Reeder Custom Guns - Recommendations for securing a muzzle brake

Should I secure the muzzle brake?

I've seen some suggesting use nothing at all and just hand tighten after every few shots, others suggest Rocksett and others say Loctite.

It is for a hunting rifle (if that makes a difference for the application) - Weatherby Vanguard in .308.

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requires some heat, "green" is about there forever, chemical welding. It's used to retain cylinder liners in engine blocks. I think Gary may use the "red", not sure. I think it takes 600 deg. F. to remove it.

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need to remove it so put it on with the red. We use red on all our muzzle brakes and they very seldom vibrate loose.

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are built the way a brake should be built with the holes all the way around. A half way brake only defeats about half of what a brake should. Ours take out a minimum of 50% of the recoil and that is how a brake should work.

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Recommendations for securing a muzzle brake

"Blue" Lock-tire can be removed but the "red"

I recommend red Lok Tite. Chances are you will never

I use anti-seize and a crush washer so that I can index it.

our muzzle brakes don't need a crush washer as they