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I'm a big fan. I like them enough we put a bunch of time and effort in to start manufacturing them.
They aren't perfect for every application. The least trade offs are with smaller cartridges with lower recoil. Here they are about ideal.
With really high performance cartridges, the shorter barrel costs you velocity and potentially terminal range and wind deflection that you don't want to give up.
With heavy recoil (big cartridge or light gun) you may want the extra control that the right brake can offer. The contained system of a suppressor can only spread the recoil over time, where a brake can do the work faster and more effectively with the added value of imparting off axis control, eg minimizing barrel rise.
Experience shows you the optimum use cases.
They aren't perfect for every application. The least trade offs are with smaller cartridges with lower recoil. Here they are about ideal.
With really high performance cartridges, the shorter barrel costs you velocity and potentially terminal range and wind deflection that you don't want to give up.
With heavy recoil (big cartridge or light gun) you may want the extra control that the right brake can offer. The contained system of a suppressor can only spread the recoil over time, where a brake can do the work faster and more effectively with the added value of imparting off axis control, eg minimizing barrel rise.
Experience shows you the optimum use cases.