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<blockquote data-quote="RockyMtnMT" data-source="post: 1449933" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>I fought getting a muzzle brake for years for all the reasons that are stated here. The longer my hunting ranges got the more tired of getting scoped when shooting at an animal. The notion that once in the field and in a hunting situation "you won't notice the recoil" simply is not true. If you are gripping and ripping, then I will buy that. When you are laying prone trying to execute a long range shot, holding hard on a heavy recoiling rifle is not my preferred method for executing a difficult shot. In order to make a long range shot in a less than ideal shooting position it becomes imperative that I am very gentle with the rifle. I more or less free recoil my rifle with as little influence from me as possible. This is how I wound up with some trophy pics with a blood spot on my right eye.</p><p></p><p>As to my hunting partners. They all know about the brake. I am not so inconsiderate as to not warn them. I don't hunt in a group more than 3 anyway. Even if I am not shooting a braked gun, the partners always stay behind the shooter. Everyone in the group has hearing protection and a job to make the shot possible. Ranging, spotting, calling wind, etc. If someone does not have hearing protection they know to put their fingers in their ears. </p><p></p><p>We use Pain Killer brakes on all of our rifles. I mentioned earlier that not all brakes are worth having, these are one of the FEW that are. Most brakes reduce some recoil, so people that don't know the difference think they are great. A few brakes reduce nearly all of the recoil. The Pain Killer are a slab style brake so they do not throw all the chit all over you when shooting prone. They basically have a 45 deg protective cone behind the shooter. Spotter always sets up behind the shooter in the protective cone.</p><p></p><p>So yes, get a brake and know what you have and prepare accordingly. There is no need to worry about recoil or hold hard onto a rifle.</p><p></p><p>Steve</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyMtnMT, post: 1449933, member: 7999"] I fought getting a muzzle brake for years for all the reasons that are stated here. The longer my hunting ranges got the more tired of getting scoped when shooting at an animal. The notion that once in the field and in a hunting situation "you won't notice the recoil" simply is not true. If you are gripping and ripping, then I will buy that. When you are laying prone trying to execute a long range shot, holding hard on a heavy recoiling rifle is not my preferred method for executing a difficult shot. In order to make a long range shot in a less than ideal shooting position it becomes imperative that I am very gentle with the rifle. I more or less free recoil my rifle with as little influence from me as possible. This is how I wound up with some trophy pics with a blood spot on my right eye. As to my hunting partners. They all know about the brake. I am not so inconsiderate as to not warn them. I don't hunt in a group more than 3 anyway. Even if I am not shooting a braked gun, the partners always stay behind the shooter. Everyone in the group has hearing protection and a job to make the shot possible. Ranging, spotting, calling wind, etc. If someone does not have hearing protection they know to put their fingers in their ears. We use Pain Killer brakes on all of our rifles. I mentioned earlier that not all brakes are worth having, these are one of the FEW that are. Most brakes reduce some recoil, so people that don't know the difference think they are great. A few brakes reduce nearly all of the recoil. The Pain Killer are a slab style brake so they do not throw all the chit all over you when shooting prone. They basically have a 45 deg protective cone behind the shooter. Spotter always sets up behind the shooter in the protective cone. So yes, get a brake and know what you have and prepare accordingly. There is no need to worry about recoil or hold hard onto a rifle. Steve [/QUOTE]
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