Well as for the poor OP and the muzzel brake question, lol.
I tend to agree that an 06 isnt really much fun to shoot, especially from a bench.
I dont have a break on mine, but then i rarely shoot mine.
I dont have breaks on any of the guns i might walk around the woods hunting with.
But then i never walk around the woods hunting anymore either.
The ones i do use and shoot the most often, at least in the larger cartridges, all have breaks, and for one main reason, seeing my own hits.