Anyone run a muzzle brake-suppressor combo on a .375?

[MontanaPat]

My 375 HH is a Win M70 Safari Express that weighs about 9.5 lbs. When I shoot it at the range using a bench rest you definitely feel the recoil but I attribute a lot of that to the fact that the butt end is hitting higher on my shoulder due to leaning into the shooting bench. When I shoot it standing up off of sticks I don’t notice the recoil at all and find it pleasant to shoot

 

[Sarg]

If you are running a suppressor you do not need a muzzle break as it also reduces muzzle lift.

Every body hates the muzzle break except maybe the shooter, deafening on all & dangerous in some calibers if you get too near a port, seen windows blower out & car bonnets damaged.

Suppressors are great where legal & set up correctly, I was anti them unless you were shooting big slugs at subsonic speeds in a rifle for a special purpose but after using many Im now a convert.

More & more hunting properties & even just farms in general wont let hunters on their place without one.

Oh another benefit is you don’t need hearing protection & can just shoot if an opportunity turns up, no messing about putting on muffs or plugs, movement & time !

We have many many lost opportunities each season from this & the old guys (I’m one) just can’t hear or miss hear instructions !

 

[BeeMaa]

I am shooting the .375 now... and I do agree, the more I shoot, the more comfortable I am with it.
And I am limiting my shooting with it... 3-5 rounds at a time. So I completely agree that with time, I'll be able to handle it as well as my smaller rifles.

I do think your advice is very sound. And you speak from experience. So I appreciate that.

But, to be devil's advocate, why save it for a 460WBY? Why not save it for a 50 cal or larger?
This all seems very subjective to me.

If you want recoil reduction for caliber X, you just need more time to get used to it, you just need to toughen up (no one has said this on this forum to me, but there's that sentiment in the shooting world, for sure).

But at some point, it's okay for recoil reduction for caliber Y.... just not for X.

Why is one okay, but another is not?

The 460WBY reference was more sarcasm than anything else.

I would not condone shooting a rifle with a muzzle brake of any kind on any caliber when others will be present for the sake of their hearing. If you are alone, knock yourself out.

 

[flying sailor]

When I booked my first hunt the PH asked two questions: What cartridge are you using? ( .300 WM) and does it have a muzzle brake? . ( No) He smiled and said I would do fine. He was right of course.

 

[Daisy]

I like the idea. I use a suppressor on my 375 and suppressor plus brake on my 416. I say use both and have fun.

 

[BigKev15]

With regards to your post, I can say that all, all of my hunting rifles from my .223 (varmints) to my 7MM Saki, my 300 PRC and my 375 Ruger all wear muzzle brakes that have a QD (quick disconnect) thread, This allows me to take the Silencer Co. Suppressor and move it from gun to gun in less than 30 seconds. The same rifles can be shot with or without the can without a major point of aim / point of impact change. I enjoy both the ability to shoot without hearing protection as well as the felt "reduced recoil". Several of the concessions that I've hunted on in the RSA wouldn't allow rifles with "just" a muzzle brake due to the noise. I'm sure your PH can make the necessary arrangement to visit concessions that allow muzzle brakes if that's what your rifle wears.

 

[C.W. Richter]

As I say to people i come across shooting a 270 or 30-06 using a Lead Sled at rifle ranges (LMAO,) the 375 HH is one of the most pleasurable calibers to shoot (unless in some sort of black plastic POS American trim that's too light.) Why? (This train of thought got DJT elected again, so go with it!) LOL I was shooting a 3006 comfortably as a 10 y/o kid, and so should you. The guns I want a brake on are extreme long range shooters. The muffler I'm warming up to on certain properties, but not in Africa. When I see a highway or utility lines in the background on some RSA game farm (requiring mufflers,) I just shy away. Some deer properties in the USA would benefit from 'em...Guiness Book for longest bbl in a sporting arm would be a prize, though! Never saw such a setup. We'll assume the brake comes after the muffler.? lol