Tank wrote:Seems we all share the dislike for one of the main ‘side effect’ of a brake....the extra noise!
The dramatic decrease in recoil, the total removal of muzzle jump (dependant on design) are surely a bonus....but does the blast/noise trump this?
Awesome responses! Thanks. Love hate relationships and just hate!
Have any of you tried a with brake....without brake test on group size? Is it just the absence of recoil that improves our shooting? Or are we getting some ‘mechanical advantage’ from a well designed brake?
I’ll post some results as soon as I get my 45-70 back....per the above.
For me, generally the blast does not offset the recoil, except during sessions when you're shooting a lot and the recoil can wear you down - like load development.
I have swapped brakes on and off to see if there's a _significant_ difference.on .204, .223, .243 and 6.5x55mm (possibly some others). As there was no noticeable difference in groups I never bothered to do any more "scientific" testing of it. There's no notable difference in felt recoil on the .204, or the .223 with light bullets, it is noticeable with 80gn bullets in .223, but hardly warranted. The 6.5x55mm brake was made by Gunbloke but makes no notable difference to felt recoil on my M38 - I consider it an expensive flash hider, not a brake.
I'm no kind of competition shooter though, somebody that is dedicated to making small groups may well find the brake either helps or hinders.