I am wanting to put a muzzle brake on my Remington 700 .308 it is the AAC model with the threaded barrel the threads are 5/8-24 i have done a little looking around and the brake i want is around $60-70 but $250 to have it installed that just seems absurd to me for that price i would be well on my way to getting a suppressor so basically my question is if i bought the one i wanted with a crush washer would it really be that hard to get it on there right has anyone done this before? I mean no offense to any gunsmiths out there and i could see paying the $250 if my barrel wasnt already threaded just seems like it would be really simple to screw it on there and be done with it but i dont want to find out im wrong after i spend $100 on the brake

Unless you were welding it on or wanted to align it perfectly I would think just screw it on...

I had the version that came with the AAC brake and thought they just screwed it on from the factory.

Basically you just have to get it lined up correctly and torqued properly(and torquing isn't even that big a deal if you don't do it). $250 does seem a bit price gougey to me. And if you screw it up and turn it too far, crush washers are cheap.

either pay for it to be done right, and have them indexed/timed properly or buy a brake that doesn't need to be indexed and timed.

you won't get it indexed right with a crush washer.

another option is to look at a RAD Rapid brake that has a locking mechanism that you engage when indexed and before it shoulders out.

The reason people are wanting so much is they are having to time the brake. It is a pain in the rear as you have to take very small amounts of material at a time off the barrel shoulder to time. 250.00 seems high. I do this for a lot less. If you are interested give me a shout I can get you fixed up.

I run an AAC suppressor on my AAC-SD and installed the brakes on it and an AR myself. Used the washers to line it up (this took a little while to figure out what washers would line it up correctly) and applied a little of the rockset that came with the brakes...