LOUD. I can open or close mine on my 325 wsm and can’t tell difference in the recoil personally. I wouldn’t think a 243 had much recoil to begin with or for kid?

 

Doesn’t have a lot but I’m in a wheelchair an don’t have a lot of balance so the less is better so I was just being curious.

 

I can’t really notice a difference, but some may have better info than me.

 

Have you shot any of the reduced recoil?

 

Hornady Custom Lite is great stuff. Unobtanium right now however.

 

Naw. I don’t have to much trouble. I was just being curious about the brake.

 

A good gunsmith told me that a "good" muzzle brake, could reduce the recoil approx 20-40%,...but it also depends on the caliber. He said some (brands) muzzle breaks work better than others. I would talk to a good gunsmith that installs muzzle breaks, about how much it would affect your particular rifle....& which brake to use.
I sighted in a friend's 7mm Rem Mag last year for him, model 700....& the muzzle break reduced the normal recoil by at least 20-25%. It was noticeable.

 

i have several
they are loud but they do reduce recoil on the 6.5x284 and the 300 win mag.
smaller 6 mm stuff they allow fast recovery and allow you to see your hits. seeing your own hits is pretty nice.

 

The .243 is a pretty loud cartridge already; adding a brake is just going to make it worse. And I really don’t think you’re going to get enough recoil reduction out of one to make it worthwhile. You’d probably have better luck with a combination of a good recoil pad and the reduced recoil loads.

 

I would shoot lighter bullets to reduce recoil and have a really good pad installed.

 

A good suppressor (if feasible) is a good option as well

 

deafening without ear protection

 

On 556/223 it does more for muzzle rise than recoil in my opinion. On the 30-378 wby mag that I had, it made a huge difference in recoil. I think it comes down to caliber and muzzle brake design.

 

First off, ALWAYS wear hearing protection if you put a brake on your rifle.

I'm not sure how much difference it will make in recoil, the 243 doesn't have much recoil to start with.

I have one on a 300 Win Mag A Bolt and it is deafening if you don't have hearing protection on. I've shot mine exactly 1 time without muffs and literally thought my ears were going to bleed. They throbbed for about 3 days.

I compete with an AR with a brake on it. Like was said above, it doesn't do anything for recoil but the muzzle never moves. Makes followup shots faster.

 

On a .243?
Pros- Zero
Cons- waste of money and noisy.

 

Do you have access to anyone that could hand load some rounds for you. Lighter bullet, less powder, less recoil.

 

Ditto what Mr. C said about the A-Bolt. The great thing about Browning's Brake, the BOSS, is that you can tune it to shoot whatever load you want more accurately. I love mine, but failing to putt muffs on in the heat of the moment, (along with playing in a band, carpentry work and other abuses of my hearing not specified ) has ruined my hearing.