Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Chase723" data-source="post: 2358654" data-attributes="member: 21524"><p>18 pages. Lol. I'll take an 18-20" barrel with a 6-8" suppressor over any 26" barrel any day. No question. You have turrets for a reason if the velocity difference is an issue for you. At most your talking about losing maybe 100fps, sometimes none at all. Usually ballistic disparities can be mitigated by changing powder and bullets. Furthermore, any decrease in velocity is only going to be relevant at the terminal limits of your bullets minimum required velocity for expansion. Otherwise it's completely irrelevant.</p><p></p><p>Depending on your barrel profile, what you cut off to replace with a suppressor can make the weight difference pretty trivial. My suppressors weigh 13-15 oz. I haven't weighed a 6" section of say a 3/4" .264-.308 piece of barrel but I'd bet it's 8 oz or so.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to buy one and Form 4 it, yes the wait and expense are certainly irksome. If you're going to Form 1 them and build your own then the wait is sometimes less than 30 days. I just submitted 3 on 11/7. Two came back on 12/1 (not sure why the 3rd didn't come back with the others but hopefully will soon). My cost to build a titanium can (muzzle brake, tube, end caps w/ stainless baffles) is <$300. </p><p></p><p>The benefits so far supercede the negatives that my only wish was that I had built 10 of them years ago. No ear pro necessary, no muzzle blast/concussion, makes rifles way less intimidating to shoot for kids, you can hear your impacts on everything, shots beyond 300-400 yards animals don't even associate the report with anything and if for whatever reason you miss they will often just stand there and give you another shot, etc. I'd say, don't knock it til you try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chase723, post: 2358654, member: 21524"] 18 pages. Lol. I’ll take an 18-20” barrel with a 6-8” suppressor over any 26” barrel any day. No question. You have turrets for a reason if the velocity difference is an issue for you. At most your talking about losing maybe 100fps, sometimes none at all. Usually ballistic disparities can be mitigated by changing powder and bullets. Furthermore, any decrease in velocity is only going to be relevant at the terminal limits of your bullets minimum required velocity for expansion. Otherwise it’s completely irrelevant. Depending on your barrel profile, what you cut off to replace with a suppressor can make the weight difference pretty trivial. My suppressors weigh 13-15 oz. I haven’t weighed a 6” section of say a 3/4” .264-.308 piece of barrel but I’d bet it’s 8 oz or so. If you’re going to buy one and Form 4 it, yes the wait and expense are certainly irksome. If you’re going to Form 1 them and build your own then the wait is sometimes less than 30 days. I just submitted 3 on 11/7. Two came back on 12/1 (not sure why the 3rd didn’t come back with the others but hopefully will soon). My cost to build a titanium can (muzzle brake, tube, end caps w/ stainless baffles) is <$300. The benefits so far supercede the negatives that my only wish was that I had built 10 of them years ago. No ear pro necessary, no muzzle blast/concussion, makes rifles way less intimidating to shoot for kids, you can hear your impacts on everything, shots beyond 300-400 yards animals don’t even associate the report with anything and if for whatever reason you miss they will often just stand there and give you another shot, etc. I’d say, don’t knock it til you try it. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Hunting Rifle: Anyone Else Have No Desire for a Silencer?
Top