Originally Posted by
wayne1
I had a mate that I took out to the range. It was his first visit and had only just got his licence (he was a novice), and he bought this 7mm mag Remington with a muzzle brake. I had heard about these muzzle breaks and the noise they could transmit, so a stuck plugs in my ears and muffs over top. After 3 shots the range officer told us to leave the range. The report was that bad, let alone the concussion off the tin roof.
Some 2 weeks later I took him out to a property to get some more practice and got him to unscrew the brake. The rifle did recoil a little more, but we didn't get the effects of the muzzle blast. For the life of me I don't know why he bought that calibre for his first firearm. When asked he said, "I wanted something big to impress my girlfried." What a dork. Needless to say I didn't take him out into the field shooting with me with a mental aptitude of a mental midget. He'd be dangerous. So it was the report of the rifle with the brake that cured me of those devices. I think I'll just keep training and master the weapon the way you all have suggested.
Thanks Louis.