Really, all of these are designed to be ideal for the 308. I know I am planning on finishing a .308 build in the next month or two and will be trying one out. Just ordered some JP Enterprise brakes based on your testing. There was no measureable difference between those two models in terms of recoil force. I received an email this morning, with confirmation, etc. It seems to fit well in that post. And that is a cool study that Jeremy did on the AR-15 brakes. Jered, as usual you've outdone yourself with design and execution. Tag for later. But maybe one of those guys will try it out. That way you can use the brake as your thread-adapter. Honestly, my writing style doesn’t lend itself well to blogs or online format. Glad you found it helpful. The Gen II Fat Bastard muzzle brake was designed with one goal in mind, to bring some of the most effective recoil reduction to bolt action rifles. I used 4 rifles during testing, including a 6XC, 6.5 Creedmoor, 308 Win, and 300 Norma Magnum. I had to be creative for capturing this aspect of performance, but I’m resourceful. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good one. The bullet can’t talk, so it cannot tell a lie. is a long-running cult manga written by Kazushi Hagiwara that began in 1988 and is currently ongoing with 26 completed volumes. From my 2009 article on muzzle brakes. Posted by Gary on Nov 5th 2019 Just received this brake, and I'm impressed. I appreciate the feedback. Bastard is a blackletter typeface designed by Jonathan Barnbrook in 1990. I wonder how this combination would match up to the brakes that you tested. Fat Bastard is an actor. APA Gen II Little Bastard. However, this lock nut tended to rotate while tightening, which meant it took several tries before it would line up correctly. If you ever do another break test… this company below makes a great recoil reducing break, the M4-72. Anyone get a response back? Quick question though, on the pricing chart, what do the bars with two numbers mean? But we also measured the sound level of each brake from behind the rifle, closer to the shooter’s position. I received a recommendation from another PRS shooter, and I'm glad I took his advice. Just enter your email to receive notifications of new posts. All pricing is for informational purposes only. No problem. Those were fired from a bench with a bipod and no rear support, which exaggerated any muzzle movement. I agree the best brakes aren’t the ones designed to be mounts for a suppressor. If you can’t handle recoil, have a “tactical” rifle and don’t mind what your rifle looks like, then get someone to install one of these more ugly and effective devices. I just don’t know. Thinking about my mates on the firing line! Bastard!! Not many people out there willing to go half the distance you did here unfortunately so its very appreciated. The JP Eliminator is just as you say and I will be shooting that ugly thing in the PRS series soon as well. Thanks, buddy! 706-367-8881 You can also email her at. I may be misunderstanding the tests, but I think measuring muzzle flash, staying on target, and recoil reduction are the big three. Hopefully this answers your question: The lighter green bars in the chart below indicate that model’s pricing may vary. It looks similar to the Holland’s Radial B you tested, but the finish on the brake is not pretty. At Fat Bastard Burrito Co. we put a tremendous effort in sourcing and serving the cleanest, highest quality and best tasting products. Best of luck to you in the PRS! Then run the nut backwards and lock it in place with a wrench. The Boss system allows you to twist it to turn the brake off (essentially covering the side ports), so if you had a way to adjust how big the holes were coming out of the top of brake … you could then tune the amount of gas that was offsetting the muzzle rise. We used the Kestrel 4500 with the Applied Ballistics software. Love the scientific measurements you do. - Page 2. When using ATC with a 10 shot group what would be an acce... Shootin’ Okie: Thanks, for replying. Vaughn’s research was primarily done at Sandia National Laboratories from 1959 to 1986 … and we’re still talking about it! Since 2010 The Fat Bastard GangBand is a French Balkan Electro Punk Band. It’d be a gamble, and I bet even if it is better than all of these … it would be marginal. Cal, Hey, do you think it would be possible for someone to build an adjustable brake to be able to dial in the movement after a shot to stay on target? Just a slight bump past hand tight and you are done. Cal- I find Bryan and Todd balance each other very well, so I try to balance my training by listening to both of them. Both the Blast Tamer and Impact Precision have straight 90 degree baffles, so the blast patterns will be similar. takes up virtually no room/wt as well. My formulas are built around where the bullet hits. My question: you’ve demonstrated that brakes help manage recoil and get one back on target quicker. Both of these self-timing systems were designed by professionals with the purpose of limiting recoil, and both succeed. I started by including the most popular precision rifle muzzle brakes. These brakes are very easy to remove and re-install by simply using a Crescent wrench. Don’t suppose you would know if much of the others can readily screw