jwai86 wrote:Given that suppressors are largely prohibited in Australia, and muzzle brakes or compensators are useful only for certain calibres and loadings (definitely not .22 LR), are you inclined to avoid paying extra for a threaded barrel on a new or used firearm, or would you go out of your way for the option anyway?
Most barrels are threaded, it's how they attach to the receiver.
Threaded muzzles are optional, and can be useful.
I prefer them, so if a rifle has the option of a threaded muzzle I'll take it, even if I never use it.
Brakes and other muzzle devices (including suppressors) function based on the amount and speed of the gas being forced through them, the more high-velocity gas, the more effect they can have. But you can mount clamp-on devices rather than have a muzzle threaded if you prefer not to.
I don't think I use brakes on anything for the purpose of reducing recoil, though I do want to try a 12ga brake. A brake for the M1891/30 Mosin would be worth trying as well.
I use them to protect the muzzle and crown from damage and debris, especially to mitigate the risk of dipping a muzzle in mud or clay. I have dozens of brakes and flash hiders that I can pop onto a rifle. I find them particularly useful when standing my rifles muzzle-down in the safes.