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Offline Encore

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Can you help me identify this brake?
« on: February 26, 2009, 06:02:47 PM »
I have an Encore SS barrel that I would like to obtain a thread cap/protector for.  I obtained it used, it appears to be a standard Encore 24" model that has a muzzle brake added.  Any ideas on who's brake or where to obtain cap?  Thanks.

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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 09:18:46 PM »
Some of the TC aftermarket barrel shops marketed their own "on-off" brake systems that include a plain cap (VVCG, MGM, Steve Stratton, Bullberry, etc), others their own brakes without caps (Bullberry, SSK, etc), plus most of them also install brakes made by other MFG's same as could have been done by any gunsmith/machinist.    Only fly in the soup is not knowing who made yours means not knowing for sure what material yours is made from.   But with the specs in hand for the cap you need any of them, any smith or machinist could make you a cap.   Simply measure what you have/need or send them the brake to measuer themselves and try to match materials.

It's been a lot of years since I saw one in person, but if I had to guess from the picture it might be a Stratton made brake (Steve Stratton himself still does them I believe, or it might be from when he and his son's worked at VVCG or if more recently by his son's at MGM where they are now).

Match Grade Machine (MGM) is in St. George, UT
Steve Statton's Customs is in Hurricane, UT (and so is Bullberry).
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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 06:23:26 PM »
Hi ; That muzzle break also has a strong resemblance to a Brockman Brake , most of them were put on custom barrels or a custom add-on to a standard barrel by E. Arthur Brown Co. (www.eabco.com) just send him the pic.and I'am sure he can clear it up quickly and get you a thread protector.



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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2009, 08:24:22 PM »
It looks very much like the one I had on my 338 mag. Mine was put on by Montana Muzzle Brake.

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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2009, 05:07:26 PM »
Thanks for the replies.  It's not eabco's,  I'm trying to run the other's down. 

I'll check further into having a cap made locally, not concerned if the color/finish matches. 

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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2009, 02:59:03 AM »
That break looks like one produced by Answer accuracy systems who I believe is out of business now.
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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 02:23:07 PM »
Looks just like the brake on my MGM.

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Re: Can you help me identify this brake?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2009, 12:45:30 PM »
MGM and others say that they don't make the holes spiral on their brakes.