Thread: Muzzle brakes, Suppressors, and Accuracy

I’d like to hear views on how these devices affect our ability to shoot more accurately.

Muzzle brakes and suppressors only impact recoil once the bullet has already left the barrel. Setting aside any weight increase and modifications to barrel vibration when these are fitted, improvements in shooting seem then to exist mainly because technique changes in anticipation of a reduced level of recoil and/or change in noise

So a shooter who can maintain good technique that is independent of the level of recoil (within reason) should be able to get the same results with a bare barrel as with either of these fitted.

I shoot better groups from the bench with a suppressor or brake because my technique is poor. Any reason why this statement should not be true ? How about that the rifle set-up is more consistent shot-to-shot because of reduced disturbance from recoil ? Any thoughts please ?