Thread: .300 WinMag Break vs Suppressor

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Interesting test

Everything I have fired(not much in the mag calibres) has felt like it booted significantly less with a can on. Im sure some of it is purely perception due to less noise and muzzle flip.

Could it be that if you are getting a similar. recoil force but at a lower velocity maybe? so it lengthens out the recoil cycle and distributes the force across a longer time period?
It would be interesting to go frame by frame and check the recoil velocity of the supressed rifle vs the non supressed. Im sure some supressors reduce recoil better than others also

Thats exactly what happens, although on his jig no suppressor and a suppressor on move the rifle similar distance, the suppressor has a lighter longer recoil so it feels much less. Id like to see a jig setup with a weight hanging over the front so the recoil of the rifle had to lift a weight, then increase the weight until the recoil couldnt lift the weight, then redo the test for each setup. That would remove the time factor and let us know the exact force that is pushing back into our shoulder.

Saying that, a suppressor will never reduce the recoil as much as a brake