Advice needed on Hack Gunsmith muzzle brake job
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No, here in Wyoming......
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No, they supplied muzzle brake, and no I didn't pay them to refinish
I'm not even sure that brake would be effective for recoil. The holes seem all perpendicular to the bore not angled so no gas is redirected backwards to compensate recoil. Might help a little in that some of the gas is not going forward but not all it could be.
Yea, as Fremmer notes, bad job and unlikely to get remuneration.
But this is the internet and the gun community has a collective long memory. If you don't get compensated, please feel free to share the name of the fellow. Other gun forums and any other general rating forum that applies. And make sure he knows.
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If it were me, I'd have had that rifle out of there this first time I noticed it had been hosed up ! With your waiting to get the rifle, having that plumber's apprentice jacking it up like he did, I'd have been out of there in a heartbeat. I wouldn't have given them a second, let alone third attempt to really hose it up. Get your rifle out of that jack joint, find a "real" gunsmith, see if it can be salvaged, get it fixed right, then take them to small claims court. I share your sentiments about a new firearm, and someone messing it up, I truly do.
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Its resolved!
Well, after the gunsmith said he was done and looked good on the phone......the following morning the head guy called and said to come down and discuss options on the rifle. I went down and he felt really bad, they had to take some length off the barrel. He said he wouldn't charge me and refund my money. I didn't like it so he said he didn't want anyone leaving his store unhappy so he offered a complete exchange for a brand new tikka! I accepted, he wanted to put a muzzle brake on the new rifle to make everything alright and prove this was a fluke. I let them do it, I picked up the rifle today and it looks really good, good enough that I'm not going to complain anyways. Actually I haven't given it the once over under the lamp, but I assure you its 100 percent better than the original....I feel as if the problems taken care of, and am kind of appreciative that he didn't want argue......In the end I may go back there to purchase a gun, but gunsmithing.............I don't think so. I appreciate everyone opininions on here, it was real helpful in determining how I should feel, I couldn't decide if I was being too anal or not. Thanks everyone!
Well, after the gunsmith said he was done and looked good on the phone......the following morning the head guy called and said to come down and discuss options on the rifle. I went down and he felt really bad, they had to take some length off the barrel. He said he wouldn't charge me and refund my money. I didn't like it so he said he didn't want anyone leaving his store unhappy so he offered a complete exchange for a brand new tikka! I accepted, he wanted to put a muzzle brake on the new rifle to make everything alright and prove this was a fluke. I let them do it, I picked up the rifle today and it looks really good, good enough that I'm not going to complain anyways. Actually I haven't given it the once over under the lamp, but I assure you its 100 percent better than the original....I feel as if the problems taken care of, and am kind of appreciative that he didn't want argue......In the end I may go back there to purchase a gun, but gunsmithing.............I don't think so. I appreciate everyone opininions on here, it was real helpful in determining how I should feel, I couldn't decide if I was being too anal or not. Thanks everyone!
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No offense, but the condition of that muzzle brake looks like something you'd find on a well used piece of military equipment, not a new sporting rifle.
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ngnrd
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If you don't mind, post a picture of the new setup.
W.E.G.
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Brake is so ugly, I hardly noticed the "chip" in the bluing.
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That brake is poorly designed, as well. There are no baffles, just holes. It will do little to mitigate recoil, and at the cost of tremendous muzzle blast.
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Still not the best job when you look at the rub marks on the muzzle brake right up by the barrel, but a whole hell of a lot better.......what I need everyone to say for my own self confidence is "Its the greatest looking job ever!" lol Now if it stays on when I shoot it, that may be another story....
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Yeah I may agree...... If you could; I would certainly like some recommendations for a possible future upgrade.....I would really like a closeable one, but also thinking after getting a lot of practice in; a I may cap it.......
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Agreed, I can't believe they didn't even try to make it look better or at least clean it up a little
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Any ideas on who makes the muzzle brake they installed?
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At one time Browning offered a barrel tuning device that allowed you to adjust barrel harmonics. It was also designed to work as a muzzle brake, and could be closed off.
I put a break on my tikka t3 superlite.
This is the brake I used.
http://home.comcast.net/~MOA_Shooters/RossMuzzleBrakes.htm
Here is a picture
This is the brake I used.
http://home.comcast.net/~MOA_Shooters/RossMuzzleBrakes.htm
Here is a picture
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^Now thats an example of a properly installed brake. I would not be satisfied with the "redux" either.
chicharrones
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It looks much better. Don't sweat any cosmetic details on this new brake/rifle unless it is going to be a safe queen. Take it out in the fields and enjoy shooting that nice lookin' Tikka.
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