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Success!
Yea! I finally got the flash hider off and no damage or marks on my rifle. I took AR15barrels suggestion and wrapped the barrel with heavy leather. The rifle has a Troy FF handguard and Troy folding BUIS so there is no front sight base to clamp against. I wrapped 2 layers of leather for about 6" just behind the FH and really tightened my vise on it and smacked the wrench and it broke free. I couldn't get the included washer to line up, so I just used a crush washer. It looks great. I'll shoot it Friday morning. I'm interested to see how well it works. Thanks for your help.
Bob
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It works ...
Shot about 190 rounds yesterday. Got it dialed back in on paper, then shot prairie dogs until the afternoon wind really picked up. No change in accuracy whatsoever. :) The rifle really sits still very nicely. I shot both factory Federal 50 gr HP (Wally World) and my reloaded Hornady 50 gr V-Max over TAC loads. My reloads are a bit hotter than the factory and worked more effectively with the brake (more gas pressure to work on the ports and baffle). I was able to observe hits on PD's through the scope. Pretty cool. The farthest confirmed hit was something over 250 yards. I was happy with that from a 16" factory barrel. I can now recommend the Smith brake pictured above.
Bob