I'm not a muzzle brake fan, but do have one, an Ed Brown Damara 300 Win Mag. The Damara is the light weight version of Ed's 704 actioned rifles.
Ed contends that his rifles with brakes shoot more accurately, especially the lighter weight ones with slender barrels. This Damara is a noisy SOB and I can understand why some Africa PH's, reportedly, don't like clients shooting guns with brakes. I tried my Damara with and without the brake. It stays, big difference. I had a piece of paper lying on my shooting bench not far from the muzzle. That thing shattered the paper into shreds. Amazing.
