by wildcatter » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:22 am
Hey 206, Not quite sure what you want me to council on, but if it's the physics vs mass vs thickness of brake, vs effectiveness, than maybe somewhere in all that, I can hit what you need..
The brake only needs to be as thick as is necessary for it to work properly, which isn't much. We could have a bake that is very effective, but a foot in dia., and not over-all, very effective. The Izzy Brake, named by my 'ol buddy Israel Anzaldua, the LE chief at Bushmaster, is very light and effective. You'll notice that it has no openings at the 6 o'clock position, this is because when these things are open in that area they can give away your position, especially if shooting from the prone and with the current openings on the Izzy, it puts more gas straight up, causing way-way less muzzle jump. Now I agree that it ain't as sexy as many of the others, but I want what works and I want it to be light, A.K.A..the Izzy Brake, but that's just me, heck I hate the way some of these things will ring your bell, by being just so loud and some of these brakes will kill your hunting partner's ears. All-in-all, I'd rather not have any brake, if I have to have one, and they all work as advertised, and beauty is definitely in the eyes of the beholder, then for this rig, personally, give me the Izzy. For the record, I had nothing to to with the brake on the 450b work-up.
Safety First..t