A muzzle brake having a body portion; a central borehole aperture extending through said body portion, having a central borehole aperture diameter; a first expansion chamber disposed within the central borehole aperture, proximate said initial end, wherein said first expansion chamber has a diameter greater than the central borehole aperture diameter; first baffle walls defining a first baffle port; second baffle walls defining a second baffle port; third baffle walls defining a third baffle port; a pair of expansion apertures, wherein said pair of expansion apertures are formed at an acute angle to one another; and a pair of baffle apertures, wherein said pair of baffle apertures are formed at an acute angle to one another.