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The Basics, Starting Out
IS the 30-378 too much with no brake?
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<blockquote data-quote="nmbarta" data-source="post: 1285195" data-attributes="member: 78438"><p>Quick situations don't always allow for ears. A few shots a year without hearing protection isn't going to hurt you. One shot with a big magnum rifle with a brake probably will. It depends on how you hunt. It's not just your safety to be concerned with, but the others around you as well. This is why I don't care for a muzzle brakes on medium weight rifles. I hunt with my wife and kids on a regular basis and I'm not going to risk hurting them, or passing a shot on nice buck because I'm trying to shoot a giant magnum rifle at a deer or elk inside 1000.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, I have several rifles with brakes and do occasionally hunt with them, but I only use the big guns with brakes for hunting if that is the specific set-up I'm going for. My 280ai is my go to, 10lbs, no brake, and have taken elk out to 890 without issue and my daughter can shoot it just fine. </p><p></p><p>I completely understand why the op doesn't want a gun with a brake. That being said, a 30-378 probably isn't the best option for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nmbarta, post: 1285195, member: 78438"] Quick situations don't always allow for ears. A few shots a year without hearing protection isn't going to hurt you. One shot with a big magnum rifle with a brake probably will. It depends on how you hunt. It's not just your safety to be concerned with, but the others around you as well. This is why I don't care for a muzzle brakes on medium weight rifles. I hunt with my wife and kids on a regular basis and I'm not going to risk hurting them, or passing a shot on nice buck because I'm trying to shoot a giant magnum rifle at a deer or elk inside 1000. Don't get me wrong, I have several rifles with brakes and do occasionally hunt with them, but I only use the big guns with brakes for hunting if that is the specific set-up I'm going for. My 280ai is my go to, 10lbs, no brake, and have taken elk out to 890 without issue and my daughter can shoot it just fine. I completely understand why the op doesn't want a gun with a brake. That being said, a 30-378 probably isn't the best option for that. [/QUOTE]
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