Sonny;
Yes, I am referring to those type of procedures. Bedding and crown work is where I first start. I have done this to numerous factory rifles and have them show a dramatic increase in accuracy. I am talking about a good bedding job, alot of people, even some gunsmiths, think that they can slap in some bedding compound and make a rifle shoot better. There is a proper way to bed a rifle and there is a wrong way. Most rifle companies are now turning out good barrels, and minor ajustment work can make them shoot under one inch for three shots. Most of the problems lie in the bedding contact and, or the barrel crown. As for trigger adjustment, Remington, Winchester still make their triggers adjustable and they are easy to tune. the exception is Ruger. They have about the worst trigger on the market, and they usually have to be replaced with a aftermarket trigger to get a very good trigger. Ruger does this to help protect them from lawsuits due to a accidental discharge. Their triggers are noted for 6-8 pound pulls. If your barrel is not up to snuff, even a "Boss" will not help it.
I hate any type of muzzle brake because of the hearing damage they do. I do not like hunting while wearing ear muffs and I can learn to deal with the recoil and any accuracy problem is easy to fix without going to the "Boss" or any other muzzle brake. Hell! the rifle barrels are long enought, why hang 3 inches of vibration damper on the end.
RELH