Introducing, The Cold Boar Muzzle Brake

[barnesuser28]

Hello all,
Glad to be back poking about the forum for a little while, I've been extremely busy with school, work, and my new hobby.... machining!!

This project all started when I saw a gap in the muzzle brake market, every brake out there had some design aspect that just didn't seem conducive to maximum recoil reduction while still being pleasant to the shooter. I already knew I would like to get into machining and gunsmithing eventually, so I figured making muzzle brakes would be a great place to start. I studied different brakes from different manufacturers and eventually compiled all my data to design a muzzle brake that had all the features I wanted, and none that I didn't. My design goals were to have THE most effective brake on the market, while also being pleasant to the shooter in regards to the concussive blast. Based on my testing, I would say I have achieved my design goals. I am making a 3 port for firearms chambered in .223 rem -.308 win (should be extremely popular with the AR-15/10 crowd), a 4 port for .284 win -.300 WinMag, and a 5 port for any of the RUM or Lapua based cartridges on up. I am still working on the cosmetic side of things, but that is a minor issue now that I have the design down.


I did some recoil tests and took some slow-mo footage and put it into a short video demonstrating the recoil reduction capabilities of the Cold Boar Muzzle Brake.
Link to video: https://youtu.be/2cIn-EMtxqY

Thank for reading! Take care all!

 

[wwbrown]

Too show that you have the most effective muzzle brake in terms of recoil reduction you should try a few competitive muzzle brakes on your experimental apparatus so we could see how it stacks up against other brakes that the community knows.

Without having a point of comparison all you can say is your muzzle brake reduces recoil when compared to an un braked rifle. That is exactly the outcome I would have expected, I think most of the audience would agree.

Don't worry experimental work is not easy, in fact it is down right hard.

 

[barnesuser28]

Too show that you have the most effective muzzle brake in terms of recoil reduction you should try a few competitive muzzle brakes on your experimental apparatus so we could see how it stacks up against other brakes that the community knows.

Without having a point of comparison all you can say is your muzzle brake reduces recoil when compared to an un braked rifle. That is exactly the outcome I would have expected, I think most of the audience would agree.

Don't worry experimental work is not easy, in fact it is down right hard.

What brakes would you like me to test against? Right now im thinking a T3 terminator and an APA Fat Bastard, any else?

 

[wwbrown]

In your OP you stated:
"My design goals were to have THE most effective brake on the market, while also being pleasant to the shooter in regards to the concussive blast. Based on my testing, I would say I have achieved my design goals."

I assumed that you had tested other muzzle brakes to make that claim, if you did not test other brakes how could you make that claim??

So let us know what brakes you tested.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

My standard to go by is a 5 port from muzzlebrakesandmore. I havent seen one short of a 50cal tank brake beat it and i do use them all

 

[JRS]

Go to the Daily Bulletin and read the articles about the muzzle brake tests

The testing was performed using state of the art equipment that measures actual recoil reduction and noise. No sled, nor guess work involved. Why not send one of your brakes to the gentleman for actual testing and evaluation?

 

[barnesuser28]

My standard to go by is a 5 port from muzzlebrakesandmore. I havent seen one short of a 50cal tank brake beat it and i do use them all

Consider it done, ill order one in the morning.

 

[Sniper338]

Post some pictures of it so we can compare things in our heads to other brakes..

 

[rbertalotto]

This is GREAT! Thanks for sharing. What a simple but effective way to record the performance of yours and other muzzle brakes.

I wrote an entire article on muzzle brake design some time ago.

You might find it interesting

http://rvbprecision.com/shooting/adventures-with-muzzle-brakes.html

I'd love to see more brakes tested on your "sled"

Thanks

 

[Ggmac]

You mention the # f ports but how many chambers do you have ? I believe this has been done many times including the U.S. Military . But one thing I've learned is to not stop learning . So back to my question , how many chambers and what internal angle do you use ? Angle or radius ?
Gary