Dultimatpredator
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Originally Posted By: cmateraI went 20" and I'm glad I did. Not a lot of recoil, but plenty enough muzzle blast from a 20".
First thing I did with my 243 AR is I removed my muzzle brake and installed and tread protector. There is no need to have a brake in AR imo. My little POF will make my ears bleed after a few shots without hearing protection. I took it coyote hunting a few years back and learned my lesson. I was miserable for a week. I won’t hunt or shoot ARs without plugs or electric muffs anymore. A brake is a marketing gimmick imo for someone that wants a “cool look” to impress their buddies...brakes are junk imo. There isn’t much difference in recoil with and without a brake on a 5.56. It’s all about the looks, hype, and wrecking your hearing and everyone around you. If my POF barrel wasn’t 14.5” and pinned it would have already been off. I just don’t want to apply for a short barrel permit. If it didn’t shoot .3” groups at 200 yards it would have been gone along time ago.
First thing I did with my 243 AR is I removed my muzzle brake and installed and tread protector. There is no need to have a brake in AR imo. My little POF will make my ears bleed after a few shots without hearing protection. I took it coyote hunting a few years back and learned my lesson. I was miserable for a week. I won’t hunt or shoot ARs without plugs or electric muffs anymore. A brake is a marketing gimmick imo for someone that wants a “cool look” to impress their buddies...brakes are junk imo. There isn’t much difference in recoil with and without a brake on a 5.56. It’s all about the looks, hype, and wrecking your hearing and everyone around you. If my POF barrel wasn’t 14.5” and pinned it would have already been off. I just don’t want to apply for a short barrel permit. If it didn’t shoot .3” groups at 200 yards it would have been gone along time ago.
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