on to or can easily be machined to fit that 1/2-28 thread pitch would you? I attached a laser to the rifle, and placed a target at 25 yards that had a grid of 1”x1” squares on it and an aiming point. What would be your “must read” sources in the LR world? Might be something to try out. A greater distance between baffles also seems like it would lower the pressure and allow more gas to be redirected off the bullet path, which would make it more effective at reducing recoil. An APA little bastard would work nicely too. Thanks for sharing, Scott. It’ll be fun to see what comes out! Thanks for the info. So I’d be surprised if the conclusions would be any different, regardless of how you tested it. Great question, Chris. I like Shrewd brakes because they look like part of the barrel instead of looking like the brake on a Russian main line battle tank. Sorry I couldn’t be more help. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any suppressors on the market that have a built-in mechanism to offset muzzle rise. The difference between brakes was significant, with some more than twice as loud as others! Does the impact precision and blast tamer pretty much the same thing? Did you mean overall rating? I do want to point out that I had to infer the results for the JEC and Tubb muzzle brakes on the sound test, and the same for the Badger Ordnance FTE Muzzle Brake on the staying on target test. My goal with this project was to equip fellow long-range shooters with as much hard data as I could reasonably gather, so they could make an informed buying decision for their application. The amount of work you put into these tests is crazy. APA GEN 3 LITTLE BASTARD SELF TIMING BRAKE 6.5 CAL. Todd could likely be the most respected long-range rifle trainers in the world. Pete Gould is the instructor and does an awesome job. Best value for the money and could compete seriously on this list. I literally fired 1,000+ rounds of match-grade ammo in my recoil test system. Going to be sweet! It’s always helpful to see all the data innone place. I actually think this 3-part series m... Cal: Great question, Joe. It’s good to get other people’s view on this stuff. APA took the most effective muzzle brake on the market and made it better! So I came up with the most objective test I could devise to quantify how well each brake helps you stay on target. It shows we apparently share a high level of resourcefulness. The Little Bastard muzzle brake is a direct spin off from the FB(Fat Bastard) design. Honestly, this field test likely contributed to that problem. Could be fixed with cerakote or something later down the line. Blessings! I am nominating you for the Harold R. Vaughn trophy. In what order would you suggest reading the Litz books? I appreciate the feedback. people throw the words game changer around purdy loosely these days. I know I can be a little long-winded. Yes, sir. I've never tried it but I will. 5/8x24 Thread Pitch. I bought the Rat Worx Big Chubby. I’ve got in the habit of doing that between each stage or string of fire, because if it comes even a little bit loose it will change your POI. 6. I thought it would be of interest to you. Very cool tests — thanks for publishing this. hey there, great write up! By spotting your bullet splash, you can fine-tune your elevation or windage adjustments with confidence. We are running the Little Bastards now. The Impact Precision is a 2 port design, with one blast chamber larger than the other, and the Blast Tamer is available in 3 or 4 port designs (all with evenly spaced baffles). Although they had little aspirations of playing past their first trip to the IBC's in Memphis, there was so much positive response there was really no choice but to continue. IF noise is not a concern to you OR others. The recommendation might vary based on your specific application, but personally I find myself using the JEC and APA Little B* most often for a cartridge that size. 5. It comes with EXPERIENCE so if you're not there yet, keep at it. You’d be right around 143, about 30 dB reduction. The Bastard face is an exploration of the blackletter face (the earliest types, similar to those made by Gutenberg, and based upon monastic script) with a simple kit of parts. Condition is New. On this one, I wanted to focus on the brakes that are used for the best precision rifle shooters in the country, and those 2 are not in that category. – Todd Hodnett. Now waiting on decent weather to go shoot. Thanks man! I committed to creating a system using high-resolution sensors capable of recording hundreds of data points in a single shot … and I pulled it off. I don’t have any experience with them, David. At least that is my theory! I graphed the results and calculated the average displacement of each muzzle brake immediately after the shot. Now, I did just order a TBAC 6.5mm Ultra-7 suppressor last week … and I ordered the brake-attached version. Precision Armament might be amazing, but none of the top shooters are using them in the PRS and you have no data to help you make an informed decision. I am an old-school gunsmith and have installed several Shrewd muzzlebrakes for my customers. I did put a lot of thought into this, and I’m glad you recognized that and appreciate the results. It will be hard to do that, since suppressors are so heavily-regulated, but I know it would help a lot of shooters in your position. I’ll paste their response. It was my first centerfire rifle, and the only rifle I owned from the time I was 12 until I was 22. At some point, I think someone independent needs to do sound and recoil tests on suppressors. That the shooter perform better with less recoil is known. The roots of the new Generation 3 version of the Fat Bastard lie in the requests of the elite long-range precision rifle community. I’ve seen guys online looking for the “quietest muzzle brake,” and that is like looking for the tallest Leprechaun. It’s more than inconvenient. 