Having shot an unbraked Contender in .45-70 with 400 gr. Speers, I can appreciate the idea of wrist damage. Took me two rounds (hurt my wrist) to decide to trade that barrel off. Got a magnaported version - upped the charges to near max (1650 fps w/ 400 Speers) - and never looked back. Don't even notice the recoil and it puts the stamp on stuff.