

Yes, but you probably will want to remove the brake and dig the lead out every so often. PB boolits tend to have 'tails' formed by the rifling - these 'tails' get blown off as the boolit leaves the muzzle, and will be deposited inside the brake. GC boolits - probably not.

When I started competitive shooting I was issued a High Standard Space Gun .22, w/barrel weights and a muzzle brake. Had to clean the brake a couple of times, before I moved up to a Smith...

YMMV...

[MtGun44]

I have a ported barrel on a S&W Mtn Gun, picks up a bit of leading in streaks on the
OUTSIDE of the barrel, apparently blown out the ports and condenses back on the
barrel metal. Also, a .38 Super 1911 with a comp builds up lead in the comp, not harmful
but I dig it out periodically. Never seemed to cause any real problems.

Bill