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Post by joelmoney on Jan 20, 2017 0:34:13 GMT -5
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Post by Hank on Jan 20, 2017 4:40:57 GMT -5
Richard Franklin would do what he called a quiet crown on his large diameter barrels. This would consist of boring back in the barrel about an inch and then crowning it. When done it look as if there was a tube added to the end of the barrel. I have done this with some rifles and it does work to redirect the muzzle blast away from the shooter. I would say it cuts out about 20% of the heard blast for the shooter. This muzzle brake with sound direct would do the same thing in theory but it looks heavy...  ?? They told us all the specs for it except the weight. I don't know what it would do for accuracy with the added weight but it might be something worth looking into. |
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Post by hillbill on Jan 20, 2017 6:51:34 GMT -5
I see that the shroud itself is aluminum so it might not be too heavy, someone try one and see what it does?
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Post by hillbill on Jan 20, 2017 6:57:49 GMT -5
I might try one myself?
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Post by joelmoney on Jan 20, 2017 22:30:27 GMT -5
Well I am glad to hear you guys like the idea. I don't have skills or equipment to find out. I'm kinda hoping someone can have it figured out by the time I get everything put together for a new rifle. LOL
I thank all those who are the pioneers of the smokeless muzzleloader and all the time and resources they have put into improving the way me and many others hunt.
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Post by kai on Jan 23, 2017 1:41:11 GMT -5
Last year I worked on several different muzzle brake and shroud designs.
My conclusion was that... Adding a shroud to a muzzle brake negates most of the recoil reduction from the brake.
The shrouds were more effective in redirecting the muzzle blast (and probably the noise) forward.
I decided that if I didn't like the noise of the muzzle brake, I'd just remove (unscrew) the muzzle brake.
Now you've got me thinking.... I could make a screw on shroud only to replace the muzzle brake to only redirect the sound forward. It wouldn't be hard to make one an test it. If it works, it could save some ears in hunting situations.
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Post by elkman1310 on Jan 24, 2017 16:53:41 GMT -5
The shroud acts like a bloop tube used a 22 Cal for indoor shooting. The problem I see with the whole thing is accuracy. Muzzle brakes when done right have no effect on accuracy and sometimes accuracy improves mainly because of shooter being more comfortable with less recoil. Know your adding a brake plus a shroud it doesn't matter what its made from you now how to devices screwed onto the end of your barrel. If the shroud was adjustable for length it could severe as a tuner but tuners a very touchy I have tried several muzzle brakes with a tuner and ended scraping the whole thing.
Our brakes we use at our 1,000 yard cannot have any ports angled to the rear so the noise is directed out to the sides and slightly towards the front all these guns are shot under a covered firing line so noise is a problem bottom line if you want a brake you have to put up with some noise if you want the best of both worlds buy a suppressor.
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?? They told us all the specs for it except the weight. I don't know what it would do for accuracy with the added weight but it might be something worth looking into. 
