As much as people in this thread seem to complain about the noise of brakes being "rude" to nearby shooters, nobody seems to complain when someone starts shooting a big boomer like a Mosin M44 next to them. Brake or no brake, that thing's just LOUD. Honestly, I don't care if the person has a "loud" brake on their gun. That's what my hearing protection is for. What I do care about is whether I'm getting pelted by their hot brass or not. Use brass deflectors or screens, folks! No one likes a range jerk.
The Miculek brake didn't seem absurdly loud at the NRA indoor range I was at. The guy with the M44 next to me was a bit punishing, though. Oh well, that beast was "punishing" him, too. In his shoulder.
It's not as much about the noise, as it is the "I just got smacked in the face" feeling.
You want punishing? Stand 10 feet off to the side when I shoot my Barrett M95.
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THAT will raise some complaints for noise but it's generally mitigated when I let the complainer shoot it once.