1. Why no flash test — am I missing something? The name derives from a typographic classification known as Bastarda. I agree that the air compressor approach doesn’t perfectly represent what happens with high speed/pressure gases. Sorry I could be more help on that! And I think you have a small typo at I worked with a lot of sharp guys from several different industries to devise a test system, which directly measures recoil force at the butt of the rifle. You know the Little B* didn’t provide as much recoil reduction as the Fat B*, so the step down to the Micro B* might be roughly the same. Honestly, most of the brakes I included are WAY better than some other ones on the market. I’ve tried to find an objective approach to quantify as many features and performance metrics as I could. There may be other brands out there that are excellent, but those are the two I’d personally consider buying and what I’d recommend to family or friends. There are a ton of brakes out there that will give you similar (sub-par) performance like the OPS, Surefire, and Shrewd brakes … I just didn’t include them in this test. Now that is a great idea. No product is perfect. Unfortunately, the answer is probably “it depends.” (I know, I hate that answer too.) That sounds like an interesting approach. Hope to hear back soon. The development of APA Gen 3 Fat Bastard was the result … I hope that it provides a lot of insight into one aspect of precision shooting that has been largely neglected in terms of objective comparisons. In behalf of Dreadtac Krew at Team One Hundred, Lubos pong nagpapasalamat ang FAT BASTARD sa lahat ng suportang natangap namin nitong nakaraang PVF!!! thank you for another excellent post. - SIG Talk. To see more details on this test, view the Sound Post. I didn’t know who was going to end up on top until the very end, so I wasn’t able to give Jason a heads up so he could prepare for the demand. It is a great product, and if you put a responsive company behind it … that’s even better! This is just one of a whole series of posts related to this muzzle brake field test. Sale. Those are what most of the top shooters in the Precision Rifle Series are using, and what I personally have confidence in. The system I built is similar to what is used by government agencies, large firearms manufacturers, defense consultants, and academic researchers. The 2nd best resource would probably be The Art of the Precision Rifle DVD Set Featuring Todd Hodnett. It was just as skinny as the Shrewd or OPS brake, but it was actually effective at reducing recoil. So I was just hoping this might help manufacturers understand how they could take a pragmatic, data-driven approach to product development, and kick-start that by showing which designs seemed to work the best. My goal is to simply provide the data, so you can make an informed decision for your specific application. “Looks” just never seemed to help me get rounds on target. I contacted AWC about their suppressor noise reduction capability for 338 LM. 34. Oh yeah ! Ultimately, I believe the shooting sports world needs an independent voice without unseen alliances or hidden financial incentives, so I’m trying to be that. I put a giant heap of effort towards quantifying recoil reduction. Again, thanks!! I have to jam ear plugs all the way in as well as wear pro ear 300 muffs and honestly my ears still take a beating running this break. 30cal 185 Grain BERGER VLD Hunting Bullets (100) $46.49 Learn More. For more details on this test, see the Staying On Target Post. Just a quick glance of the brakes seems to suggest that the best brakes are not those mated to a suppressor. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this content, data, or other materials is strictly prohibited without prior express and written permission from the author. a bastard''' musket; a '''bastard culverin ; spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake * Barrow ; that bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices (UK, vulgar) Very unpleasant. I’ve already published ridiculously exhaustive details of each test, but I’ll try to sum it up in this post. You thread the brake all the way down and the back it off until indexed. Has any body used the micro FTE on a 10/22 benchrest Over the last 11 years the APA Gen 2 Little Bastard Muzzle Brake has been the go to muzzle brake for competitive shooters, hunters and shooting enthusiasts alike. I’m steering more towards the type that directs the sound more to the sides than back towards the shooter. Compare. While I’m very passionate about long-range shooting, it’s just a hobby for me. 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