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For those who have a problem with recoil in the G3 clones, you might want to consider a muzzle brake instead of a heavy recoil buffer. For one thing, they are MUCH more available than a heavy recoil buffer. For another, they are very easy to install. No modifications to the rifle are necessary. And finally, they really are good at taming the recoil. I had a factory H&K 91, and the recoil from it can only be described as "brutal". Only guy I knew that could fire it and not wince was my partner. And he was a big, Teutonic German. :biggrin:
When I got my Century G3 clones, back when they first started building them, they had muzzle brakes instead of flash suppressors installed. This was because of the old flash suppressor ban that has since gone away. I was dubious about how well they would work, but they turned out to be amazingly effective. I could fire them all day and not one complaint about recoil, and no big, black/purple shoulder bruises. Unfortunately, Century no longer sells these brakes. The one on the C308 seems to work well, but it is kinda fugly. But E-Bay is loaded with muzzle brakes for the G3 clones. I would suggest something like this:
New 308/.308 5/8x24 TPI Compact Size Steel Muzzle Brake + FREE Crush Washer | eBay
It is the closest I have been able to find to the old Century brakes. If my PTR91 turns out to be a "shoulder smasher" (not all of them are), this will be the way I go.
Dep
When I got my Century G3 clones, back when they first started building them, they had muzzle brakes instead of flash suppressors installed. This was because of the old flash suppressor ban that has since gone away. I was dubious about how well they would work, but they turned out to be amazingly effective. I could fire them all day and not one complaint about recoil, and no big, black/purple shoulder bruises. Unfortunately, Century no longer sells these brakes. The one on the C308 seems to work well, but it is kinda fugly. But E-Bay is loaded with muzzle brakes for the G3 clones. I would suggest something like this:
New 308/.308 5/8x24 TPI Compact Size Steel Muzzle Brake + FREE Crush Washer | eBay
It is the closest I have been able to find to the old Century brakes. If my PTR91 turns out to be a "shoulder smasher" (not all of them are), this will be the way I go.
Dep