I know it does. I plan on getting my revenge on those folks who shoot full-house .357s on the indoor range. Nastiest flash and noise on the firing line. The guys who shoot 12ga slugs are a close second. My DPMS .308 is well-behaved compare to that. The PWI flash hider/brake disperses flash and bang, and recoil, to something just a bit more than something in 5.56mm.
Of course, I never complained too much even about the M14, having started out on bolt-action rifles in that league. It was a bit of an eyeopener to troops that went through M16-only Basic, and later an M14 familiarization course. The only thing that left a welt on my shoulder was firing 500gr cast bullets in my Winchester 1886 with the recoil-enhancing crescent buttplate.
Yep it is and I only did it once. :-) I wanted to see how they worked.
My pet peave is the fellas that think practice is ripping off a high cap mag each and every time, ‘I shot four boxes off in a half hour’ sheesh. Hope they got a progressive reloader at home or that’s real series money.
The only rifles allowed on our indoor range are .22 and those rifles that shoot a pistol cartridge. It’s only a 25 yard range so I get the point. There is a lot of other cartridges banned, I don’t recall what all they are.
The outdoor (private) with plates, gongs and swingers is more to my liking, just don’t want to go too often and wear out the welcome. Need to do it again, like real soon.