i have a BOSS on my 300 wsm and the noise is terrible ...i hunt with earplugs all the time ..no big deal because i hunt on top of a hill and never hear the game [deer]comming out of the swamp ...also when i go caribou hunting ,we always see them at 200 or 300 yards from us ..i put a LIMBSAVER recoil pad on my .300 wsm and it is very good ,but on the range after 15 or 20 shots it is not enough ..i was going to get a .243 cal wich is the minimum that u can use in QUEBEC CANADA for big game [moose bear and caribou ..it has a low recoil and get's the job done very well ,if the hunter does HIS part ...

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Just my .2 worth here...I know of a guy that went chuck
hunting and forgot all about the noise..Broke his left
ear drum...You will have to take ear plug or muffs
with you..And I don't know about this one,but I have
also heard that the brakes can ruin your scope as well.

Hearing protection would be a good idea with some of them and they will kick up a lot of dust in a varmint situation but what in the world are you using something that kicks that hard for varmints in the first place. Walker game ears would be a good idea. The brakes will give your gun a push pull effect much like an air rifle does and speed up the destruction of the scope. All depends on the scope,caliber, weight of rifle,weight of shooter etc etc etc.

Take if from me who has a braked gun, Use muffs on plugs at the range and QB2's in the field hunting. Do a google search on quiet band plugs. They are fast to the ears and don't get in the way. Plus you wear them on ur neck so you are not fumbling through your pack to find plugs or muffs. Its like a pair of sunglasses. Most retail stores will have them, Home Depot, WalMart, Lowes all retail them for about $8.00.

http://www.copquest.com/44-1500.htm ..yes that is what i use ,great for a hunting situation ..

Personaly I do not like M/B's. One day at the range my brother in law touched off a round fromhis .223 T/C pistol with aM/B before I got my plugs in. It hurt so bad I can't believe I didn't lose my hearing in that ear.[:@]I shoot my 7mm Mags all day long at the range and never felt the need for one and besides that, when hunting, I won't even pull my hood up over my earslet alone use ear plugs for fear of impeading my hearing. Just my 2 cents

do yourself a favour wear ear plugs on the range ..if not when u hit 50 your ears will ring day and night ..proper hearing protection is a smart move .[believe me ]

A local 'smith quotes his custom brakes at 175 and you can't tell where the brake meets the barrel unless you really try with something like your fingernail. He also claims 50% reduction in recoil. I have a 300 Win Mag and a .338 Federal. Neither really give me a problem with recoil even on a 50-60 round session at the range. I finally learned how to shoot. About 3 years ago I couldn't handle more than 10-15 rounds with my 30-30 and that was with a decelerator pad.

I have one on my savage 7mm. mag, and love it for target shooting. I have a private range so I don't piss anyone off from the noise. I just close my brake while hunting, back to normal. Don't shoot it open with out ear protection. Mine takes about 40 to 50% off the recoil.

I have one on my 300wsm. I love it. The gun shoots like a 223 auto. If you decide on getting one, do plan on using hearing protection. When I was sighting mine in, I tookmy earplugsout andforgot to stick them back in, one shot and my ears were ringing for 2 days. I paid 180 installed for mine from a local gunsmith. Oh yeah, and if you spend decent money on a scope with a lifetime warranty, I wouldnt worry about scope damage.

I have a VAIS on my .416 Rigby. It does tame recoil, does not affect accuracy, and the maker claims it is "quiet". The peopl who were nec=xt to my firing point at the range the day I tested it said they didn't think it sounded any louder than if I had been firing an unbraked .30/'06. Bit honestly, I don't really know, as I wore hearing protection every time I fired it. I have yet to fire the.416 w/o the brake, but have no recoil problems with rifles up to and including a 7.5 pound Ruger No. 1 in .45/70, firing a 400-grain bullet substantially above 2000 FPS.....