I have a Rem. 700 .338 which has a factory brake. The brake is removable but I only fired it twice with the brake removed. Never again! I consider this to be my "lucky" rifle. I seem to see more game while carrying this than any of my other guns.
In the past I had a Browning .223 with a BOSS attachment. I bought the gun mostly to try out the BOSS to see if they worked as advertised. They did and the gun was the most accurate factory gun I think I have ever owned.
I also owned a Rem. 700 Mountain Rifle in 7/08. I had it Magnaported to resolve a medical problem I was dealing with at the time. It worked as advertised but after my medical problem got resolved it eventually went down the road so I could try something else.
And in the interests of honesty, I wear hearing aids! Probably the brakes may have contributed to the problem but I know some of the shooting practices I was exposed to over the years likely helped to cause the problem.
Jim
