Suppressor or bare muzzle
I'll have to agree and disagree. Suppressors are great for hunting and are widly used in Europe as such. They do not change the amount of recoil, they just prolong the recoil. It isn't a snap, more of a building push that feels like less recoil.Suppressors are great on low recoiling, high volume shooting, rifles used for training.
Muzzle brakes are great on hunting rifles, shooting larger cartridges, that are staying within a reasonable weight.
ThunderBeast suppressors and APA’s Lil’ Bastard are solid choices, in their respective categories.
I’m absolutely familiar with the differences in recoil pulses, between suppressors and brakes. I’ve been shooting suppressed training rifles for over 15 years. Muzzle brakes are more effective when it comes to spotting your own shots with higher recoiling rifles. In regards to hunting, it really depends on what type of hunting your doing. For example, hunting driven game from stationary stands and using small’ish cartridges, like they do in Europe....then yeah use a suppressor. My preference is for backpack hunts, spot and stalk tactics and long range precision rifles. Carrying around a 30 inch dirt scoop (barrel/suppressor), that adds almost a pound of weight and doesn’t help me spot my shots better than a muzzle brake is a dumb idea. Especially considering I’ll take 1 or 2 shots. On the other hand ..... suppressors are great on low recoiling, high volume shooting, rifles used for training.I'll have to agree and disagree. Suppressors are great for hunting and are widly used in Europe as such. They do not change the amount of recoil, they just prolong the recoil. It isn't a snap, more of a building push that feels like less recoil.
As for weight TBAC ultra's weigh 6.5oz to 16 Oz for the. 338...
But yes both great options
I guess it depends on the terrain you hunt in as well as your preferences. I only shoot suppressed now for training and hunting. In hunting scenarios I like that I don't have to worry about hearing protection and the suppressor (in my experience) has a disorienting effect on the animals. For training it's also good but for high volume shooting it's best to let it cool off every so often because it'll fill your scope with mirage from the heat coming off of it.Carrying around a 30 inch dirt scoop (barrel/suppressor), that adds almost a pound of weight and doesn’t help me spot my shots better than a muzzle brake is a dumb idea. Especially considering I’ll take 1 or 2 shots. On the other hand ..... suppressors are great on low recoiling, high volume shooting, rifles used for training.