The gun does have the removable brake. If this reduces felt recoil by approximatly 40%, it would bring down recoil from 216 ft. lbs, (which is more than I want) to around 135 ft. lbs with 2400ft/sec loads. I can handle 135 ft. lbs of recoil. My 585 wells gives off about 145 -150 ft. lbs of recoil and I have been shooting it for quite awhile. The 700 nitro with regulated loads of 160 grains of RL15 put a 1000 grain bullet at 2000 ft/sec . But since the gun weighs 17 lbs. it has about 125 ft. lbs of recoil. We will see what it shoots like when I get the ammo. I just can't handle 300 ft. lbs of recoil like Robgunbuilder can and be able to shoot well with that kind of recoil. We all have our limits.