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For those of you who have brakes installed on your hunting rigs, what are your preferred ones? On the other end of the spectrum, are there any that you think should be avoided entirely?

the favorite is none......

*eyeroll*

On a hunting rifle? All of them...

Amazing. Glad you were here with that insight.

I like the ones that use three perpendicular holes, blank on top and bottom. The brake on my MKV ULWT 338-06 is a "holes all around type, yet the "quietest" of all particular type "I have used". KDF is especially loud to me. A lot depends on how much powder you are trying to burn, or even the burn rate. For example, on a short barreled rifle, most folks think "faster powders/lighter bullets. And that will work, but be very loud. If they used a heavy for caliber bullet, and a full case of a slow powder, they will get a better burn and good speed with a heavier bullet.

Thanks Jim!

This would be full length barrel, 30-06 class cartridge. And that's interesting. Makes sense that the faster burning powder and lighter bullet blow more gas out, faster.

I'll check out and see if I can find what type of brakes those are to take a look at em

👍

Was waiting for that one!

Yeah, if only. Streng verboten over here I'm afraid.

Hopefully things improve over there (and here).

I spent a lot of time in Canada before turning 21😵. Canada’s a beautiful country with a lot of great people and unrivaled outdoor opportunities.

Thank you sir. I really hope so too.

Kinda perplexing how there are countries in Europe where they can't own half the guns we can but suppressors are so common. Then again no one said logic has anything to do with it.

Would hands down think your suggestion is the best option too.

My favorite brake…..is the one I threw away!

There may, repeat may be a time and place for a brake on a hunting rifle….but, not in the areas we (wife and I) hunt. We don’t want to deafen each other, and want our hearing unimpaired as we often hunt in grizzly country.

I see a brake as mostly unnecessary unless the shooter suffers from, eye issues, shoulder issues, or perhaps has suffered some form of brain injury that will be affected by recoil!

The vast majority of hunting rifles do not recoil enough to require a brake! JMO. memtb

Igloo, judging from your responses to those that do not recommend brakes…..it appears that you’ve already made your decision.

Perhaps, someone can provide you with the answer that you desire! Perhaps you should delete/erase the last sentence of your OP! memtb

I have a couple of hunting guns with brakes. All are the Miculek style. If I hunt with these guns, I am hunting pigs or coyotes and want the possibility of a quick follow up shot,or prairie dogs and want to spot impacts. I wear hearing protection if I use a brake in the field.
They won't break the bank and reduce recoil well.

I use Ross Schuler brakes on my PRS rifles, which I do hunt with from time to time. The ability to easily keep the target in the scope transcends to hunting in my opinion. Staying on target with the glass is a key element of beating the clock on a PRS stage. If I'm hunting with one of those rifles, and I don't have time to stuff a foam ear plug in my ears, then I'm in a situation more appropriate for my stable of leverguns, which will never see a brake.

Perhaps not, because that would make no sense at all.

Well, yes, I've already made my decision. That's why the question isn't "do you think a hunting rifle should have a brake" or "should I put a brake on my rifle" or some such. Within that very easily understandabe context one would think answers suggesting no brake at all are useful as teats on a boar hog, no? Especially after its been posted several times already.

But then, I overestimate people lol.




Whoa, hold up. You guys are making way too much sense lol

Ive switched to suppressors, but when using a brake , i like the radial “no timer” style.

No machining or crush washers needed.

Not good for shooting prone off ground, itll blow sust ery’where

Not much in the looks department.
But effective.
dave

The Insite Arms Heathen and Area419 Hellfire brakes are both great. Self-timing and use the side port design. I won't own a brake with vents on the bottom. Some upward directionality helps reduce muzzle jump. I also prefer the gradually increasing angle of the ports to minimize recoil as well as backward-directed blast.

lol

Windsor ballet.