Muzzle brakes and accuracy for 6.5 Creedmoor

[Steve Donlon]

My 6.5 Creedmoor rifle has less than 300 rounds through the bore. New Bartlein barrel. I put the old muzzle brake on and had thought it should be shooting better. I said to myself,"it's a new barrel so it will get better" Then I decided to try another brake. So i bought a LITTLE BASTARD, an ACE and a Pegasus. I tried the ACE brake first and it shot 2" high and 1" to the right and was more accurate. Then the Little Bastard and it was about 1" high and to the right, but there was more recoil. Last I tried the Pegasus and it shot exactly where the Ace brake shot. To the same point of aim. And there was much less recoil with the Ace and Pegasus. Went out to 500 yards and the Ace and Pegasus cut my groups more than half from what I have been shooting. When I looked at the difference between the Ace, Pegasus and the other two brakes, it was plain to see the difference. The other two brakes where for 30 cal and below. So the exit hole in the brake was bigger. The Ace and Pegasus have holes in the top of the brake, the others do not. Also the holes in the sides of the brakes where different. The Ace and the Pegasus have bigger holes or had more of them while the exit hole at the muzzle is smaller, made just for the 6.5 caliber. The Ace and Pegasus are also bigger and heavier. The barrel is a Heavy Varmint profile 28". I never would have known what I was missing if I had not tried different brakes to see which one worked best with my barrel. Just a heads up to what I saw happen with just a different brake.

 

[White Eagle]

interesting

 

[Rob01]

The difference in a .30 brake versus a 6.5 brake on a 6.5 won’t be noticeable. What you are noticing is just the different brake design and how they were made. Some brakes work better than others.

How much they shift from the past one when you put it on is irrelevant as you will just rezero anyways. You must have bought an old Little Bastard as the Gen 3 and 4 have holes on top to keep down muzzle rise.