The original post asked for input on which worked best as he wanted to do it right the first time...he's not worried about noise or asthetics or macho BS about how YOU don't need one...Try the Weatherby Accubrake along with either a decellerator or limbsaver pad & that should help out a LOT. You need not worry about the hearing issue as long as you wear protection while shooting at the bench. Hunting is a different story as you'll only be exposed to a shot or two...tt