I use a tailstock when I cut my ports so I don't have any flex in my part it also cuts the chatter way down. I saw your brake flew a lot when you started milling your third port. Great job though I'm liking your series on this as well thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍

Your channel is very informative, thank you for taking the time to make these awesome videos! I know from first hand experience, that when discharged in a narrow corridor, the overpressure can disorient you. The shock wave bouncing against the walls feels like a hard slap in your face. Now, in many countries, soldiers are issued muzzle dampeners. They're basically small, low performance signature suppressors. They don't suppress any signature, but by having an extra chamber in front of the muzzle, the overpressure gets more manageable, and less disorienting. The small chamber has very thick walls to avoid melting, even during extended periods of high intensity contact where pretty much all guns overheat. Perhaps that could be a project?

My friend has a $3000.00 308 rifle with a factory muzzle brake, mostly cosmetics. when I fired it, the blow back was like someone boxed both of my ears. That was from the first shot. And I had ear plugs on too. So I machined the muzzle break into a thread protector, now all the blast is forward and the rifle shot a whole lot more accurately. No blow back.

You could use a key seat cutter for those ports, I think that's the way to go so you don't have such small end-mills that like to break off. even more helpful if it's a small brake.

does a muzzle break really have to seem so complex. It's like reloading, the muzzle break needs to be custom for the specific caliber. Factory loads, custom loads, and how the rifle torque. Up, down, left or right. And of course, gas pressures, and no blow back from muzzle to shooter. So a few need to be made and tested until the rifle shoots accurate, reduced recoil, and definitely no blow back.

Great work what type of cutter are you using ??

What rotary table are you using? I like the automatic stops, makes things much easier.

How did you time the brake with the barrel? Charlie.

I would love to have a couple breaks done. Do you make them for the general dumb dumb public? I work at a reputable gun shop and am a disabled vet. I have been wanting to learn this for quite some time...

24:16-20 is my favorite lol