How much does a suppressor limit felt recoil vs a standard muzzle break?

[madcalfe]

Radial brake all the way. It keeps the “can babies” away from me.

radial brakes are junk

 

[Cantharellus]

radial brakes are junk

We took the radial off of my buddies 6.5cm and put my Nomad Ti XC on there. It reduced the felt recoil more than the radial brake. He seemed sold on making the switch. Haha!

 

[Tx_300wsm]

My experience with suppressors and brakes are limited to my 6.5 creed. I was running a little bastard on it before my scythe. Perceived recoil is significantly less with the suppressor, I’m guessing because of how much less noise/concussion there is.

 

[lintond]

My experience with suppressors and brakes are limited to my 6.5 creed. I was running a little bastard on it before my scythe. Perceived recoil is significantly less with the suppressor, I’m guessing because of how much less noise/concussion there is.

this! It’s more about perception than reality. I won’t shoot unsuppressed any more because the noise feels better. Feels like 50% but probably is 70% if you tested it in a machine.


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[WannaBeRambo]

I think it's more a matter of the perception the recoil is less because of reduced muzzle blast.
Physics being what they are, the equal and opposite thing doesn't change.

Nope definitely NOT perception. A suppressor traps and slows down expanding gases so your shoulder is not getting 100% of the recoil impulse all at once.

Reduced muzzle blast is another benefit, but unrelated to recoil reduction.

All those who like muzzle brakes need to know the blast out of the rifle is not just the sound but a physical pressure wave too. On high power rifles The pressure wave from the brake will travel to the next shooter over and once it hits cheek and some other bones, is transmitted to delicate hair cells in the inner ear, causing damage. Earpro will not protect you from this hazard.
It's hard to separate the effects of the two, and there's not a lot of studies on pressure wave induced hearing damage, but it's a known issue. How much a factor is dependent on the brake design, caliber and proximity of the human to the direct impact of that shock wave. This is why I move away from brakes. Maybe good for the shooter, not so good for the next guy over.

 

[roadrunner]

Nope definitely NOT perception. A suppressor traps and slows down expanding gases so your shoulder is not getting 100% of the recoil impulse all at once.

Reduced muzzle blast is another benefit, but unrelated to recoil reduction.

All those who like muzzle brakes need to know the blast out of the rifle is not just the sound but a physical pressure wave too. On high power rifles The pressure wave from the brake will travel to the next shooter over and once it hits cheek and some other bones, is transmitted to delicate hair cells in the inner ear, causing damage. Earpro will not protect you from this hazard.
It's hard to separate the effects of the two, and there's not a lot of studies on pressure wave induced hearing damage, but it's a known issue. How much a factor is dependent on the brake design, caliber and proximity of the human to the direct impact of that shock wave. This is why I move away from brakes. Maybe good for the shooter, not so good for the next guy over.

You do realize the mystical pressure wave isn't linearly concentrated but is in reality a radial effect and you do NOT receive the full impact of it right?

The baffle effect of a suppressor cancels out this radial response and dissipates the effect.

A brake can follow the same principle, it just doesn't contain it to dissipate it.

This is why there is reduced recoil with both.

Simple physics really...

 

[Lawnboi]

Pretty decent change in felt recoil between these three. There’s a lot more to a suppressor when it comes to recoil than just having baffles.