"Like most of the others here, I'd say stay away from muzzle brakes, if you value your hearing! Brakes are louder to the sides than from the shooters position, but even at that, the blast is worse than recoil! Even if it is not "felt," the damage to your ears is not worth it! Believe me, I can tell at the range, even several spots down the line if someone is shooting with a muzzle brake! "


The VAIS brake on my 416 Rigby does NOT seem to fit this description. And I have a Lead Sled coming! But it is to be used primarily with my "brakeless" Ruger 1S in .45/70, which is giving 57 foot-pounds of recoil with the 400-grain Barnes Original semi-spitzer I use in it with 60 grains of IMR 3031.