I have never tried to remove the brake.
The most hurtful gun I ever fired without a brake was a MK V Deluxe 378 BEE, by far! 270 gr bullets at 3150 fps. The gun did not come with a brake and it was painful to shoot. Still I worked up a load for it. It never did get a brake until the new...
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With the T4 brake on her, it feels like a 270 to me. And I am not kidding! We had to import the brake from New Zealand.
I have posted these pictures before but for those who have not seen her.... Wears a Vortex Razor Gen 3 6x36x56 now. Has less than 40 rounds through her so far...
They don't shoot every single rifle before it leaves the factory for accuracy. I don't know any mass producer of firearms that does. The main thing is that they guarantee to fix the problem.
About 80 fps..but so was every other load I put through it some where over a hundred feet per second. No matter what I changed made no difference. This included the brass preparation being meticulous. I'm not an expert but was always wondering whether or not a bad Barrel can cause this if not...