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The Basics, Starting Out
IS the 30-378 too much with no brake?
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<blockquote data-quote="nmbarta" data-source="post: 1285303" data-attributes="member: 78438"><p>I'm not saying that anyone should ever pull the trigger on a firearm without hearing and eye protection, but the reality is, when hunting, but many of us do exactly that.</p><p></p><p>Whether the db level is higher or not, when the shot causes physical pain, It's doing more damage. The fact that they both cause damage is a pointless argument to me. Occasionally having a cigar with glass of scotch is completely different than smoking two packs of camels and drinking a fifth of Jack on a friday night. Neither one is a great idea, but one is obviously a lot worse.</p><p></p><p>PRB did a pretty extensive test on this matter, that found a 40% to 160% increase in perceived loudness for the shooter. They also found a direct link between how loud the brake is and how effective it is at reducing recoil. The louder they are, the better they work generally speaking, some were certainly better than others in this regard. The db level of the rifle is not increased with a brake, but the db level behind the rifle is raised closer to the db level in front of it. It's sort of like turning a speaker at a constant volume. If you point the speaker right at your ear, your ear will be exposed to higher db levels than if you point it away from your ear, even though the speaker is not changing volume. You will do more damage pointing it directly at your ear, than pointing it away.</p><p></p><p>I don't care if someone does or doesn't use a brake, but would not want someone to think that a brake just makes a gun "seem" louder, but isn't actually doing any more damage. That is not correct. In the event that someone would fire a rifle without hearing protection, the same rifle with a brake will cause significantly more damage than the same rifle without one.</p><p></p><p>To each his own. I completely understand why someone would not want a hunting rifle with brake, it makes perfect sense for some people and how they hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nmbarta, post: 1285303, member: 78438"] I'm not saying that anyone should ever pull the trigger on a firearm without hearing and eye protection, but the reality is, when hunting, but many of us do exactly that. Whether the db level is higher or not, when the shot causes physical pain, It's doing more damage. The fact that they both cause damage is a pointless argument to me. Occasionally having a cigar with glass of scotch is completely different than smoking two packs of camels and drinking a fifth of Jack on a friday night. Neither one is a great idea, but one is obviously a lot worse. PRB did a pretty extensive test on this matter, that found a 40% to 160% increase in perceived loudness for the shooter. They also found a direct link between how loud the brake is and how effective it is at reducing recoil. The louder they are, the better they work generally speaking, some were certainly better than others in this regard. The db level of the rifle is not increased with a brake, but the db level behind the rifle is raised closer to the db level in front of it. It's sort of like turning a speaker at a constant volume. If you point the speaker right at your ear, your ear will be exposed to higher db levels than if you point it away from your ear, even though the speaker is not changing volume. You will do more damage pointing it directly at your ear, than pointing it away. I don't care if someone does or doesn't use a brake, but would not want someone to think that a brake just makes a gun "seem" louder, but isn't actually doing any more damage. That is not correct. In the event that someone would fire a rifle without hearing protection, the same rifle with a brake will cause significantly more damage than the same rifle without one. To each his own. I completely understand why someone would not want a hunting rifle with brake, it makes perfect sense for some people and how they hunt. [/QUOTE]
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