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.

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Model 817 with scope, thumbhole stock and tip down stock (used as forward hand grip)

Plinkster 702 Brake 37151 702Withmuzzlebrake-2
Model 702 autoloader

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Model 802

Plinkster 817 Brake Bipod 38176 817Withbrakescopebipod-3

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.

Mossberg Cartoon 2
The difference is subtle.

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Steve Feb 24th 2009 rifles Tags: , , , , , , , , , , 10 Comments

10 Responses to “Mossberg big muzzle brake coming to .17 and .22 rifles!”

  1. jdun1911on 24 Feb 2009 at 1:02 pm link comment

    hhahahhahhahahaha

    That’s a great drawing Steve.

  2. Steveon 24 Feb 2009 at 1:03 pm link comment

    jdun1911, thanks :)

  3. Fredon 24 Feb 2009 at 1:04 pm link comment

    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!”

  4. Steveon 24 Feb 2009 at 1:08 pm link comment

    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 :)

  5. Linogeon 24 Feb 2009 at 2:05 pm link comment

    Well, since the .22 is not likely to kill someone, you might as well have a blunt-force club handy ;) .

  6. Billllon 24 Feb 2009 at 3:41 pm link comment

    They could have at least added a bull barrel.

  7. 22lron 24 Feb 2009 at 4:13 pm link comment

    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).

  8. Fredon 24 Feb 2009 at 4:42 pm link comment

    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!

  9. Jesseon 25 Feb 2009 at 1:42 am link comment

    When it makes that really quiet noise and has no kick just tell everyone that the muzzle brake is really that amazing.

  10. Steveon 25 Feb 2009 at 1:43 am link comment

    Jesse, LOL

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