Muzzle Brake on a Kimber MT 300wsm

[Glory]

Anyone add a muzzle brake to a Kimber Montana 300 WSM? Looking to tame the recoil a bit. Did you shorten the barrel any? What brake did you use and how effective is it? I have the non-threaded version of the Kimber Montana.

 

[Dhbwa]

Really try to shoot a rifle with a brake before you pay to add one. The noise pulse/wave is obnoxious IMHO....
Instead, Try using a soft towel between you and the rifle. What I do....
Plus unless you use hearing protection while hunting you need to remove the brake and verify zero.

If you can’t tell I am not a brake fan....

 

[Middleofnowhere]

I’m recently a huge brake fan. No experience with Kimber. I would never shoot or hunt without the brake on my rifle. Being able to tame the recoil and spot my shots is worth it.

 

[WRO]

Out of the brakes I've owned, the ptg v brake is my favorite..

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[Glory]

Not sure what’s worse. Hunt with brake and hearing protection or hunting without a brake with no hearing protection which is what I normally do.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Anyone add a muzzle brake to a Kimber Montana 300 WSM? Looking to tame the recoil a bit. Did you shorten the barrel any? What brake did you use and how effective is it? I have the non-threaded version of the Kimber Montana.

Yup, I put a brake on mine several years ago when I decided my 12 year old son was going to use it on a mountain goat hunt. Since then, I went ahead and cut the barrel down to 18" and reinstalled another brake made by a gentleman out of Idaho. The claim is about a 60% reduction in felt recoil. I don't know how much the recoil has been reduced, but it is significant. There's no way I would have allowed my, then 90 lb. 12 year old to shoot that rifle, but after the brake install, he was able to handle it without issue. He's probably a better shot with that rifle than me, and ended up killing his first goat and buck on that hunt. I can't remember what I paid for the barrel cut down/crown/thread, but the stainless steel brake cost $37 shipped and fit/finish are excellent. As far as the whole muzzle brake vs. non-muzzle brake argument goes, hearing damage is something to consider when firing hi power rifles anywhere, and I wear ear protection regardless of whether I’m in the field or at the range, so noise level is not a concern.

This is with a 20 oz. Swarovski on it which I have since replaced with a 9 oz. Leupold.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Not sure what’s worse. Hunt with brake and hearing protection or hunting without a brake with no hearing protection which is what I normally do.

Hearing protection is better, regardless of anything. JMHO

 

[Glory]

I wish I had the discipline to wear hearing protection when slow hunting timber, calling, etc. Maybe I will. That looks like a very handy rifle. Thanks.

 

[ghost338]

No input on your original question... but I strongly suggest against using a braked rifle while slow hunting timber without hearing protection. That's begging for hearing loss. I've tried it, don't recommend it. So a few years back I tried one of the in-ear hearing devices from Walker's. It seemed to offer the best balance between allowing me to hear the surroundings while at the same time offering automatic gun noise suppression to save the hearing. Happy hunting.