I think a rifle needs to be a whole package. Not just a brake or not. Brakes cant fix everything. There is not brake that will make a 7lb. 300 Norma Improved tame enough for my liking. The style of hunting, range of intended kill, game, caliber need, weight, and brake all need to be factored in. At point blank anything will kill an elk, as we go farther out we need the help from the ballistics of the larger magnums for wind calls. But as we go to larger magnums and farther distances, we often handicap them by going too lightweight. IMO.