Muzzle brake on .22

[weehooker]

I have an opportunity to buy a threaded SS barrel for my 77/22 cheap. I was thinking on picking it up and adding a muzzle brake (realizing it's not going to do squat.)
Couple of questions to help keep me out of trouble:

1) is a threaded barrel legal in Ma on a bolt action rifle?
2) if not, does pinning a muzzle brake on the end make it OK?


Did some search's here and on the MA site and couldn't come up with anything definitive. Most addresses "assault weapons"


Thanks in advance

 

[atmay]

The only ban on threads is part of the assault weapons ban, which only covers semiautomatic weapons.

As a bolt gun, your 77/22 is entirely exempt. No need to pin anything.

 

[vellnueve]

And here I rushed into this thread to tell you to man up and take that .22 recoil

 

[warwickben]

The only ban on threads is part of the assault weapons ban, which only covers semiautomatic weapons.

As a bolt gun, your 77/22 is entirely exempt. No need to pin anything.

Also you can have threaded barrels etc on pistols . You just have to be careful there not to heavy .

 

[frenchman]

And here I rushed into this thread to tell you to man up and take that .22 recoil

but it hurts after the 12th case of ammo.

 

[weehooker]

Thanks Gents, that's what I was thinking but I wanted to be sure. Not worth getting into grief over a .22 project.

Frenchman, you don't understand, I'm going to hand load those .22 lr's to 4000 fps

 

[ToddDubya]

Thanks Gents, that's what I was thinking but I wanted to be sure. Not worth getting into grief over a .22 project.

Frenchman, you don't understand, I'm going to hand load those .22 lr's to 4000 fps

The powder fits better if you run it through a mill first. Get it super fine, then pack it in as tightly as you can. When you're ready, you can use my chrono. It said some of my .38spl loads were around 3,800 fps. I may have been too close .

 

[Mr Weebles]

but it hurts after the 12th case of ammo.

That's BS.

No one has 12 cases of .22 ammo these days.

 

[TY43215]

http://www.tacticalsol.com/tshome/x-ring-1022-compensator-920-diameter

 

[Quiet]

Not being a long gun guy, I can't wrap my head around the need for a brake on a .22 bolt action rifle? How much recoil could there possible be there to begin with? Wouldn't operating the bolt cause more barrel motion?

OP seems serious, so I honestly must be missing something.

 

[jtnf]

Not being a long gun guy, I can't wrap my head around the need for a brake on a .22 bolt action rifle? How much recoil could there possible be there to begin with? Wouldn't operating the bolt cause more barrel motion?

OP seems serious, so I honestly must be missing something.

It sounds like a cheap replacement barrel became available, which just happens to be threaded, I suspect for a suppressor. A thread protector or brake would be needed simply to cover the threads.

 

[StevieP]

more likely it's threaded for a silencer, than a 'brake.'

 

[Quiet]

It sounds like a cheap replacement barrel became available, which just happens to be threaded, I suspect for a suppressor. A thread protector or brake would be needed simply to cover the threads.

more likely it's threaded for a silencer, than a 'brake.'

Aha!

Thanks guys

 

[ColdDayInHell]

I have a brake on my 10/22. Just because.

 

[warwickben]

I have a brake on my 10/22. Just because.

That's a a2 bird cage not a break ....

 

[Supermoto]

brakes on .22 have a bad habit of leading up very quickly.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

That's a a2 bird cage not a break ....

Looks like it yeah but nope. Brake.

I do it for the stares at the range lol.

"is that a 10/22 brake?? where did you get it ???"

It's a piece of shit off amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/NcStar-Ruger-Short-Muzzle-AM1022BS/dp/B001OLVI5A

brakes on .22 have a bad habit of leading up very quickly.

Yes. Put paper towel in it, moved it around, comes out black. Nice.

 

[ISOTOX]

Not being a long gun guy, I can't wrap my head around the need for a brake on a .22 bolt action rifle? How much recoil could there possible be there to begin with? Wouldn't operating the bolt cause more barrel motion?

OP seems serious, so I honestly must be missing something.

J

Cool factore I guess.....

 

[Bmcl322]

I have a brake on my 10/22. Just because.

Do you know if a muzzle brake on a 22lr rifle needs to be pinned?

 

[JDL]

You can keep it open thread, pat thread protector or install a muzzle device. No need to pin or weld. It is a bolt action gun and doesn't fit into the threaded barrel muzzle device laws

 

[Mesatchornug]

Do you know if a muzzle brake on a 22lr rifle needs to be pinned?

A semi-auto rifle with removable magazines becomes an assault weapon if it has more than one of the "evil" features:

• folding or collapsible stock
• pistol grip
• bayonet lug
• flash hider or threaded barrel to accept a flash hider
• grenade launcher

Does your 22 meet that description?

 

[dcmdon]

All kidding aside, a brake on a .22 handgun being used for competitive action shooting can be worthwhile. Its not about recoil. Its about the sights coming back down in exactly the same spot that they were before you pressed the trigger.

On a rifle, because of the greatly reduced uncorking pressure, they are pretty useless.

Though they do a nice job as a thread protector and are more useful than just a thread protector because a brake also protects the muzzle.

 

[DW357]

Though they do a nice job as a thread protector and are more useful than just a thread protector because a brake also protects the muzzle.

Agreed. But boy do they get dirty. I finally decided to remove the FH on mine and install a thread protector.

Same here. I’d guess I have 1500ish rounds through it and holy crap was it fouled up. I’ve got it soaking in Kroil at the moment.
But I’m going to order a thread protector now.
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[Bmcl322]

A semi-auto rifle with removable magazines becomes an assault weapon if it has more than one of the "evil" features:

• folding or collapsible stock
• pistol grip
• bayonet lug
• flash hider or threaded barrel to accept a flash hider
• grenade launcher

Does your 22 meet that description?

Haven't built it yet, so have options. Maura clearly stated that .22lr rifles aren't assault rifles, so perhaps not as simple as the above??? Thanks for the reply!

Anyone else want to give their thoughts? Let's say a .22lr rifle has all the above evil features. By Maura's own definition, a rimfire .22lr can not be an assault rifle, thus, it would appear that it doesn't matter what evil features it has???????

 

[enbloc]

Yep, as other's have said, it's not a "Muzzle Brake"... it's a "Carbon Trap"...

 

[Mesatchornug]

Haven't built it yet, so have options. Maura clearly stated that .22lr rifles aren't assault rifles, so perhaps not as simple as the above??? Thanks for the reply!

Anyone else want to give their thoughts? Let's say a .22lr rifle has all the above evil features. By Maura's own definition, a rimfire .22lr can not be an assault rifle, thus, it would appear that it doesn't matter what evil features it has???????

Her statement isn't law. If you want to read tea leaves to her whims, have at it. Personally, I'd recommend the as written path, but I'm not a lawyer.

 

[mac1911]

And here I rushed into this thread to tell you to man up and take that .22 recoil

Hes looking to pick up .00004 sec on his follow up shots!