Doug H. Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Having seen how others react when someone shoots a .308 with a brake at the public range, I would like to offer "Shock Wave" as the name for your brake. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colodrew Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 (edited) T.T.B. for Tame The Beast. I bought one from Mike this weekend at he-man and I would say it made a 50% improvement over the the JP brake that came on my 16" LRP-07. Thanks Mike! Edited May 15, 2014 by Colodrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose76 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 The "FTL" "Frack that's loud...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Payne Manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Payne Manager +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustbuster1 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I have a JP comp on my 716, range neighbors no like ! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) ... Edited May 17, 2014 by bagdrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openclassterror Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) So, it didn't occur to me until I opened the box that this brake was intended for skinnier barrels. I held it up in front of the LR308 barrel and thought "well, THAT will look like crap!". I made a knurled locking collar that cups around the rear of the brake to cover the taper part. Also eliminates the crush washers that I hate so much! What do ya think? Edit- To clarify- The brake came with a timing shim kit, not a crush (peel) washer. I didn't use it because my barrel was so much fatter than the brake it looked funky. I simply meant that in general I don't like crush washers on brakes, and the mismatch gave me an opportunity to do something different Tom Edited May 28, 2014 by openclassterror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 Steezy man! Nice to have equipment on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 I decided to step away from this for a little while and give it more thought. During that time we ran the Pikes Peak match and I settled in on a new job at my company. A few days ago I began thinking about a name for my brake again and just last night I settled on a name. It's not one from the list though. It's one I came up with myself this week. The brake will be called... Hot Gates 762 For those who don't know what the Hot Gates are... google it. You will get a very cool history lesson. As to the contest... sticking to my word I offered a brake to Bentsight, even though I couldn't use his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagdrag Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 So you don't want to use Hot Gates "300" since it's for .30 cal anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well I thought that might be a bit bold. Besides... I thought it more appropriate to name it for the landscape which gave the 300 such an overwhelming advantage over the Persians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openclassterror Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Ran this brake on my 24" LR308 barrel at Ironman. Load tuning went well during the week before, 42.0gr of Varget gave 2630fps and 1-1/4 inch and smaller groups at 200yds. Shot plates out to 560 yd at our local range (longest shots available there) and compared results to Trajectory tables generated on RCBS.Load software. Hornady 168gr HPBTs were most readily available bullets at the time. Come-ups matched perfectly, and brake kept bullet strikes within field of view at 22x throughout recoil cycle. Calling shots was a piece of cake. I printed out a data sheet, zeroed for 300, and headed for the match. At Ironman, first long shots were 660 yd plates, went 3 for 4 only one cleanup shot needed for full bonus. After final stage on the second day I talked my 12 year-old son through the process of doping an MGM flasher from the practice range. First round hit at 733 yards, with 1-1/2 mils of wind compensation. He saw the hit through the scope due to excellent recoil control from the brake, and his confidence level for long distance shooting SOARED. Rifle shoots at least as accurately with the brake as without, and being able to call shots without a spotter is HUGELY important in events like this, as many do not allow coaching or spotting. Very satisfied with this brake, will probably put one on my bolt gun as well! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willz Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Co-exprs will this fit the Smith Enterprise M14 5/8-24 muzzle brake adapter? If so I'd like to run one on my M1A and see how it works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yes, it will fit. I've run one on my buddies M1A with Smith adapter. The brake works even better on an M1A than on my LR308. I sell it with a PRI shim kit to make indexing easy. The only little detail we had to work out on my buddies M1A was that the little grub screw which secures the castle nut needed to be replaced with a shorter one so it didn't stick out of the hole and interfere with the brake install. Other than that... Rock n role! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willz Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Awesome! where can i purchase one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Awesome! where can i purchase one? PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentsight Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 For those who don't know what the Hot Gates are... google it. You will get a very cool history lesson. As to the contest... sticking to my word I offered a brake to Bentsight, even though I couldn't use his name. Yes he did and I thanked him but declined the offer. I was not aware of someone already marketing a brake using flatline in the name, rather I got the idea for the name from spending time in the back of an ambulance or two looking at a 12lead heart monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 For those who don't know what the Hot Gates are... google it. You will get a very cool history lesson. As to the contest... sticking to my word I offered a brake to Bentsight, even though I couldn't use his name. Yes he did and I thanked him but declined the offer. I was not aware of someone already marketing a brake using flatline in the name, rather I got the idea for the name from spending time in the back of an ambulance or two looking at a 12lead heart monitor. It was still a good name... regardless how much you had to bleed for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Another suggestion for name Tamer 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willz Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Awesome! where can i purchase one?PM me. PM sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1chota Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 I still think "MARAUDER COMP" is way cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtm Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 How about the nXg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) I was at the range messing around after work and shot this teaser. I'm running my LRP-07 with the Hot Gates, a Vortex Spitfire and 155gr full power loads (155 @ 2650). In truth I am really not this fast on the trigger all the time. It took 3 attempts to get through the drill without miscounting or missing a trigger reset. I also forgot my timer, so the beep sounds suspiciously like some dude. I was actually there to test out the new Vortex and was running some speed drills to see how I like the scope for fast work. Edited June 20, 2014 by co-exprs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co-exprs Posted June 20, 2014 Author Share Posted June 20, 2014 How about the nXg? Huh? I'm not trackin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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