Inexpensive muzzle brake for HW30S?

[Novagun]

Hello Whitefang.

I missed your post when it first appeared but in the interim discovered the wisdom of your words.
I have discarded the bronze brake from my CFX principally because I could not stop it moving without resorting to drilling and tapping. I did not do that for fear of it introducing its own side effects. However I did discard also the plastic spring loaded cocking lever latch because it had sufficient play in it to vibrate. That has been replaced with a tight plastic sleeve with no movement at all. Must be better having nothing vibrating at the muzzle.

Takes  a while to learn about airguns!!

[jdub]

I recently came across a Beeman Universal Muzzle Brake on the yellow for $25 without the shims.  I turned a very snug Delrin shim about an inch long, slipped it on the barrel and then installed the brake.  Looks good.  Very similar in size to a stock R7 brake as you can see from the photos.  I haven't tried shooting with it yet to see if it effects POI so that could still be an issue but overall I'm pretty pleased--especially for the price.

(Universal on top--R7 on bottom)

(edited 1/9/17 to remove broken links)

[pappa]

 I am curious  however: What does a muzzle brake  do for an air gun?   I know what a good brake does on a Barrett light fifty.  But an air gun?
What's the deal?

Barrel or muzzle breaks are meant to give us a better and more comfortable grip/handle for opening a break-barrel rifle and cocking it. It also serves to keep our sweaty/dirty hands from setting up corrosion and wear of the barrel's surface and bluing. It protects the crown of the barrel from damaging accidental impact. It also can provide a good stabilizing effect on the barrel when the rifle is fired.

For a good example of stabilization, when I first started using my Venoms, I grew to hate the cheap rubbery plastic breaks that came with them. I had a Remington Summit that was deadly accurate with its metal break. I liked the looks of it and tried it out on one of the Venoms (they have the same size barrel). To my surprise, the accuracy and repeatability of the Venom immediately improved. I immediately ordered 2 of the Summit breaks from Crosman and after putting them on both Venoms, they were both shooting with better accuracy and repeatability.
As a test, I fired a few groups with the Summit with no break installed and then with the break reinstalled and, sure enough, the break increased accuracy and repeatability.

I don't know if this is a product of improved harmonics or just simple stabilization but IT WORKS and I couldn't be happier.