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Offline montanaman

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Getting rid of a muzzlebrake
« on: May 13, 2005, 01:06:58 PM »
Maybe this is a crazy idea but I bet someone else has thought of it.  I have a 16" 309 JDJ contender carbine.  It is accurate and I like it, except for the intergal muzzlebrake.  Can't imagine hunting and shooting it without ear protection.   I found a piece of steel pipe that just slips over the muzzle.   Got to thinking that with a little JB Weld I could cover up those holes.   It would add a little weight to the end of the barrel but that not necessarilly a bad thing.   Of course the recoil would increase but I can handle that better than the noise.   Anyone see a problem with this idea?
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« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2005, 02:14:15 PM »
Only if you want to resell the barrel someday.  Maybe drill and tap a small hole for a set screw that fastens the sleeve to the brake?  At least that way it's reversible. . .
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2005, 02:27:17 PM »
the best thing to do is sell the barrel and buy what you really want.
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2005, 03:17:15 PM »
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the best thing to do is sell the barrel and buy what you really want.


Could not agree more.  :D
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« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2005, 05:02:57 PM »
Me too....get to monking with it and you're liable to have a little accident...

If you still insist....take the gun about 21 miles from home, as most accidents happen within 20 miles of home  :)  :)  :)
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2005, 05:55:24 PM »
I don't know what kind of steel pipe you are referring to but I doubt if it is of the same quality as the steel your barrel is made up of. It may hold for several shots, but if it fails, you will find that it may explode like a small grenade, spraying metal in all directions. If your lucky it may just fly off the muzzle and land down range in one piece. But considering that you are attempting to plug up the holes in the muzzlebrake, I doubt if the latter will occur. Take some electrical tape and wrap it several times around the muzzlebrake and then fire it. That will safely give you some idea of what will happen if your steel sleeve fails under pressure.

If you don't like the muzzlebrake you can sell the barrel and get something you do like, or find a gunsmith that can build you a thread cap for the barrel you have, so you use the brake at the range and the thread cap in the field.
Please don't use the steel pipe, it will just cause you lots of grief later.
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