I put one of my own design on my 458 Win Mag and it made a huge difference. If you are shooting it the noise is no worse, if you are off to the sides of the gun the noise is punishing. The recoil is less than my 30-06 (without a brake) though and the weight of the two guns is nearly the same. I also put one of mine on my 30-06 and it now it hits like a 243. I am looking forward to trying the one I just put on my 22-250.

Just wear your plugs and muffs at the range (which people should do anyway) and your good to go.

Quote Originally Posted by Varget 7-08
I think the loudness that people talk about is exaggerated; my 300WM is loud, but people make it seem as if your ears will bleed if you put a brake on.
+1