Muzzle brake and accuracy. Range with hunt w/o?

[300RUM]

 

Get in the habit of always shooting with ear protection. Regardless of a brake or not. Your ears will thank you later down the road.

Never understood why guys wouldn't wear ear protection

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ?????

[300RUM]

 

Get in the habit of always shooting with ear protection. Regardless of a brake or not. Your ears will thank you later down the road.

Never understood why guys wouldn't wear ear protection

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY ?????

[apache12]

I can see glassing up game from distance. Moving to position and putting on ear protection for a shot. But I'm not sure I want to wear ear protection as I walk to and from a location or work a spook and shoot.

[firstcoueswas80]

That's why ya wear the elextrinsic muffs!

 

In all reality I don't wear anything unless i know I'm about to shoit either, but thems the breaks.

[GreyGhost85]

I have shot a rifle with a removable brake and experimented a little bit. I shot 2 groups at 100 yards, one with and one without the brake. The POI was really close on each group. Although the rifle isn't incredibly accurate (right around MOA, 1" at 100 yards) i really couldn't tell much difference in the groups. I would definitely not trust it to behave the same way while shooting out there past 2-300 yards but if like if you said, you won't be shooting much past 100 yards, i think you would be fine

[300RUM]

A couple of suggestions.

 

If the rifle is set up for you the scope may need to be re-positioned for your son to have proper eye relief.

 

If your son has not fired the rifle before and recoil seems to be an issue reduced power loads can be loaded with H4895. You can keep increasing the charge, as the shooter gets used to the recoil, untill you get to the maximum load.

 

HODGDON® H4895® REDUCED RIFLE LOADS
For Youth Hunting, Informal Target, and Plinking
__________________________________________________________________________
Hodgdon Powder Company has found that H4895 can be loaded to reduced levels. H4895
was chosen because it is the slowest burning propellant that ignites uniformly in reduced
charges. To create reduced loads, the 60% formula is recommended.
Find the H4895 load in the Reloading Data Center for your caliber and bullet.

Take the maximum H4895 charge listed and multiply by 60% (.6). The load may
be adjusted up from there to achieve the desired velocity and accuracy.

This works only where H4895 is listed. DO NOT use in a cartridge where H4895
is not shown.
Example: 30-06 cartridge with 125 gr. Sierra SP bullet. Max load shown in the Reloading
Data Center with H4895 is 53.7 grains. 53.7 X .6 = 32.2 grains. The shooter begins
with this load, and may work up from there to obtain the desired velocity and
accuracy for his reduced load.
Call Hodgdon Powder Company if additional information is needed, 913-362-9455.

[apache12]

300RUM. Great idea.