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whm1974 · Veteran Member

OK after looking at numeralis airguns and mods during the last few months, I notice that some people put muzzle brakes on them. Why? I may be wrong but I doubt that most airguns shoot out enough air/CO2 for brakes to be of any use.

The recoil of Springers come from the springs, so would a brake even work?

oddtodd · Silver Status Member

I don't know about anyone else, but I use breaks for a little bit of extra weight at the end of the muzzle to help steady my aim. On my springers, again for me, It's a little extra leverages to grab on to.

whm1974 · Veteran Member

OK I can see having some extra weight at the muzzle. But other then that I can't see any other use for a brake on an airgun.

AgentWD40_FL · Member

It can also do a great job in protecting the crown of the barrel.

whm1974 · Veteran Member

Didn't even think about that.

Slavia · Moderator

You're right that it doesn't re-direct expanding gases to prevent muzzle flip as on a firearm. From that point of view "muzzle brake" is a misnomer. It does protect the muzzle crown. It gives you a place to grip on break barreled guns. It protects barrel blueing from erosion. It changes the balance of the gun. If adjustable, it can tune out barrel vibration. It's a convenient place to mount custom sights. One tuner mounts a brake with heat and claims the contraction as it cools chokes the barrel.

The fact that it looks cool is enough for me.

whm1974 · Veteran Member

I guess I learned something new today. Muzzle brakes do have some uses on airguns.

Thanks guys.

toadmyster223 · Senior Member

Pretty much everything slavia said. Absorb vibration; give you a bigger handle to cock a springer; compose barrel stability.

Alstone · Moderator & Site Supporter

Also with a bit of ingenuity it can reduce the noise level. Smile

Al

lampy · Veteran Member

I played with air strippers/ muzzle breaks a while back. One theory is that if you put a cone just past the muzzle it will "strip" the air away from the pellet and keep it from affecting the pellets flight ..... When I tried it I was surprised by how much it changed the POI Shocked

Varying the distance of the cone from the muzzle affected group size. I can't say it made the groups smaller but it would definitely make the groups larger with the cone in certain spots. I lost interest in testing the muzzle breaks, thinking back on it I'm pretty sure the change in POI was due to the added weight changing the way the barrel vibrated. They do look cool though Naughty