Thread: muzzle brakes ?

If you shoot in an open area brakes aren't too bad and are good for recoil reduction. On pumice/sand/loose soil radial brakes suck. Painful and gritty.

If you are shooting in an area with gullies and the like, or against banks and other terrain features they can direct a painful amount of noise back to you even with earmuffs. In some cases changing from a suppressor to the brake can make you shoot worse - as some people struggle with the noise and back blast over the suppressor.