Snotwad,
Of the three types I have used, Holland, Vais and Wby Accubrake (KDF style)the Wby Accubrake is the most effective. I would not worry about noise as they are all to loud to shoot without ear protection.
I have used them on 338/378, 378, 416 Wby and 460 Wby. For some reason shooters in Australia don't jump up and down at the mention of muzzle brakes. Actually, I reckon my hearing would be much better today if I had always used muzzle brakes because they force you to use hearing protection all of the time.I know my neck would be much better
They do vary with calibre. But taking the 378 as example, with the brake on the recoil is far less than a 375 H&H and the rifle just "sits there". The 338/378 is a real pussy cat with the brake on and is about like shooting a heavy barrel 7mm Remington.
You might like to post your question on
www.longrangehunting.com as that forum is full of shooters using muzzle brakes.
Mike
