Thread: Gong shooting : can vs brake

Brake will reduce recoil more than a suppressor and hence a well designed brake will make it easier to see your own impacts.

You still require good shooting technique to be able to spot your shots consistently.

Suppressors are much more comfortable to be around and I prefer them for a hunting rifle. Suppressors can be used to spot your own shots as well though and the heat mirage is easily dealt with by using a proper mirage cover.

At a bunch of competitions more and more competitors are using brakes where a few years ago they were not seen so often. A few ranges still prohibit brakes in competitions although I haven't heard of a gong shoot doing this. More than a few competition organisers try and put competitors using brakes all in their own squads.

A decent side ported brake hands down over a suppressor for recoil reduction on any calibre.

The amount of my brakes that go on 223 to 260's would surprise you.