Brake recommendation

[Carl]

How much difference in the recoil reduction?

For typical suppressors (ones without brake's on the end) you're looking at 10-30%.

Dedicated brake's vary from 20-50%.

If you really want to geek out about it you can dig into the work published by Precision Rifle Blog. Thunderbeast also has some numbers.

I still shoot brake's for competition, but I may change that in the future. I can't imagine using a brake in a hunting/field scenario unless it was a situation where I was planning to setup and shoot beyond 1000 yds with big 300's or 338's, and I don't do that.

Everything I choose to hunt with is very mild with a typical suppressor.

 

[Carl]

Also, some brakes add ability to stay on target beyond just their recoil reduction numbers, by divirting gas up at the muzzle to counteract muzzle rise. Suppressors (save one I'm aware of) don't do that.

Stock geometry can eliminate this issue.

 

[rjthehunter]

I really need to just get a few cans. Ugh

Less muzzle jump on my 338, and it's substantially quieter. I can comfortably shoot without ear protection when hunting. I cut 2 inches off my barrel, threaded it, and added the surpressor. I had to drop down 1.2 grains in powder to get back to my same velocity I was shooting at.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

Zalinski makes great brakes for the American working man because that's who I am and that's who I care about

 

[CRJR45]

Zalinski makes great brakes for the American working man because that's who I am and that's who I care about

Well I could stick my head up a bulls ass , but I’d rather just take the butchers word for it .