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50 bmg suppressor for a 458?
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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 450846" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>From what I read on their site, their 50 BMG supressor would work fine on either of your 45 cal. rifle choices. Pressure would not be an issue and the 45 is close enough to the 50 in diameter to be fairly effective in supressing sound. </p><p> </p><p>Two things to keep in mind: </p><p> </p><p>First: A 4 lb. supress is very heavy. You probably won't feel it too much on a 50 BMG rifle with a 1.25" barrel with the whole rig weighing 30+ lbs. But if your rifle (458 Lott or 460 Weatherby) rifle is in the 12-15 lb. range, then the supressor will feel like a ton of bricks hanging out there. The entire balance of the rifle would shift. Depending on the length of the barrel, your fulcrum point could well be forward of the forearm/bipod.</p><p> </p><p>Second: A supressor can drastically reduce the blast/noise created by the explosion of gunpowder. However, it has no impact on the noise a bullet makes when it tears through the sound barrier (1040 - 1080 fps - depending on elevation & weather conditions). A supressed weapon shooting suopersonic projectiles still makes a loud "crack". </p><p> </p><p>From what others have told me, the benefits of shooting supersonic rounds through a suspressed rifle are: 1) the supressor tends to mask the directional sound of the bullet (making it harder to pinpoint where the shooter is) and 2) the supressor helps to increase accuracy by acting like a muzzle breake and by taking away the concussive blast of large calibers that often result in a bad flinch.</p><p> </p><p>If you decide to go this route, make sure you get back to all of us with a report on how things worked out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 450846, member: 4809"] From what I read on their site, their 50 BMG supressor would work fine on either of your 45 cal. rifle choices. Pressure would not be an issue and the 45 is close enough to the 50 in diameter to be fairly effective in supressing sound. Two things to keep in mind: First: A 4 lb. supress is very heavy. You probably won't feel it too much on a 50 BMG rifle with a 1.25" barrel with the whole rig weighing 30+ lbs. But if your rifle (458 Lott or 460 Weatherby) rifle is in the 12-15 lb. range, then the supressor will feel like a ton of bricks hanging out there. The entire balance of the rifle would shift. Depending on the length of the barrel, your fulcrum point could well be forward of the forearm/bipod. Second: A supressor can drastically reduce the blast/noise created by the explosion of gunpowder. However, it has no impact on the noise a bullet makes when it tears through the sound barrier (1040 - 1080 fps - depending on elevation & weather conditions). A supressed weapon shooting suopersonic projectiles still makes a loud "crack". From what others have told me, the benefits of shooting supersonic rounds through a suspressed rifle are: 1) the supressor tends to mask the directional sound of the bullet (making it harder to pinpoint where the shooter is) and 2) the supressor helps to increase accuracy by acting like a muzzle breake and by taking away the concussive blast of large calibers that often result in a bad flinch. If you decide to go this route, make sure you get back to all of us with a report on how things worked out for you. [/QUOTE]
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