Small framed hunter custom rifle build

[RTK]

Why not a radial break? The side-port breaks look cool, but what is the difference in function?

No real functional difference but as mudrunner stated the radial kicks up a lot of crap if you shoot prone.
I started the long range hunting/shooting game a few years ago and shooting prone is the most stable position to fire from. The first time I shot with a radial break it seemed as if someone threw a shovel full of dirt on me. That was the last radial break I ever owned.

 

[rharfo]

my hang up with muzzle-brakes is the increased muzzle blast and the noise, I always wear ear protection when shooting but never when hunting.

Central Va, Staunton.

The 280 AI shoots like a 7 mag (not ultra) and kicks like your 270. Add good bullets and things end up real dead, not just dead but real dead.
I'm in Northern Va and hunt out west every year or so. Good luck to ya