I just bought a new muzzle brake for my 300 win mag it is a radial brake.
And my question is do you guys use blue lock tight to install them or do you just screw it on tight and let it be?
I have found that a properly timed and torqued muzzle brake doesn't really get loosened when taking shots at the range, or packing in/out with the occasional shot at game. So I don't use loctite at all when running muzzle brakes.
That said, don't really use a muzzle brake anymore for some weight/length savings on the rifle, which added 6oz and ~3" to my rifle. Not to mention it being much louder. I don't mind the recoil of keeping it off during the hunt.
You shouldn't have to torque the hell out of it. If you have a brass rod that can go through baffles you can get it hand tight then just a little more with the brass bar. If you don't want to do the brass bar, go hand tight and add a little locktite.
Baffle muzzle brakes may be easier to tighten as they may have flats or atleast more room to get a bar into. You could use a strap wrench if really worried on the radial.
I think the crush a smish will use when timing is like fromm 11 o'clock to top dead center