Hogwild,
Good explanation...... it's not really all that complicated. In defense of brakes I must say that they make range work much more enjoyable as long as you wear proper hearing protection. I made the mistake of shooting a rifle equiped with a brake without protection one time and that was plenty <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />. I would'nt own a rifle with a brake that couldn't be unscrewed unless it was strictly for target and varmint hunting.

Jeff