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Blast forwarding devices

I have been using a Tubbs muzzle brake on my 260 Rem custom rifle. The muzzle blast is very offensive to shooters on either side of me. I have heard that there are blast forwarding devices that reduce recoil without directing blast to the sides. Does anyone have experience with one of these?
 
Oh, and by the way, a brake doesn't work by pushing gasses out to the side, it works by directing forces on to the reward facing surfaces of the brake ports. Those gasses push the rifle forward which mitigates the reward recoil motion. Those gasses, after striking the port surface, bounce back and out of the ports at supersonic speeds which creates a loud noise directed toward the sides.
 
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I have been using a Tubbs muzzle brake on my 260 Rem custom rifle. The muzzle blast is very offensive to shooters on either side of me. I have heard that there are blast forwarding devices that reduce recoil without directing blast to the sides. Does anyone have experience with one of these?
I gave up on using brakes because they were very offensive to ME. No ear protection is good enough. Mike.
 
Russian design in 30 cal at Midwayusa may work?? If modified???

The mushroom type pushes the rifle forward. mz1.JPG mz2.JPG

Had an old one for a M16 5.56mm in Russian mushroom type.
 
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Oh, and by the way, a brake doesn't work by pushing gasses out to the side, it works by directing forces on to the reward facing surfaces of the brake ports. Those gasses push the rifle forward which mitigates the reward recoil motion. Those gasses, after striking the port surface, bounce back and out of the ports at supersonic speeds which creates a loud noise directed toward the sides.
So, you are saying that the brake with the most surface area will reduce felt recoil the most ?
I thought so and using something I used at work ; Force is equal to area times pressure.
{F=A x P} .
BUT there are many tests where people built "test beds" where everything is the same EXCEPT they change the muzzle brakes.
Here is one
https://precisionrifleblog.com/2015/08/21/muzzle-brake-summary-of-field-test-results/
To the OP's plight , since you didn't say if you were at a range, or shooting in some form of competition, simplest, remove the brake , Spend $$$ and get a "can", build a set of baffles [ 2' x 4'] plywood on both sides, a PITA but it will keep other shooters from bitching to the range officer / club officials.
 
If you want quiet don't go to a range.
Very good point .
I went to our local Range last week .
I was going to test Dasher loads .
This Guy came over and said “you got one of those Load Guns I suppose ) I have Suppressors .
I said my type of Shooting we can’t have that stuff .
The backed up and went ?
 
Really any effective brake is not going to be friendly to someone next to you.

We go to some Varmint silhouette shoots from time to time. There is one guy that is very recoil sensitive he has to have a brake even with a 6BR. He built some wings for his shooting bench which makes a huge difference.

Some people are going to whine anyway, I let my daughter shoot the last stage at 800 yds with the 300NM, as it was windy as can be and the 223 wasn't cutting it. I warned everyone she was going to use that rifle, people still lined up on both sides of us. Only took one shot to clear the line. Nothing clears it like 90 grains of powder and an effective brake.
 

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