I think your decision to brake that little Gem was spot on pard! The heavier screws are well worth it too. Keep an eye on your scope...I had a MatchGrade Arms made up once in 340 Wby. It had one of those KDF style brakes. The "sudden brake" acted like the piston in an air rifle, kicked the guts out of a Leupold 2.5x8 and a Zeis Conquest 3x9. I had it rebarreld to a bit heavier weight barrel, in 338 WM and Mag Na Ported. Calmed it down to, but was still difficult for me to shoot well in the field. Hopefully you won't have that happen to you, I mean, there are a lot of lwt rifles out there.
