Thanks a lot for all of that info! The brake makes sense; gas being redirected to somewhat pull the rifle away from you. I just couldn't figure out how the suppressor could reduce recoil, except by weight alone. So it sounds like a suppressor could help manage the recoil? Maybe I should get one now, so that it'll be available for me when I was planning on getting the rifle in February or so. I didn't wanna go with the longest, but it sounds like that would be better.
There were a lot of guys at the shoot who had MONSTER rifles, weighing 60+ pounds each. They were the ones saying the HTI wasn't accurate, but it was the AR50 shooter who said it was too light, so I figured if I could get it closer to the weight of his rifle (30 pounds) it would be better, because I shot his and it wasn't too bad.
I'm looking into the idea of just getting the chassis, and a custom barrel. I need to contact DT and see what the weight of the 50bmg conversion is, and what the maximum thickness of berrel can fit into the chassis. If I can get a Lothar Walther barrel (or any other) so someone like Short Action Customs, maybe we can make something happen. Like you said weight isn't gonna make a huge improvement, but if using a longer, thicker barrel can make a small difference, it's worth looking into, I feel. Granted, that would take away from the lightweight and compactness of the rifle, which would be somewhat counterproductive. Just things to consider, and I've got about half of a year to think. Kinda funny that the AI AX50 has a 2" shorter barrel, and is 6 pounds lighter.
I dunno, if I could get that HTI to shoot with comparable recoil to the AR50, I'd be happy. Whether that's from a thicker or longer barrel, better brake, suppressor, or any combination of those, that's what I think I'll do.
