I don't see how this can work. If the idea is to reduce recoil, it means that to counteract rearward movement of the rifle, the exhaust has to propel the rifle forward. The only way that can happen is for the above holes to be bored at a rear-leaning angle. What am I missing?I'm going to bore holes 90 degrees to the bore of my 45-70 super 14 contender barrel to form a muzzle brake...
You are not wrong, but the biggest thing that people are missing is that the 45-70 is not your average rifle cartridge. The bullet is so heavy and slow moving that ALL of the recoil will already be in your hands BEFORE the bullet leaves the barrel. Unless you are shooting some very specialized handloads any kind of muzzle device will have very little if any effect on recoil.I don't see how this can work. If the idea is to reduce recoil, it means that to counteract rearward movement of the rifle, the exhaust has to propel the rifle forward. The only way that can happen is for the above holes to be bored at a rear-leaning angle. What am I missing?
This is what I had in mind except built into barrel.
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I wonder if it will be effective with rifling all the way to muzzle.