Thread: What to put on the end of the barrel?

Here's my 2 cents, my first rifle was a 7mm rem mag and I got it suppressed which made it nicer to shoot, I wouldn't say it reduced recoil much but certainly reduced the boom however it made it heavier and more awkward to carry and without a bipod or some form of solid rest it was horrible to shoot as it was barrell heavy. This in part was my fault going for a completely barrell forward maximus suppressor it was long and unwieldy like carrying a pool cue on your back forever getting hung up on shit.
I have recently picked up another 7mm rem mag as they are just so devestating and good for longer range.
I agonised about suppression or braking and decided my end goal is a light weight hunting rifle that will in likelyhood not often be fired more than twice in quick succession. In the interest of keeping it light balanced as compact as a long rifle can be I decided on a brake.
Both have there pros and cons but different horses for different courses.
I shot it without and depending on what projectile the recoil is not bad 150g softpoints no worse than my suppressed 308 with the same load, 164g ssts dramatic increase in felt recoil and boom. I have gone with the brake for a couple reasons
1 they look cool (not important)
2 I'd eventually like my 11 yr old sone to shoot it
3 keep it compact and balanced
4 I intend to do some load development and will likely be running heavier than 150g pills

I've never used one so will be interesting, if I hate it then I can always change to a suppressor.
If you decide on a suppressor and it's not a bench/range only rifle then my advice would be go for a over barrell type as to keep the weight as far back from the end of the barrell as possible it makes a big difference. You can test this st home by taping 400gms of weight on a peice of pvc pipe and sliding it on the end of your barrell and try holding it steady, then try sliding that weight further back towards the fore grip.
I'm certainly no expert and this is just my experience and as others have pointed out ALWAYS USE EAR PROTECTION