Thread: Hearing protection muzzle brakes

I live in Australia for over half the year and the rest in NZ . My NZ rifle has a suppressor and its great .
My Australian rifle isn’t allowed to have a nasty suppressor so I’ve been experimenting with a brake .
The braked rifle ( 6.5x55 and now a 6.5 Creedmoor) is mainly used for pigs and dogs here in QLD .
I used a .223 for a while but the 6.5 is just better. The brake is more to reduce muzzle rise and stay on target than purely recoil reduction, but it is nice to shoot a 143gn bullet at approximately 2700 out of a lightweight rifle and it kicks less than a .223
If I don’t find an good solution to the ear protection thing I’ll probably just take the brake off , but with the plugs in its great fun .