New guy here. Have a XP in 7BR. It has a non-removable muzzle break. Are there any concerns using a gas checked bullet in it? The brake has ports around the whole circumference. Thinking about the RCBS 145 silhouette bullet.
New guy here. Have a XP in 7BR. It has a non-removable muzzle break. Are there any concerns using a gas checked bullet in it? The brake has ports around the whole circumference. Thinking about the RCBS 145 silhouette bullet.
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Is the brake inside a rifled part of the barrel, or is its inside diameter larger than groove depth?
Muzzle brake shouldn't care about gas checks. However, I have had lead bits spewed from the brake on my 7.62 Nato AK shooting cast boolits without checks. The guys to the right of my shooting position had more to duck than supersonic hot brass.
Marty-hiding out in the hills.
you may or not have to clean some lube or some lead slivers from it.
it's all an educated guess,,,, till the trigger is pulled.
the more i find out about shootin boolits, the more it contradicts everything i ever learned about shooting jaxketed.
It is screwed on semi permanently to the end of barrel and is larger than bore diameter.Originally Posted by richbug
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You should be fine.
I have seen "ported" type brakes where they pulled each and every gas check off.
Yup, what richbug said. You shouldn't have any trouble. Does your brake have a lip on the inside at the front (exit) end? Some designs do, some don't. If there's no lip, there shouldn't be anything to hang up a gas check.
It might be a good idea to make sure you use the hornady style checks that crimp on, rather than the old lyman style that fall off, although that probably isn't necessary.
Two photos:
The one on the left is a muzzle break.
The one on the right is a muzzle brake.
Regards,
Stew
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That said, I have a Magna-Ported T/C Contender 45-70 that has no problem with 'checked boolits.
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