Muzzle Brake Or Suppressor?

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[walterhansen]

Suppressor all day every day. No question about it.

Sure, the muzzle brake reduces recoil a little better than a suppressor. But the large increase in noise negates all of that and then some.

A suppressor makes the rifle WAY more pleasant to shoot than a muzzle brake ever will.

[foonus]

In Canada suppressors are prohibited - give the gov. long enough and they will ban muzzle brakes too... unless they get away with banning all firearms completely before that time comes.

[jonathanmitchell]

South African… both are legal and over the counter items.

I prefer the suppressor.

[tracymartin]

Silencer, because it also saves your ears.

[mfortho]

I have never met someone that owns a suppressor that prefers shooting without it, so take that for what it is worth. Weight and handibility (is that a word) in the backcountry or horse saddle scabbard are reasons not to use one probably, but for everyday shooting, silencers are a very nice commodity.

[jaredklein]

They both have their pros and cons. For a hunting rifle, I’ve settled on not dealing with either. No extra noise or length. Find a cartridge with a recoil level you can handle.

[tomeng]

Once you've got your hearing damage, you can't buy a new one, the choice is yours.

[jcarry]

I keep thinking I can't afford a can and then about twice a year I find 700 bucks for something I'd use even less. I really need to suck it up, it would be life changing.

[frankspataro]

Love my shusher cans hard to beat even better on bigger guns 338 is a quiet 243 with a can on it lol

[barrycolla]

So sad we are not allowed to have silencers in the Netherlands...

[Thatbcyota]

Can we get a muzzle brake showdown episode? 😁

[januswestraat]

The recoil impuls is very different between the two, the suppressor is a slower push and the muzzle brake is much shorter and sharper. Suppressor for me thanks.

[lenzadlberger]

For Hunting Rifles Supressors all day for Competition Shooting Muzzle Break (the Mirage from the Supressor on a cold Day makes your Life at the Range misserable after 5 to 10 Shots you doesnt see the Target clear)

[stevelinville]

Suppressors are not attractive but they do work, I personally don't own one but I have been around them and the noise reduction is a good trade off for a little more recoil

[CalzaTheFox]

A muzzle brake will always have a greater effect on the felt recoil of a rifle but it comes with a lot of downsides. A suppressor has a more balanced approach and more upsides at the downside of more weight and higher cost.

[WhiskeyYankee]

You know you want that Thunder Beast BFC

[sphytqj]

What’s a few really good brakes for 30 cal rifles ?

I'm not sure where you obtained those numbers, but 45% is unrealistic.

[benjaminkubrick]

I have been shooting 270 and 30-06 since I was 11 years old without either. Honestly not sure why this is such an issue for people

[quickdrawmcbob]

If I lived in a free state I would get the suppressor, but I do not so it's muzzle brake for me