Mossberg big muzzle brake coming to .17 and .22 rifles!
Mossberg’s big muzzle brake, which I call the BFMB (Big “Fraking” Muzzle Brake), first seen on the Mossberg 500 Roadblocker shotgun is coming to the Plinkster line of semi-automatic and bolt action .22 and .17 HRM rifles. Four models will be available with the BFMB.
Click to expand the photos.
Model 817 with scope, thumbhole stock and tip down stock (used as forward hand grip)
Model 702 autoloader
Model 802
Model 817 with scope and bipod.
From the press release:
Muzzle brakes are now available on the following models: the standard 702 Plinkster® (.22 LR autoloading), the scoped 802 Plinkster™ (.22 LR bolt-action with 4x scope) and the scoped model 817 (.17 HMR with 3-9×40 scope). In addition, muzzle brakes will be fit onto a scoped model 817 with a thumbhole stock and Tipdown forend (.17HMR with 3-9×40 scope), and lastly, an 817 (.17HMR) will offer a complete package of a muzzle brake plus an upgraded 4-16×50 scope featuring sun shade, flip open lens protectors and a bi-pod.
I have questioned the effectiveness of muzzle brakes on a low powered cartridge, such as the .22 LR, many times on the blog but this sure looks cool. Do I want one? Hell yes I do 
Thanks to Kim for the photos.
The difference is subtle.
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I only have one question……WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!
I have a Mossberg 817 bolt action with the muzzle brake and want to bore site it with a universal bore sighter that fits in the end of the barrel but I am having trouble getting the muzzel brake to come off. I don’t want to harm the barrel. What is the proper way to remove the muzzel brake. Please advise so I don’t harm the rifle. They nust use locktight or something.
I have recently purchased the mossberg 22 tac. I am very interested in getting one my 22tac would appereciate any help in acquiring one thank you
can you put these on other brands like savage or the smith and wesson mp 15-22? or only the mossbergs
Well, since the .22 is not likely to kill someone, you might as well have a blunt-force club handy .
In response to Linoge
I think after 15 rounds pumped into you, you may not be dead, but your not going to be running a race the next day!!
does anyone know if you can buy that thumbhole stock, ive already got an 817 but that stock looks really cool!
doe’s anyone out there have the new mossberg 464 in .22 and if so can you put a enlarged photo of it on the net and tell me what you think about it
DO WANT
When it makes that really quiet noise and has no kick just tell everyone that the muzzle brake is really that amazing.
Jesse, LOL
Steve, I don’t really have a local indoor range, but the county run range doesn’t allow .50′s, so that would probably raise some pulses!
I want one. Now they need a kit were I can put that on my 10/22, LOL. Totally useless but way to cool. Finally us poor folk with 22s can look just as cool as the guys with 50BMGs (that is until we fire the gun, LOL).
They could have at least added a bull barrel.
Well, since the .22 is not likely to kill someone, you might as well have a blunt-force club handy
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I’m already giggling with the idea of setting up the one with the bipod, big @$$ scope and the BFMB at a bench, everybody looking at you and waiting for the deafening blast and looking confused by the little “pop!”
Fred, heh heh, or at an indoor range that limits you to low powered rounds having to showing a range officer the rifle magazine to prove that it is .22 LR
hhahahhahhahahaha
That’s a great drawing Steve.
jdun1911, thanks