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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
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