Gary Reeder
All of our brakes are fitted and then screwed on.
Monday, January 05, 2026, 11:45

We then use a slight bit of red Lok Tite. That way the brake is on forever. My guys know I don't want to see the fine line where they are screwed on. I also don't want to see a slight bulge where the two pieces fit. Back a hundred years ago I put a brake on my 378 GNR and to give it a better expansion chamber I gave it a slight bulge. I don't remember giving that bulge on any other brake thru the years with the exception being a large caliber. A caliber like the 458 Win Mag can be helped with the addition of a brake, but if he has a light weight tapered barrel that gun needs a brake to keep the recoil down and give life to his scope, and in cases like that I give it a very slight bulge. In that case a slight bulge is ok..

For a good brake you need a couple of things. First you need a good expansion chamber. Looking at the brake from the rear the wall in the front of the brake needs to be perfect as far as it being exactly centered in the expansion chamber. This is so that the gases from firing hit the back side of the brake and are forced out each side. That is what gives it a slight push to the shooter. Next the hole in the front of the brake needs to be the caliber plus 20 thou per side, no larger.
We designed our brakes so that the shooter can't take them on and off. Taking your brake on and off is just asking for trouble. Taking the brake off and on causes it to wobble slightly and after a few times it can wobble enough that your bullet hits the inside wall of the brake and that is bad.