dubltap Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thinking about buying a DPMS RFLR-REC 16" barrel in .308 Any negative experiences on excessive muzzle blast???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) I have an LR308 with 16" barrel and a Miculek brake (photo below). As the shooter, I find the blast is not too distracting (but bear in mind I wear muffs over plugs). Folks nearby may disagree. Edited November 27, 2012 by StealthyBlagga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have an LR308 with 16" barrel and a Miculek brake (photo below). As the shooter, I find the blast is not too distracting (but bear in mind I wear muffs over plugs). Folks nearby may disagree. I run a miculek on my 16" ar15, and people near me just plain hate my ass when it goes off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubltap Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 without a doubt, I would be double plugged my concern would be about follow up shots...with a good muzzle brake (miculek, coolie, etc.) has your experience been that you can get on target quickly, the second time around? also, the weight of the gun (8.95lbs) do you feel you can manuever the rifle from target to target, ie. 3gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 (edited) The Miculek brake works pretty well, but it is still a .308, not a .223, so there is some kick to the gun that disrupts the sight picture - not bad though. The gun puts the "heavy" into Heavy Metal too, so definitely not as nimble as an AR15, but again manageable and of course helps dampen the recoil. Edited November 27, 2012 by StealthyBlagga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Depends on what you call excessive. I was doing some long range shooting an AR15 with a Titan comp on an 18" and the people near me literally made me move as far away as I could. And they were all shooting .308's! It's not so much the length of the barrel as what is on the end of it. I've shot near people with Class 3 short barrel AR's with a Noveske Flaming Pig on the end and there was very little blast. But I've shot near people with a 16" barrel with a PWS comp and it was quite loud. A .308 semi auto is going to be louder than an AR15 .223 but it won't be bad. But if you put a compensator on it, be prepared for a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphamikefoxtrot Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I agree with the rest. You won't have much of an issue with it, but you wont make any friends on the line beside you or the RO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy C Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Even with muffs over plugs, after a full match of ROing shooters with comps I have a spliting headache. Near the end of the day at a long match I can tell that my shooting suffers if I don't take regular breaks and get away from the rifle blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRider Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I run a Titan on a 20" AR10. It isn't bad at all in the open (for me, it is rough on bystanders, though), where it gets really loud is inside of the little houses (think kids playhouse), concrete bunkers or from inside of a vehicle. I don't notice it while I am shooting, but it will ring your ears afterward. Hurley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShooterSteve Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I've got a Rolling Thunder on a 16" Iron Ridge. I haven't taken it to a 3g match, but the guys at the range are a little jumpy after I've been shooting down the line from them. Wonder why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Worst I did was I was bored and shot an indoor pistol rifle match my pistol was 6 inches and my rifle was 7.5. I put the Titan comp I just got for my regular 3 gun rifle on it and gave it a run. The ro wasn't to happy Sorry Corey lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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